African American Studies   Tags: african_americans, art, culture, history, literature, people  

These titles and more can be found in the Reference Collection on the first floor of Bracken Library.

African American Almanac

Call Number: Reference Collection E185 .A252 2008

A comprehensive survey of African American and Black culture around the world.

Encyclopedia of African American Society

Call Number: Reference Collection E185 .E546 2005

Contains essays about significant people, events, institutions, and activities that have shaped African American culture.

Encyclopedia of Black Studies

Call Number: Reference Collection E185 .E554 2005

Provides an overview of research activity, conceptualization, and pedagogy of Black Studies scholars.

Black Americans

Call Number: Reference Collection E185.5 .B512 2009

Statistical data relating to African American life and culture.

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Oxford African American Studies Center

The Oxford African American Studies Center provides five major encyclopedias and content from eighteen additional reference sources from Oxford University Press. Also includes approximately 100 primary source documents with commentaries, 1,000 images with an ongoing image research program, over 200 charts, tables and graphs, maps, timelines, and learning resources for students and teachers.

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Searchable, browsable collection of dictionaries and encyclopedias, including general works, foreign-language works, thesauri, and specialized subject works in the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences.

Gale Virtual Reference Library

A collection of over 20 searchable specialized subject encyclopedias and reference books from the Gale publishing company.  Use the quick search box below or go directly to the database here.

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Encyclopedia of African-American Heritage

Call Number: Reference Collection E185 .A455 2000

Provides information about African history and culture and the African heritage of African Americans.

Black Firsts: 4,000 Ground-breaking and Pioneering Historical Events

Call Number: Reference Collection E185 .B574 2003

Provides information about famous firsts by African Americans in all areas of life and work.

Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Civil Rights

Call Number: Reference Collection E185.61 .E54 2003

Information about various people, events, concepts, organizations, legal hallmarks, and publications important to the struggle for African American civil rights.

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Great Lives from History: African Americans

Call Number: Reference Collection E185.96 .G736 2011 V.1-5

Biographies for notable African American figures throughout history, including images and bibliographies.

African American Lives

Call Number: Reference Collection E185.96 .A446 2004

Biographical sketches of familiar and less well known African Americans. Cover people from earliest history to the present.

Encyclopedia of African and African-American Religions

Call Number: Reference Collection BR563.N4 E53 1993

Focuses on the place of religion in African and African American societies.

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African American Writers

Call Number: Reference Collection PS153 .N5 A344 2001

Provides biographical information about African American Writers.

African Americans in the Performing Arts

Call Number: Reference Collection PN2286 .O88 2003

Biographical profiles of 190 African American major and lesser-known performing arts figures.

The 50 Most Influential Black Films: A Celebration of African American Talent, Determination, and Creativity

Call Number: Reference Collection PN1995.9 .N4 B43 2001

Information about significant African American films.

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