Africology & African American Studies

A general guide to assist with searching for information on African American culture

Reference Books for African History

Reference books, available at the Charles Library but also online and in the new Library Depository, serve as excellent starting points for research. Two good reasons to begin your research with reference books:

Scholarly encyclopedias help users contextualize their topics, thus setting the foundation for the next steps in the research process;
Bibliographies, which can take the form of whole books or brief "Further Reading" sections after encyclopedia articles, advance research by pointing the user to relevant primary and secondary sources.

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Africa and the Americas by Richard M. Juang (Editor); Noelle Morrissette (Editor)
Call Number: DT31 .A43 2008
ISBN: 9781851094417
Publication Date: 2008
This encyclopedia explores the many long-standing influences of Africa and people of African descent on the culture of the Americas, while tracing the many ways in which the Americas remain closely interconnected with Africa. * Over 100 expert contributors--a diverse group of international scholars from all sides of the Atlantic representing many different disciplines * A rich collection of photographs of major political, cultural, and intellectual leaders from both sides of the Atlantic
Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience by editors, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Call Number: DT14 .A37435 2005
ISBN: 0195170555