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Bibliography of Reference Books about African American History in Owens Library
Africana: the Encyclopedia
of the African, and African American Experience
1st Floor, Reference 909.0496 A25a
"A landmark in reference
publishing, Africana is an incomparable one-volume encyclopedia of the black
world..." "Here you will find entries on the most prominent ethnic
groups in Africa and the lives of every African and African American Nobel
Laureate as well as each member of the U.S. Congressional Black Caucus."--Summary
from the MOBIUS catalog. This sources also includes a bibliography,
as well as charts, maps, and portraits.
The Black 100: a Ranking
of the Most Influential African Americans, past and present
1st Floor, Reference 973.0496 S16b
"Who are
the most influential African-Americans that ever lived?" "After
extensive thought and research the author and educator, Dr. Columbus Salley
has selected the 100 most influential African-Americans of all time, and then
ranked them according to their contributions to the struggle for equality."
"...Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass,
Zora Neale Hurston, Paul Robeson, Malcolm X, Thurgood Marshall, James Baldwin,
Booker T. Washington, Fannie Lou Hamer, Muhammad Ali, Bill Cosby."--Summary
from the MOBIUS catalog. A bibliography and an index are available
at the end of this volume.
Black Firsts: 2,000
Years of Extraordinary Achievement
1st Floor, Reference 909.0496 B62b
"Nearly 3,000 instances
of firsts ranging from science to education to sports and entertainment are
described, supplemented by tables, illustrations, and photographs." This
volume includes a "Timeline of Important African-American Events".
Black Heritage Sites:
an African American Odyssey and Finder's Guide
1st Floor, Reference 973.0496 C97b
This book "...describes
a wide variety of historic African American sites. Some are in fine condition,
others show signs of neglect." "This book is divided into five regions:
South, Northeast, Midwest, Southwest, and West and Noncontiguous States."
"Each section of this book is introduced with a brief description of
the states in that region and highlights of the types of structures a visitor
might see--churches, schools, dwellings, commercial building, battlefields,
cemeteries, and monuments."
| Black
Leaders of the Nineteenth Century 1st Floor Reference 920.009 B61b |
Black
Leaders of the
20th Century 1st Floor Reference 920.009 B62b |
Southern
Black Leaders of the Reconstruction Era 3rd Floor 975.004 S72s |
Biographies of African American leaders from Reconstruction until today are
found in the three volumes listed above. Each volume has a bibliography. Selection
for inclusion in these volumes was made on the importance of the individual,
as well as enough primary material to allow for a scholarly treatment of the
significance of that person's contribution to the American experience.
Chronology of African
American History: Significant Events and People from 1619 to the Present
1st Floor, Reference 973.0496 H81c
This chronology
"...contains biographical information on representative African-Americans,
depictions of significant events, legislation, court decisions, programs,
manifestos, and data on social, economic, political and educational milestones."
"The book is subdivided into the eleven most significant eras affecting
African-Americans in the United States. There is also a Selected Bibliography
and an Appendix containing excerpts from court decisions, laws, speeches,
and proclamations, as well as tables with demographic data."
Encyclopedia of African
American Culture and History
1st Floor, Reference 973.0496 E56e
Two-thirds
of the entries in this set are biographical. To be included the person must
not only have affected the lives of African Americans, but must be African
American. "The remaining entries deal not with people, but with
events, historical eras, legal cases, areas of cultural achievement (music,
architecture, the visual arts), professions, sports, and places. The Encyclopedia
also includes entries for all fifty states as well as separate articles for
cities with a special significance for black Americans, past or present."
"One of the features that will make the Encyclopedia stand out from other
reference works is the inclusion of a number of large essays by well-known
scholars that examine the importance and legacy of such events as the Civil
War and the various civil rights movements or discuss the role of religion
in the lives of African Americans." "Another important and exciting
part of the Encyclopedia is the large number of illustrations--more than one
thousand--that enrich these volumes."
