An important aspect for your paper will be to explore how your topic/issue unfolded in the newspapers--the main media outlet during the time period for the class focus.
Start with the Atlanta Constitution Historical Database and explore the years of interest or most relevant to your topic. You will likely need to try a variety of keywords to get to articles most relevant to your topic--try names of people involved--for example the name of the governor in office at the time.
Since the time frame for your paper ends before the the 1924 copyright cut off, the Georgia Historic Newspapers Database will be invaluable to your research. If you want to explore how people discussed your issue or topic nationally, take a look at the New York Times and the Washington Post databases below.
