Black Studies 103
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About this Resource
Students will find print and electronic resources on topics regarding African American culture. The information contained in this resource are recommended sources for students to conduct research.
- Class: Black Studies 103
- Instructor: J. Brown
Task
Conduct research for a 8-10 page paper, on African American culture, such as religion, language, art, dance.
Keywords
Afro-American, African American,
Reference Sources - Print
These resources are available in the Luria Library Reference section.
- African American Almanac R 301.45196 E79a
- Encyclopedia of Black America R 301.45196 L912e
- The Greenwood encyclopedia of African American civil rights : from emancipation to the twenty-first century R 301.45196 L917e
- Racial and Ethnic Relations in America R 305.8 B218rR
- The Color of Words an Encyclopedic Dictionary of Ethnic Bias in the US R 305.8 H538c
- Ethnic relations : a cross-cultural encyclopedia R 305.8 L657e
- Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity and Society R 305.8 S294e
- Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America R 317.3 V413g
- Africana: Encyclopedia of the African and African American R 909.0496 A647a
- Dictionary of American History R 973.03 A194d
- Encyclopedia of African-American heritage R 973.0496 A468e 2000
- Black saga : the African American experience
- Black demographic data, 1790-1860 : a sourcebook R 973.0496 C889b
- The timetables of African-American history : a chronology of the most important people and events in African-American history R 973.0496 H285t
- Distinguished African American political and governmental leaders R 973.0496 H351d
- Chronology of African-American history : significant events and people from 1619 to the present R 973.0496 H816c
- Pan-African chronology : a comprehensive reference to the Black quest for freedom in Africa, the Americas, Europe and Asia R 973.0496 J52p
- The New York Public Library African American desk reference R 973.0496 N532a
- Black migration R 973.0496 R347e
- The African American encyclopedia R 973.0496 W725a 2001
Reference Sources - Electronic
These resources are available online and may require an account.
Books
Search the library catalog
Finding Articles
Search for periodical articles at this database *Academic Search Premier
Internet Resources
Below are some recommendations for finding quality websites for college research:
- Infomine: scholarly website engine from UC Riverside
- African American Studies links from Internet Public Library
- Intute: Web resources for education and research
- Librarian's Internet Index
The specific internet sites included below have been reviewed by the librarians and/or your instructor.
- Amistad Digital Resource from Columbia University
- Ask your Mama: showcases the cultural legacy of African-American musicians
- Black Panther: The Revolutionary Art of Emory Douglas traces the graphic art made by Emory Douglas while he worked as minister of culture for the Black Panther Party from 1967 until its discontinuation in the early 1980s
- California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives, also known as CEMA
- California State Assembly Report: State of Black California
- CNN Special: Black in America
- DuSable Museum of African American History
- Eyes on the Prize Teaching Guide
- Eyes on the Prize: About the Black Panthers
- Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia
- History of Jim Crow
- Race and PlaceAfrican American Community in the Jim Crow South
- NAACP at 100 years
- National Archives primary documents
- National Museum of African American History and Culture (check COLLECTIONS and RESOURCES)
- Public Policy Institute
- RainbowPUSH Coalition
- Say It Plain: A century of Great African American Speeches
- The State of Black California
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