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Research in African American Studies

African American Studies is an interdisciplinary approach to the study of people of African descent in the Black Atlantic world, especially in the United States and in the Caribbean.

Depending on your topic, resources may come from a variety of places.

Secondary literature/Peer reviewed journal articles - typically provide either a detailed critique of a narrow, focused topic or question; or a short summary of a broader idea
Books - offer extended original presentations of, or critical analyses on a topic
Primary Sources - direct, uninterpreted records of the subject of your research project
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Websites - can enhance your knowledge providing you look at them through a critical eye understanding the reason for their existence.

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America: History & Life (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Journal articles, books, dissertations, and book reviews, among other materials, relating to the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present.
Black Studies Center This link opens in a new window
Scholarly essays, recent periodicals, historical newspaper articles, and more. It combines several resources for research and teaching in Black Studies: Schomburg Studies on the Black Experience, International Index to Black Periodicals (IIBP), six Black historical newspapers, and the Black Literature Index.
Historical Newspapers-Black Newspaper Collection This link opens in a new window
Primary source material from nine (9) newspapers essential to the study of American history and African-American culture, history, politics, and the arts, examines major movements from the Harlem Renaissance to Civil Rights, and explores everyday life. The newspapers included in this collection are: Atlanta Daily World (1931-2003); Baltimore Afro-American (1893-1988); Chicago Defender (1910-1975); Cleveland Call and Post (1934-1991); Kansas City Call (1919-2010); Los Angeles Sentinel (1934-2005); New York Amsterdam News (1922-1993); Norfolk Journal and Guide (1921-2003); Philadelphia Tribune (1912-2001); Pittsburgh Courier (1911-2002).

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Call Number locations for African American Studies books (Olin Reference and Stacks)

E 184-185 - African American history and culture

Wesleyan's African American Studies Program

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