Below is just a sampling of the encyclopedias available on African American History. To find more, use the Advanced Search, in the library catalog, and type:
Combines Oxford University Press scholarly reference works in one online resource focusing on the lives and events shaping African American and African history and culture.
Gateway to Black Studies including scholarly essays, recent periodicals, historical newspaper articles, reference books, and much more. It includes The Schomburg Studies on the Black Experience, Index to Black Periodicals Full Text, Black Literature Index, etc.
Spanning nearly 400 years from the early abolitionists to the present, this guide book profiles people, places, and events that have shaped the history of the black struggle for freedom.