Authoritative Websites - Modern American History - Williamson- Plant City - LibGuides at Hillsborough Community College

American Theme Parks

AIMS International From the Home page: "...a non-profit 501(c)(6) association dedicated to improving amusement Industry safety through leadership in education.
Amusement of America
Provides information on specific rides.
Amusement Park Physics
International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions
Saferparks.org

Scandals in Sports

The following websites are professional sport organizations and/or associations where articles written about scandals in sports can be located. These are articles that appeared on the internet or are from sports management conferences.

Society for American Baseball Research

Native Americans and their Communities

Current Environmental Health Reports Article published by Springer Open Sources available on PUBMED from the National Institutes of Health.
Miccosukee: Tribe of Indians of Florida
Review the Tribe's history.
Partnership with Native Americans

Christian Coalition & The Religious Right

American Enterprise Institute From their About page: "The American Enterprise Institute is a public policy think tank dedicated to defending human dignity, expanding human potential, and building a freer and safer world."
Association of Religious Data Archives
Christian Coalition
Hartford Institute for Religion Research
Search the Online Encyclopedia of Religion & Society.

Social Trends

The following websites are from authoritative and reputable sources.

Americans’ ideal family size is smaller than it used to be
Article from Pew Research.
Childlessness Falls, Family Size Grows Among Highly Educated Women
Article from Pew Research.
Discography of American Historical Recordings
Four-in-ten Americans credit technology with improving life most in the past 50 years
History of Ragtime
Article on the Library of Congress website.
National Jukebox
Produced by the Lib. of Congress. Provides streaming music from their collection of historical sound recordings.
Religion & Public Life - Pew Research Center
Religious Landscape Study - Pew Research Center
Stories from the National Museum of History
Information regarding American way of life over the Twentieth Century on the Smithsonian website.
Population Dynamics - USC Sol Price School of Public Policy
Research institute at the University of Southern California.

Latest Economic Recession

Bureau of Labor Statistics
Search for "great recession".
Federal Reserve History
Search for the Great Recession.
The Heritage Foundation
Population Dynamics - USC Sol Price School of Public Policy
Research institute at the University of Southern California.
The State of Working America

Cointelpro

The following websites are from authoritative sources on different areas involving Cointelpro.

FBI Records - The Vault: Cointelpro
PBS - Cointelpro
Surveillance Versus Black Power
Congressional Report: Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans
Search this government document for "Cointelpro".

Religious Cults

American Religion Data Archive (ARDA)
Search for "cults" or "sects".
ARNet
FBI Files - Jonestown Suicide
A Listing of Cults in America from San Diego State University
Pluralism Project
Harvard University's site devoted to the study and documentation of the growing religious diversity of the United States. Information available includes: current research, events, publications, resources, and related news.