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African American History

This guide features resources for African American history research.

Recommended Subject-Focused Encyclopedias

African Writers

Main Collection (Second Floor)

Africa Through the Eyes of Women Artists

Main Collection (Third Floor)

Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians

Main Collection (Third Floor)

Dictionary of African Biography

Electronic Resource
Volumes 1-6

Dictionary of African Biography

Reference Collection (Second Floor)
Volumes 1-6

Great African Thinkers

Main Collection (Second Floor)
Volume 8

The Oxford Encyclopedia of African Thought

Electronic Resource
Volumes 1-2

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