Selected Resources for:
African-American Studies

America: History & Life   

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1954- .

Indexes scholarly materials in American and Canadian history.

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International Index to Black Periodicals  

http://0-iibp.chadwyck.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/

1902-

Indexes over 150 multidisciplinary journals, newspapers, and newsletters from the United States, Africa, and the Caribbean. Full-text coverage of 25 core black studies periodicals from 1998 on.

Ethnic News Watch. 1990-   

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1990- .

Full-text collection of the newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic, minority, and native press.

Timetables of African-American History: A Chronology of the Most Important People and Events in African-American History.  

1995

A chronology noting the social, cultural, and intellectual contributions of African-Americans.

Location: LAU Ref Stacks E 185 .H295 1995

Africana: the Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience  

2005

Covers every facet of Africa and the African diaspora, with a focus on African-American political, social, and cultural history.

Location: LAU Ref Stacks DT 14 .A37435 2005

Reference Materials for African American Studies  

http://catalog.library.georgetown.edu/search/X?SEARCH=(african%20american)&searchscope=4&SORT=D&b=rf

This is a list of reference materials related to African American studies. Some are quite broad, while others are more specific; all will help you find background information on your topic. To find other reference materials, try doing a search in GEORGE and limiting the location to "LAU Reference."

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Proquest Civil War Era   

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1840-1865

Contains nearly 2,000 slavery, anti-slavery, and Civil War pamphlets and the complete runs of eight regional newspapers covering 1840-1865. Cross-searchable with other historical newspapers and the American Periodicals Series.