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Library
Guides: Ethnic Studies
African Americans
Developed by Connie Fly, Librarian
This guide will help you in your journey of discovery for
information on your topic. In addition to the Reference Books, Internet
Sites and Periodicals listed below the COS Library has a large number of books
that you can check out. Please look
for books by using our online
catalog.
Places to
Start | Art,
Film, Music & Museums | Authors
& Literature | Biography
| Health |
History |
Military Service | Magazines
& Periodicals | Religion |
Science | Slavery | Sports
| Statistics
Reference
Books
- Africana - The Encyclopedia of the African and African
American Experience - Call # - R 909.0496 A258
- The African American Encyclopedia - Call # R 973 A258
- Afro-American Encyclopedia - Call # R 917.306 A258
- American Immigrant Cultures; Builders of a Nation (2
volumes) - Call # R 305.8 A512
- Encyclopedia of African American Culture (6 volumes) -
Call # R 973 En56
- Encyclopedia of American Social History (3 volumes)
- Call # R
301.0973 En56
- The Encyclopedia of Civil Rights in America (3 volumes)
Call # R
#323.1 En56
- Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology - Call
# R 306.03 En56
- Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America (2 volumes)
Call # R 305.8 G151
- Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups - Call # R
973.04 H339
- International Library of Afro-American Life and History - Call #
917.306 In61
- Multiculturalism in the United States: a
Comparative Guide to Acculturation and Ethnicity - Call # R 305.8 M961
- Reference Library of Black America (5 volumes) - Call # R
973.0496 R332
The Internet
- African
American Journey - World Book editors have assembled a comprehensive look at the history of
African Americans and their struggle for freedom. The articles in this feature
were taken from the World Book . There are also numerous links to World Wide
Web sites concerning important figures and events in black history, as well as
issues surrounding current events.
- African American Web
Connection (AAWC) - This site is easy to use and arranged
logically. Links include art & poetry, authors, history, prominent
people and many more resources.
- African
American World | PBS - African American World tries to cover all things
Black or African American and does a good job at it. Sections included are
history, arts and culture, race and society, and biographical profiles.
There is also a timeline of African American history from the 1400s on with
links to further PBS readings and programs, a page for children, African
American history teaching modules, and pro and con opinions on social
issues. Searchable.
- Black
Studies - A browseable webliography featuring dozens of annotated links
to high-quality Web sites related to African American studies. Prepared by
Grace-Ellen McCrann of the Cohen Library at the City College of New York (CCNY).
- Directory
of the Civil Rights Movement - A good place to begin your research about
the Civil Rights Movement.
- Encyclopedia
Britannica Guide to Black History - This site
features 600 informative articles and is beautifully illustrated with
historical film clips and audio recordings, as well as hundreds of
photographs and other images. The Related Internet Links and
Bibliography sections provide excellent source material and areas for
further study.
- Race
and Ethnicity-African-American - Part of their American Studies Web
pages, this is an alphabetical listing of a nice variety of sites not often
linked elsewhere.
- Resources
in Black Studies - UC Santa Barbara. Links to many broad
categories including: organizations; politics & government;
African Diaspora; news media; radio, TV & film; historical texts &
documents; literature; religion; art; images and music.
- A Roadmap to African-American Resources - Includes links
originating from academic institutions, professional organizations,
government agencies, societies, news agencies and businesses.
- Universal Black Pages -
Links to a variety of web sites on Black history
Art,
Dance, Film,
Music and Museums
Reference
Books
- Blues Who's Who - Call # R 784.092 H516
- The Complete Encyclopedia of Popular Music and
Jazz 1900-1950 (4 volumes) - Call # R 780.42 Ki56
- The Guinness of Jazz - Call # R 785.4203 C622
- International Dictionary of Black Composers
(2 volumes) - Call # R 780.92 In61
- International Encyclopedia of Dance - Call # R
792.803 I61
- The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz - Call # R
785.4203 C622
- Reggae; the Rough Guide - Call # R 784.56 R334
- Theatre World - Call # R 792 T374
The Internet
- African
American Museum and Library at Oakland
- African-American
Sheet Music, 1850-1920 - Over 1,300 pieces of music associated with antebellum
black face minstrelsy, the abolitionist movement, the Civil War, and
on into the twentieth century. Composers include James Bland, Ernest
Hogan, Bob Cole, James Reese Europe, and Will Marion Cook.
From the American Memory Project, Library of Congress.
- African American Genealogy Society
of Northern California
- Black Film Center Archive -
The Black Film Center/Archive is a repository of films and related
materials by and about African Americans, including films which have
substantial participation by African Americans as writers, actors,
producers, directors, musicians, and consultants, as well as those
which depict some aspect of Black experience. Primarily a resource
list of historic and contemporary Hollywood and independent films,
the site is enhanced by a selection of historical film clips. From Indiana
University.
