Subject Collections

HeinOnline has numerous subject collections. Under Browse Databases by Category, select Special Collections.  Hit the (i) to see brief description of each collection. Sample collections:

  • Business and Legal Aspects of Sports and Entertainment
  • COVID-19: Pandemics Past and Present
  • Civil Rights and Social Justice
  • Gun Regulation and Legislation in America
  • Indigenous Peoples of the Americas: History, Culture & Law
  • LGBTQ+ Rights

Slaves and the Courts (1740-1860) contains 100 pamphlets.

Slavery and the Law. Search in the search page, selecting Slavery and the Law at Search specific modules under Southern life and African American history, 1775-1915.  Or open Browse at the top and scroll down

Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse

NAACP Papers: The NAACP's Major Campaigns--Legal Department Files.  Search in the search page, selecting Slavery and the Law at Search specific modules under Civil Rights and the Black Freedom Struggle.  Or open Browse at the top and scroll down

British Legislation on Africa and Slavery

For Native Americans see the Library Research Guide for HIST 1006: Native American and Indigenous Studies