Speeches and Transcripts
- American Rhetoric Online Speech BankAn index to a growing database of full text, audio and video (streaming) versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews, other recorded media events, and a declaration or two.
- Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938From the American Memory Project, Library of Congress: digitized transcripts of interviews with over 2,300 former slaves, as well as 500+ photographs. Search narratives and photos by keyword or browse by narrator's name or volume (they first appeared as a 17-volume set in 1941), or search and browse images.
- LexisNexis Academic (now called Nexis Uni) This link opens in a new window
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TURN OFF POP-UP BLOCKER; Researchers can quickly and easily search full-text documents from over 17,000 credible sources of information and pinpoint relevant information for a wide range of academic research projects. Extensive legal sources for federal and state cases and statutes, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions since 1790
- Martin Luther King Jr. and Black History MonthSelected reference sources from Louisiana State University Libraries that focus on the writings and speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr.
- NPR News NowNational Public Radio provides a searchable archive of programs (transcripts available for purchase) and accessible recordings.