- Black
History Museum - Links to websites on various people and incidents in
African American History.
- California African American
Museum at Los Angeles
-
Directory
of African American Art
- Directory
of African American Motion Picture Industry
-
Directory of African American Museums and Galleries
-
Directory of African American Music
-
Directory of African American Performing Arts
- Museum of the
African Diaspora at San Francisco
- Museum of the
City of San Francisco
- National
Parks Associated with African Americans
- Ralph J. Bunche Center
for African American Studies (UCLA)
- Through the Lens
of Time: Images of African Americans from the Cook Collection of Photographs.
- Search or browse nearly 300 images of African Americans dating from the
nineteenth and early twentieth century from the Cook Collection of
Photographs. These digitally scanned images are of prints taken by George S.
Cook (1819-1902) and Huestes P. Cook (1868-1951) primarily in the Richmond and
Central Virginia area. "Through the Lens of Time" is joint project between VCU
Libraries and the Valentine Richmond History Center.
Authors and Literature
Reference Books
- African American Writers - Call # R 810.9 A512
- Contemporary Authors - Call # R 928.1 C761c
- The Oxford Companion to African American Writers - Call #
R
810.8 Ox98
- Selected Black American Authors - Call # R 810.9 P132
- Twentieth Century Literary Criticism - Call # R 809.04
T971
The Internet
- African American Literature
Book Club - Authors, books, events, reviews, writers' resources, "fun
stuff," and discussion groups--all with the goal of increasing "everyone's
knowledge of the diversity of African American literature." Author section
has information and links to Web pages for African American and other black
authors.
- African
American Literature Online - The purpose of this web site is to provide
the reader with a comprehensive guide to African American Literature during
the Twentieth Century. Here, you will find over 75 novels, poems,
autobiographies, and essays along with summaries of the selected literature.
- Black Literature
- An online community for books about, for and by African Americans
including mystery, romance and biography
- Directory
of African American Poetry
- Writing
Black - Literature and history written by and on African Americans
- The Zora Neale
Hurston / Richard Wright Foundation - The Foundation's mission is
to nurture and sustain writers of African descent. Programs and services
preserve the legacy and ensure the future of African-American writing.
Biography
Reference Books
- Biography Index - Located on the First Floor in
Periodicals Area
- Black Women in America - Call # R 920.72 B627
- Current Biography - Call # R 920 C976
The Internet
- African
American History Challenge - Biographical profiles of some important 19th century
African Americans.
- African
Americans in History - On this page you will find brief biographical
sketches of several key figures in African American history.
-
African-American
Leaders: The Black History Database (MIT) - Provides a search engine to
locate short biographies and events in African-American history.
- African
American Women - On-line Archival Collections of the Special Collections Library at
Duke University.
- Breaking Racial
Barriers: African Americans in the Harmon Collection - In 1944 the Harmon Foundation, then under the direction of Mary Beattie
Brady, organized an exhibition "Portraits of Outstanding Americans of Negro Origin," with the express goal of
reversing racial intolerance, ignorance and bigotry by illustrating the accomplishments of
contemporary African Americans. Including twenty-three portraits created by both a black
and a white artist--Laura Wheeler Waring (1887-1948) and Betsy Graves Reyneau (1888-1964)--the
exhibition premiered at the Smithsonian Institution on May 2 and then
traveled around the United States for the next ten years. Other portraits were added to the tour during that time.
- Colonel
Allensworth State Park - "Allensworth is the only California
town to be founded, financed and governed by African Americans.
The small farming community was founded in 1908 by Colonel Allensworth and a
group of others dedicated to improving the economic and social status of
African Americans. With continuing restoration and special events,
the town is coming back to life as a state historic park."
Includes history, location, directions, hours for the visitor center,
events, a brochure, and camping information.
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Directory of African American Links
- The
Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences -
Profiled here are African American men and women who have contributed to the
advancement of science and engineering. The accomplishments of the past and
present can serve as pathfinders to present and future engineers and
scientists
- Hall
of Black Achievement Gallery - A
project of Bridgewater State College, the Hall of Black Achievement
(HOBA). is a repository of the significant achievements
and contributions of African Americans, Cape
Verdeans, and Hispanics of African descent. The mission
of the HOBA is to "discover, detail, and disclose the significant
achievements and contributions of people of color."
HOBA also serves as a forum for research,
discussion, and analysis of the significant contributions
that people of color continue to make to this country and beyond.