The Encyclopedia of
Civil Rights in America
1st Floor, Reference 323.1196 E56e
"This
three-volume encyclopedia surveys the history, meaning, and application of
civil rights issues in the United States." "..[I]t takes a broad
view of what is meant by civil rights and addresses the subject from as many
perspectives as possible." "...[R]eaders will find essays on subjects
ranging from events that occurred on a single day--such as the 1963 March
on Washington--to patterns of discrimination that have affected the entire
history of the United States." "African Americans figure prominently
in the encyclopedia because they, perhaps more than any other single group,
have been at the center of rights struggles throughout the entire history
of the nation." "Readers will find 17 entries on different racial,
ethnic, and religious groups, as well as general essays on the rights of gays,
women, children, older Americans, persons with disabilities, and others."
Also included are the text of court citations, a chronology, a filmography,
a list of suggested readings, and a list of museums and memorials dedicated
to civil rights.
Encyclopedia of Minorities
in American Politics
1st Floor, Reference 305.80097 E56e
Part 1 of this
two volume set "...addresses the historical and contemporary impact..."
of African Americans. "The entries cover people, events, court cases,
movements, and organizations that have shaped the political struggles of African
Americans...". The appendices include reprints of selected documents
and speeches, a directory of organizations, and a timeline.
Facts on File Encyclopedia
of Black Women in America
1st Floor, Reference 920.72 F14f
This encyclopedia
set "...includes entries on individuals and organizations whose most
significant achievements occurred before the twentieth century; however, some
whose accomplishments spanned the nineteenth and twentieth centuries are also
included. The entries cover all areas of life." Volume titles are: The
early years, 1619-1899; Literature; Dance, Sports and Visual Arts; Business
and Professions; Music; Education; Religion and Community; Law and Government;
Theater Arts and Entertainment; Social Activism; and Science, Health, and
Medicine. It includes a master index.
The Historical and
Cultural Atlas of African Americans
1st Floor, Reference 973.0496 A79h
"The fundamental
purpose of the atlas is to provide detailed maps of information and events."
"Thus we have carefully created maps and charts to give the reader a
holistic view of the African-American people." Subjects included here
are the ancient origins of African Americans, the migration of Africans all
over the world, slave trade, the resistance movement, the abolition movement,
Civil War, Reconstruction, lynching, achievements of African Americans, the
Civil Rights Movement, and data about employment, poverty, illiteracy, and
infant mortality.
Historical Statistics
of Black America
1st Floor, Reference 973.0496 H67h
"Tables
in this book begin with information recorded in the eighteenth century and
extend through 1975." "Much of the information came, as has been
the case with the Statistical Record of Black America series, from
the U. S. government publications, but a significant amount of material came
from publications originating at African-American institutions or from African-American
authors." Chapters deal with statistics on agriculture; business and
economics; crime, law enforcement, and legal justice; education; family; health,
disabilities, and health care; housing; income, spending, and wealth; labor
and employment; media; military and military affairs; politics and elections;
population; religion; slavery and slave trade; sports and leisure; and vital
statistics.
The Timetables of
African American History: a Chronology of the Most Important People and Events
in African American History
1st Floor, Reference 973.0496 H28t
"From
the days of the first African communities in North America to slavery, from
the esthetic achievement of the Harlem Renaissance to the political accomplishments
of the Civil Rights Movement, the African-American experience has been marked
by both struggle and triumph." Biographical sketches are included for
such people as Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, Run, DMC, Salt N Pepa, Zora
Neale Hurston, James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, Edmonia Lewis, Romare Rudolph,
Paul Robeson, and Dorothy Dandridge. --Summary from the MOBIUS catalog.
The Winding
Road to Freedom: a Documentary Survey of Negro Experiences in America
1st Floor, Reference 973 C13w
This reference
work "[c]hronicles the history of blacks in America from slavery through
the Civil Rights Act approved in 1964. [It i]ncludes digests of significant
Supreme Court rulings."--Summary from the MOBIUS catalog.
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