American Ethnic Studies

Race Forward is a nonprofit racial justice organization. It's mission is to "support communities and public institutions to achieve a just multiracial democratic society through governance that advances racial justice".

The work of social and behavioral scientists is crucial in helping to dismantle mechanisms of discrimination, oppression, and violence and create a radically improved society. This collection shares freely accessible articles to support researchers in future scholarship and amplify their critical work; educators as they discuss the impacts of systemic racism with students; and policymakers and advocates in their fight to make sweeping reform.

Features select primary source documents related to critical people and events in African American history. Supports a wide range of students, as well independent researchers and anyone interested in learning more about the foundation of ongoing racial injustice in the U.S. – and the fights against it. By centering on the experiences and perspectives of African Americans, this collection imbues the study of Black history with a deeper understanding of the humanity of people who have pursued the quest for freedom, and the significance of movements like Black Lives Matter.

This collection is founded on materials held in the Doris Duke Native American Oral History Collections. Materials are collaboratively curated and reciprocally managed by the repositories holding the collections and the representative Native Communities.

The Oregon Historical Society is dedicated to making Oregon's long, rich history visible and accessible to all. This collection shows the materials that are digitally available.