Reference Subject Guide

This research guide focuses on accessing library resources for African American Studies, including books, e-books, and databases including articles. Additionally, online platforms and various other sources are available to aid in the search for information. African American history teaches non-African Americans to appreciate and comprehend African Americans' contributions to the contemporary world. As a result, this type of research is tremendously beneficial. This will significantly impact future community cohesion, inclusivity, and tolerance. There will be materials in this reference guide that address and Examine key Black historical occurrences, individuals, and turning points, such as the end of slavery, the Great Migration, the Civil Rights Movement, and notable achievements in the fields of science, the arts, politics, and the military.

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Reference books

1.   Bracks, L. L. (2012, January 1). African American Almanac. http://books.google.ie/books?id=sDEzjwEACAAJ&dq=African+American+Almanac:+400+Years+of+Triumph,+Courage+and+Excellence+(The+Multicultural+History+%26+Heroes&hl=&cd=3&source=gbs_ap

Annotation: America was built by African Americans. Actions and influence shape the nation. African Americans' centuries-long influence on U.S. society and culture is celebrated in biographies, historical facts, and informative essays on major legislation and movements in The African American Almanac: 400 Years of Black Excellence.

2.     Altman, S., & Kemelhor, J. (2000, January 1). Encyclopedia of African-American Heritage. Checkmark Books.

Annotation: This book Offers entries for locations, events, and individuals who have played significant roles in the history of African Americans through the years.

3.     Richardson, C. M., & Luker, R. E. (2014, June 11). Historical Dictionary of the Civil Rights Movement. Rowman & Littlefield. http://books.google.ie/books?id=CafcAwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=historical+dictionary+of+civil+rights+movement&hl=&cd=1&source=gbs_api

Annotation: This vast one-volume dictionary by Luker and Richardson includes recent material useful for US civil rights study in its second edition. Richardson, who revised and enlarged the work, 'made tremendous personal effort to bring the story up to date and offer readers an excellent base for their own journey for both information and understanding,' according to Jon Word (Choice Reviews, 2013).

4. Hine, D. C., Hine, W. C., & Harrold, S. (2013, September 4). African Americans. http://books.google.ie/books?id=6-59mQEACAAJ&dq=African+Americans:+A+Concise+History&hl=&cd=1&source=gbs_api

Annotation: This book chronicles African Americans' stormy path, rich culture, and fight for independence from Africa until the 21st century. African-American diversity is also acknowledged in this work.

Books



  1. Du Bois, W. E. B. (2007, April 5). The Souls of Black Folk. OUP Oxford. http://books.google.ie/books?id=budNO8K-k2QC&printsec=frontcover&dq=the+souls+of+black+folks&hl=&cd=1&source=gbs_api       

Annotation: The dramatic occurrence of W.E.B. DuBois' Souls of Black Folk divided black leaders into conservative Washington backers and radical protesters. Its impact is immense. Every student of African-American history and civil rights should read it.      


 2. Jones, J. (2009, December 29). Labor of Love, Labor of Sorrow. Basic Books. http://books.google.ie/booksid=GJgvKMyz9DoC&dq=bor+of+Love,+Labor+of+Sorrow:+Black+Women,+Work,+and+the+Family+From+Slavery+to+the+Present&hl=&cd=1&source=gbs_ap

Annotation: In Labor of Love, Labor of Sorrow, historian Jacqueline Jones effectively describes African women's role from slavery to the civil rights movement.

3. Alexander, M. (2012, January 16). The New Jim Crow. The New Press. http://books.google.ie/books?id=reDzBZ3pXqsC&pg=PA204&dq=The+New+Jim+Crow:+Mass+Incarceration+in+the+Age+of+Colorblindness&hl=&cd=2&source=gbs_api

Annotation: Alexander said that while the book concentrates on African-American males and mass incarceration in the US, socioeconomically disadvantaged groups and other minorities face similar discrimination (Alexander, 2012).

Databases:

  1. LibGuides: Black Studies Center: Home. (n.d.). https://proquest.libguides.com/bsc 

Annotation: Black Studies and other disciplines that would benefit from coverage of the black experience, including literature, history, politics, sociology, philosophy, and religion, make extensive use of LibGuides for educational purposes, research, and instruction (LibGuides, 2024).

  1. Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Books, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine. (n.d.). https://archive.org/details/africanamericanliterature

Annotation : A vast amount of resources pertaining to African American literature are available for readers to access through the internet archive.

Web Resources

  1. African American History | National Archives. (n.d.). https://www.archives.gov/news/topics/african-american-history

Annotation: The National Archives showcases African American history online, in programs, and on traditional and social media. by browsing their African American Research website and National Archives Catalog (Archives, 2024).

  1. About this Collection  | Frederick Douglass Papers at the Library of Congress  | Digital Collections  | Library of Congress. (n.d.). The Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov/collections/frederick-douglass-papers/about-this-collection/

Annotation: Abolitionist, writer, and publisher Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) had 7,400 items (38,000 pictures) in his files, most of which were digitized from 34 reels of microfilm. The collection spans 1841-1964, but mostly 1862-1895. Douglass's Rochester, New York, house fire in 1872 destroyed much of his early manuscripts (LOC, 2024).

  1. Black History – Digital Collections. (n.d.). https://digital.library.sc.edu/topics/african-american/

Annotation: Visitors can find information on black history leaders in the University of South Carolina Libraries. This multi-source compilation details the persons' lives and legacies (UofSC, 2024).

  1. WMU Research Guides: African American and African Studies: Digital Collections. (n.d.). https://libguides.wmich.edu/Africana/digitalcollections

Annotation: African American original documents are abundant in the Library of Congress' American Memory collection. They contain 17 collections, including sheet music, slave tales, broadsides, Frederick Douglass papers, Southern personal narratives, baseball, and Jackie Robinson (WMU, 2024).


Works cited

Historical Dictionary of the Civil Rights Movement, Second Edition. (n.d.). Rowman & Littlefield. https://rowman.com/ISBN/9780810880375/Historical-Dictionary-of-the-Civil-Rights-Movement-Second-Edition





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