Pathfinders
Many types of resources are available at the EACC Learning Resource
Center. The purpose of this guide is only a beginning point for your research. This is not a complete list of resources. If you need further assistance, please visit the Circulation Desk in the library.
Finding Books on African-American History
AfricanAmerican
History
All books are arranged by subject using the Library of Congress
classification for call numbers and subject headings. The call numbers for African-American History is E 184.5-185.98. A more detailed listing of African-American History is below:
E 184.5-185.98-Afro-Americans
E 185.2-185.89-Status and development since emancipation
E 185.96-185.98-Biography. Genealogy
Selected Reference Books
The reference collection is located in the center of the library. These are few of the
references available on African-American History.
1.
Encyclopedia of African-American Heritage, by Susan Altman,
REF E 185 .A455
2.
The Harvard Guide to African-American History, edited by Evelyn Brooks
Higginbotham, REF E 185 .H326
2.
The New York Public Library African-American Desk Reference, REF E
185 .N57
Current Books in the Library’s Collection
These books are merely a sample of the books available on selected topics. Please
refer to the call number E in this subject area for more titles.
1.
A to Z of African-American History, by Michael R. Strickland, E 185 .S893
2.
African-American Chronology, by Alton Hornsby, Jr. and Deborah Gillan
Straub,
E 185 .H62, vol. 1 & 2
3.
African-American Religion and the Civil Rights Movement in Arkansas, by
Johnny Williams, E 185.93 .A8 W55
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Pathfinders
AfricanAmerican
History
Online Databases, Indexes and Abstracts
The databases provide access to full-text journal and newspaper
articles from thousands of peer-reviewed sources and indexes of
additional titles.
1.
Grolier OnLine
3.
PROQUEST
2.
EBSCO Host
Selected Print Journals
These are journals currently available in the library.
1.
Journal of African-American History
2.
Reviews in American History
3.
Arkansas Historical Quarterly
Web sites
These are a sample of the web sites available on this topic:
1.
www.search.eb.com/blackhistory-Encyclopedia Britannica
Guide to Black History
2.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_American_historyAfrican American History
3.
http://afroamhistory.about.com/-About.com: African American History
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