Here at HeinOnline, we have partners in good places—including at EBSCO, which has recently launched a new, free research database dedicated to covering issues related to race in society. Exploring Race in Society, created for use in high schools and undergraduate research, is a resource designed to encourage thoughtful discourse around these important topics. Keep reading to learn more about the scope of this exciting new collection, even including some materials from HeinOnline’s own Social Justice Suite.
What’s Included?
Within the database, users will find 100 proprietary essays authored by writers from various fields, including academia, journalism, medicine, and other areas related to issues of race, focused on how past history has affected racial inequities that exist today.
Additionally, this database includes:
- Thousands of full-text academic articles
- 250 photographs, graphs, and charts
- Government agency reports, curated and provided by us here at HeinOnline
- 900 full-text articles and primary sources from BlackPast, a nonprofit dedicated to providing reliable information on the history of Black people and culture
- Academic journals that explore race, including Indigenous cultures
Topics explored within the database include:
- Affirmative Action
- Black Lives Matter Movement
- COVID-19 and Communities of Color
- Digital Divide
- Environmental Racism and Environmental Justice
- Food Insecurity
- Neighborhood Gentrification
- Police Use of Force
- School-to-Prison Pipeline
- Sports Team Branding Changes
- Voter Rights and Voter Suppression
- Wealth Gap
Additionally, Exploring Race in Society offers several features, such as:
- Integrations with Google
- Full-text translation to more than 30 languages
- Text-to-speech options
- Reading level indicators
- Ability to view, save, print, and email citations, as well as a citation tool to format and export citations
We at HeinOnline are proud to have contributed some content to this collection from our Civil Rights and Social Justice database, included within our Social Justice Suite.
Enhance Your Research on Social Justice
HeinOnline’s Social Justice Suite is a great complement to EBSCO’s Exploring Race in Society. To honor our core value of corporate citizenship, Hein offers these five databases free of charge to its core American and international subscribers, and to the libraries of any other interested organizations or institutions:
- Slavery in America and the World
- Gun Regulation and Legislation in America
- Civil Rights and Social Justice
- Open Society Justice Initiative
- LGBTQ+ Rights
We hope that in making these materials accessible to all, we can help foster knowledge, facilitate civil discourse, and encourage action for the betterment of our nation. Register now for perpetual complimentary access to our entire Social Justice Suite!
