Library Guides: African American History: Topic Starters

Topic Starters

Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
Provides access to a wide range of full-text reference books and encyclopedias across various subjects, perfect for in-depth research and study.
This online library has hundreds of reference titles for multi-disciplinary research, including subject-specific biographical sources, directories, encyclopedias, and other reference sources related to American and world history, biography, health, arts, business, travel, religion, and multicultural studies.
Oxford African American Studies Center This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive online resource offering access to articles, primary sources, and multimedia materials focused on the history, culture, and contributions of African Americans.
This collection of reference works focuses on the lives and events which have shaped African American and African history and culture. The core content includes African American National Biography; Dictionary of African Biography; Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience; Encyclopedia of African American History, 1619-1895; Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present; Black Women in America, Second Edition; The Oxford Encyclopedia of African Thought; and The Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro-Latin American Biography.