Black Studies Collections

Guide to African American reference

Guide to Afro-Caribbean reference

History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library

Internet Links

Networked databases

Online Library Catalog

Subject bibliographies



African Americana Library News rss

Black Chicago Research
Mar 12, 2012
Looking for CURRENT research projects on Black Chicago from 1945-present!

New Moorland-Spingarn Director
Mar 6, 2012
Howard Dodson Jr. Named Director of Moorland-Spingarn and Howard University Libraries

New Genealogy Database
May 18, 2011
Unknown No Longer: A Database of Virginia Slave Names

Grant to Washington University
May 5, 2011
Preservation of Eyes on the Prize documentary and interviews

Gift to Blockson Collection
Feb 28, 2011
Blockson Collection at Temple will keep Tuskegee legacy alive

African American Research Center

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   Room 246 Main Library, 1408 West Gregory Drive,
Urbana, IL 61801

 

 

The  African American Research Center of the History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library is responsible for building the University Library's African American Studies collection, which includes materials on the Black experience in the Americas and worldwide outside of Africa. Consisting of more than 100,000 volumes, the collection is distributed throughout the University's various libraries, with the largest number located in the Main Library book stacks.  Also, 500+ reference books are available to anyone looking for facts, books, articles, or other media, about the Black experience in the Americas and the African diaspora.    • Librarian: Thomas Weissinger.

 

Selected Resources:

 

Bibliographic Guide to Black Caribbean Literature | Periodicals | Electronic Books | Historical Texts | Newspapers  |   Pan-African CD-ROM Workstation | Video Tapes & DVDs

 

Contact us:

 

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