You Are a Reporter for Your College Newspaper and Planning

question 46

Essay

You are a reporter for your college newspaper and planning ahead for some columns for a weekly Internet column. The only questions you ever get are about one or two search engines and your experience tells you that few of your fellow students know anything about subject guides. You decide to make notes about what you would like to cover. Record the information you provide when you explain to your readers about online reference sources.

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Definitions:

Scottsboro Boys

The case of nine African American teenagers accused in Alabama in 1931 of raping two white women, which resulted in legal battles highlighting racial injustice.

Southern Democrats

A faction of the Democratic Party in the United States that historically advocated for the interests of the southern states, often including the support of states' rights and segregation.

Good Neighbor Policy

A United States foreign policy doctrine, adopted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933, aimed at strengthening friendly relations with Latin American countries.

Hoovervilles

Shanty towns built by homeless people during the Great Depression in the United States, named after President Herbert Hoover, who was blamed for the economic plight that led to their conditions.