The Web site now features a gallery of the historical figures inducted
into the HOBA and chronicles their lives, contributions, and the period
of history in which they lived. Audio narratives can be heard with
RealPlayer. [MG]
- Mathematicians
of the African Diaspora - Profiles of black
mathematicians, computer scientists, and physicists; a history of
Blacks in modern mathematics; a section on Black women in math
sciences; math in ancient Africa; and links to Black organizations
and journals in the field are some of the features of this site.
Health
The
Internet
-
MEDLINEplus: African American Health -
This is the best place to start your research on any aspect of African
American health or disease.
- AfroMed
- A resource of patient education tools and
links for African Americans.
Reference Books
- Africana - The Encyclopedia of the African and African
American Experience - Call # - R 909.0496 A258
- The African American Encyclopedia - Call # R 973 A258
- Black Names in America: Origin and Usage - Call # R
929.4 P77
- Encyclopedia of African American Culture (6 volumes) -
Call # R 973 En56
- Negro Almanac - Call # R 973.04 P727
- Reference Library of Black America (5 volumes) - Call # R
973.0496 R332
The Internet
- African
American Journey - World Book editors have assembled a comprehensive look at the history of
African Americans and their struggle for freedom. The articles in this feature
were taken from the World Book . There are also numerous links to World Wide
Web sites concerning important figures and events in black history, as well as
issues surrounding current events.
- African
American Pamphlet - A collection of over 350 pamphlets, presenting
"a panoramic and eclectic review of African-American
history and culture, spanning almost one hundred years."
Searchable by keyword, and browsable by subject and author (including
Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, and Ida B. Wells-Barnett).
Also contains a timeline of African American history (1852-1925),
selected bibliography, and a virtual 1898 meeting of the National
Afro-American Council. From the American Memory Project of the
Library of Congress.
- Africans
in America - The Africans in America Web site is a companion to Africans in America, a six-hour public
television series. The Web site chronicles the history of racial slavery in the United
States. Africans in America examines the economic and intellectual foundations of slavery in America
and the global economy that prospered from it. And it reveals how the presence of African people and their struggle for
freedom transformed America.
- African
American Odyssey -
Developed by the Library of Congress for the study of black history and
culture. This is a searchable collection with documents, photographs,
maps, sound, and film clips.
- African-American
Mosaic Exhibition (Library of Congress) - A resource guide for the study of Black
history and culture
- African
American Pamphlets - Time Line (Library of Congress) - A chronological history of the
African American beginning in 1852.
- African
American Women - On-line Archival Collections of the Special Collections Library at
Duke University.
- Allensworth
- This site is designed to share the town of Allensworth,
which also includes the State Historic Park. It provides
an historical account on Colonel Allen Allensworth and the town named after
him.
- Black Facts Online! - A
free searchable database that provides Black history facts for any day of the year or just
by looking for matching words.
-
Black History Hotlist - This is a collection of links to
Internet resources for exploring African-American history and issues. Topics
include Black History Month (February), slavery, abolition, The Underground
Railroad, "Buffalo" soldiers, civil rights movement, Million Man March,
poetry, news, people, and much more. Part of the Education First initiative of
SBC Pacific Bell.
- Celebrating
Black History - Articles, essays, photographs,
and transcripts about the African-American experience from Time and
Life magazines. Includes "transcripts of TIME.com's exclusive
online conversations with newsmakers like Toni Morrison and Angela
Davis."
- Christine's Genealogy Website
- An excellent collection of African American genealogical resources.
- Directory
of the Civil Rights Movement - A good place to begin your research about
the Civil Rights Movement.
- Directory
of Links about the Underground Railroad
- Gateway
to African-American History - This Web site has
been established to assist an international audience in acquiring
information on the rich and varied contributions of African-Americans to the
culture and history of the United States and the world. Updated throughout
the year, the Gateway includes documents, articles, Internet sites and other
resources which honor and acknowledge the accomplishments of
African-Americans
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Guide to African American Documentary Resources on the WWW - Home - A
highly selective collection of over 80 annotated links to sites "relating to
African American history," including academic, government, and other sites,
and digitization projects. Searchable and browsable. Includes a plain-text
version for convenient download to PDAs. From Elaine L. Westbrooks of the
Cornell University Library.
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History
of Black American in California - This report, an historical overview of the Afro-American experience in
California, was drawn from both oral and documentary accounts to identify and interpret significant Afro-American
cultural resources. The study broadly covers the period from the Spanish and Mexican
era through World War II, with the years between 1850 and 1940 examined in greatest detail.
- Martin Luther King,
Jr. Papers Project at Stanford University - This site contains secondary
documents written about Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as primary documents written
during King's life.
