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Locate books, journals and magazines, music scores, archival materials, and media in libraries worldwide
Search Strategies
Search for books with keywords. Once you've found a relevant book, scroll down to find the SUBJECT headings. Here are some examples of relevant African Diaspora subject headings:
Reference Works
The African American Almanac by Call Number: E185 .B8127 2012ISBN: 9781578593231Publication Date: 2011-11-04
An African Biographical Dictionary by Call Number: REF DT18 .B76 2006ISBN: 1592371124Publication Date: 2006-07-01
Black Women in America by Call Number: REF E185.86 .B542 2005ISBN: 0195156773Publication Date: 2005-05-19
Civil Rights in the United States by Call Number: REF E184.A1 C47 2000ISBN: 0028647653Publication Date: 2000-02-18
The Encyclopaedia Africana Dictionary of African Biography by Call Number: FOLIO DT18 .D55ISBN: 0917256018Publication Date: 1977-
Encyclopedia of African History by Call Number: REF DT20.E53 2005ISBN: 1579582451Publication Date: 2004-11-22
Encyclopedia of Free Blacks and People of Color in the Americas by Call Number: REF E29.N3 E53 2012ISBN: 9780816072125Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Encyclopedia of the Great Black Migration by Call Number: REF E185.6.E54 2006ISBN: 0313329826Publication Date: 2006-05-01
Selected Reference Materials
- Literary Reference Source Plus This link opens in a new window
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Comprehensive database that provides information on thousands of authors and their works. LRC includes: plot summaries, articles of literary criticism, full text of literary journals, author biographies, book reviews, author interviews, and images of key literary figures. LRC also includes full text of selected classic and contemporary poems and short stories.
- The Trans-Atlantic Slave TradeContains records of 27,233 trans-Atlantic slave ship voyages made between 1595 and 1866. Format allows users to track information by time period and geographic region, and includes interactive maps that allow viewers to chart the trans-Atlantic connections. The accompanying data contains materials about people on board, owners and captains, ships' characteristics, and the geographic trajectory of each voyage