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AAS267: African American Life and Culture in Slavery

Fall 2002 - Williams
reference contact: Robin Kinder ext. 2913

Getting Started | Books | Bibliographies | Articles | The Web

GETTING STARTED: USING ENCYCLOPEDIAS

Reference Source Reference Call Number
Encyclopedia of African American Culture and History ref E 185 E54 1996
Dictionary of African American Slavery
ref E 441 D53
African American Experience
ref E 184.65 A37 2001
Encyclopedia of African and African American Religions
ref BL 2462.5 E53 2001
Encyclopedia of African American Religions
ref BR 563 N4 E53
Historical Statistics of Black America
ref E 185 H543 1995
Black Demographic Data, 1790-1860
ref E 185.18 C73 1997
Atlas of African American History
ref E 185 C55 2001
Routledge Atlas of African American History
ref E 185 E125 2000
Historical Statistics of the United States
ref HA 202 H57

FINDING BOOKS

Search the 5 College Catalog for books under topics such as:

African Americans clothing history
African Americans families history
African Americans material culture
African Americans religion
African Americans social life and customs
African Americans southern states
African American folk art
African American men history
Slaves West Indies

racially mixed people
fugitive slaves
plantation life southern states
slaves
slaveholders
slave trade
slavery [state]
interracial marriage
Hemings Sally

No luck? Try searching Worldcat for books outside of the 5 colleges.

SAVING TIME: USING BIBLIOGRAPHIES

Reference Source Reference Call Number
Harvard Guide to African American History ref E 185 H326 2001
Slave life in America
ref E 443 D44 1983
African American Male
Ref E185 E54 1996
African American Experience
Ref E 184.65 A37 2001

FINDING ARTICLES & ESSAYS

America: History and Life

Humanities Abstracts

Social Sciences Abstracts

ATLA Religion Database

Historical Abstracts

American Periodical Series

Nineteenth Century Masterfile

THE WEB

Rather than using a general Web Search Engine such as Google or Alta Vista, try one of these web sites:

Born In Slavery (Library of Congress)

North American Slave Narratives (University of North Carolina)

The African American Mosaic (Library of Congress)

 

CONTACT THE REFERENCE LIBRARIAN

Contact Robin Kinder, the instructor for your library session: rkinder@smith.edu

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