- The North Star: Tracing the
Underground Railroad- The Menare Foundation, Inc. is a national Non-profit
organization dedicated to the documentation, preservation, and restoration of Underground Railroad safe-houses
and environments.
- Our Shared History:
Celebrating African American History & Culture - Covers African American History
within the National Park Service.
- Schomberg
Center for Research in Black Culture - The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is a national research library devoted to collecting, preserving and providing access to resources documenting the
experiences of peoples of African descent throughout the world.
- The
Shifting Pattern of Black Migration From and Into the Nonmetropolitan South,
1965-95 - This report measures the amount of Black migration
from and to the nonmetropolitan parts of the South from 1965-70 to 1990-95.
Data are shown for 1990-95 for two key characteristics of the
migrants--education and income. Comparisons are also made with the non-Black
population, and population trends for 1990 to 2000 are examined for counties
with a large proportion of Black residents.
- W.E.B.
Du Bois Institute - The W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for Afro-American
Research is the nation's oldest research center dedicated to the study of
the history, culture, and social institutions of African Americans. Founded
in 1975, the Institute serves as the site for research projects, fellowships
for emerging and established scholars, publications, conferences, and
Working Groups
Military Service
Religion
Reference Books
- Contemporary American Religion (2 volumes) - Call #
R 200 C761
- The Encyclopedia of Religion (16 volumes) - Call #
R 200.321 En56
The Internet
Science
-
The
Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences -
Profiled here are African American men and women who have contributed to the
advancement of science and engineering. The accomplishments of the past and
present can serve as pathfinders to present and future engineers and
scientists
- Mathematicians
of the African Diaspora - Profiles of black
mathematicians, computer scientists, and physicists; a history of
Blacks in modern mathematics; a section on Black women in math
sciences; math in ancient Africa; and links to Black organizations
and journals in the field are some of the features of this site.
Slavery
Reference Books
- Historical Encyclopedia of World Slavery (2 volumes) - Call # R
306.3 H673
The Internet
- Directory
of Slavery Links
- Dred
Scott Case
- Beyond
Face Value: Depictions of Slavery in the Confederate Currency - Many Southern notes did not feature images of slavery; this exhibit
focuses on the ones that did. This collection features notes issued and circulated in the South during the Antebellum, Civil War, and
Reconstruction Eras. Notes were issued by various entities, including the Confederate government, state governments, merchants, and
railroad companies.
- Born
in Slavery - Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938 contains more than 2,300 first-person accounts of
slavery and 500 black-and-white photographs of former slaves.
- From Slavery to
Freedom: The African-American
Pamphlet Collection, 1824-1909 - A collection of about four
hundred pamphlets "by African-American authors and others who
wrote about slavery, African colonization, Emancipation, Reconstruction,
and related topics. The materials range from personal accounts and
public orations to organizational reports and legislative speeches.
Among the authors represented are Frederick Douglass, Kelly
Miller, Charles Sumner, Mary Church Terrell, and Booker T.
Washington." From the American Memory Project of the Library of
Congress.
- Slave
Voices from the Duke University Special Collections Library - Probes the life
experiences of American slaves from the late 18th century to the 19th century.
Sports
Reference Books
- The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League Call # R
796.3320922 T717
- The Official NBA Encyclopedia - Call # R 796.323 O32
- Total Baseball: the Official Encyclopedia of Major League
Baseball - Call # R796.357 T717
The Internet
- African Americans in the Sports Arena - This exhibit
represents a glimpse into the history of sports and the role the African
American played in that arena. On view are seven major sporting events - boxing, horse racing, cycling, track and field, basketball, baseball, and football - which opened the doors to the expanding
Sports Arenas of today.
Statistics
Periodicals and
Newspapers
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Black Scholar
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Ebony
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Essence
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Journal of Negro History
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Negro History Bulletin
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- Periodical
Databases that the COS Library subscribes to over
the Internet.
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African-American
Newspapers - Lists over 200 newspapers sorted by state.
- Black World
Today - News site put together by a "collective of journalists,
writers, artists, communicators and entrepreneurs" for the
purpose of reporting and interpreting "the daily social,
political, cultural and economic realities of Black communities and
countries." Headline news, sports, entertainment, health,
jobs, and religion are among the topics. There is also a searchable,
annotated directory of over 3,000 other Black Sites.
- New California
Media - Multi-Ethnic Media News. New California Media (NCM) – an
association of over 400 print, broadcast and online ethnic media
organizations – was founded in 1996 by the non profit Pacific News Service.
NCM's goal is to raise the visibility of ethnic media as a major information
source for California's 17 million ethnic residents.
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