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 Studies in Video
May 3, 2013
75 additional videos added to Black Studies in Video collection

Researching Hip Hop culture
Apr 9, 2013
New collection documents Virginia’s hip-hop history

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
Mar 7, 2013
The Black Metropolis Research Consortium 2013 Short-Term Summer Fellowships in African-American Studies

New Digital Acquisitions
Feb 11, 2013
Three new African American Studies primary source collections added at U of I Library

Heritage Project
Nov 12, 2012
U of Indianapolis teams with Ancestry.com on Identity Project

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 one of several units responsible for building the University Library's African American Studies collection.  The University Library's African American Studies collection 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.  The African American Research Center is 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 | AFRO 102: Researching the African American Experience | Periodicals | Electronic Books | Historical Texts | Newspapers  |   Pan-African CD-ROM Workstation | Video Tapes & DVDs

 

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