A crowd created encyclopedia, Wikipedia is a great starting point to learn about your topic. You can quickly develop a large list of keywords, names, and concepts that can expand your knowledge. This is not your final destination for research content, but a starting point to find quality resources.

Comprehensive, historic and well sourced, NPR is a great place to find important names, organizations and sources.

Libraries Search searches several library databases and the catalog all at once. Use the limiters on the right-hand side to narrow your search or request items from other UMN campuses.