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SALEM HIGH SCHOOL DATABASE

Students are required to use the Salem High School Library Database.   Follow the simple directions to get you to the database.

From the Library's Database and E-Resources page scroll down to History

Click on US History in Context, which now offers note-taking, and enter one-line password. 

Use the search box in the top right of page to find resources.  

COLD CASE DIRECTIONS

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Sacco and Vanzetti

From the database the sources you will utlizing are to the left under the heading Everything Everything .   

Black Sox: World Series 1919

From the database the sources you will utilizing are to the left under the heading Everything

Keywords are important!

Your results will vary depending on what keywords you use.  Start broad with one of the suggestions below and then refine your results.  

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Sacco
Vanzetti
Sacco Vanzetti case

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Black Sox
Black Sox Scandal
World Series Scandal
Kenesaw Landis

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1920s (Decade)
Baseball
Chicago White Sox
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Scandals
Trials

If you use a broad search term you can use the box circled below to refine  your results.  Doing a broad search and then refining your results is good search strategy!