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History - African-American

Subject headings 
These subject headings may be used to locate books in the Pellissippi Library Catalog and netLibrary eBook collection.
Call numbers for browsing 
Use these call numbers to browse the circulating and reference collections: 
Databases 
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Discovering Collection -a comprehensive, cross-curricular source containing thousands of entries on a broad range of topics.

History E-Book Project - contains nearly 800 full-text high-quality books of major importance to historical studies.

Oxford Reference Online - provides searchable access to 100 dictionary and reference titles published by Oxford Press.

SIRS Knowledge Source - provides integrated online access to full-text articles and internet resources from SIRS.

 Wilson Omnifile - includes databases covering a broad range of subjects and sources including biography and history resources.

* You may access online databases from off-campus computers by entering your general computer account username and password (used for PSTCC e-mail).  NOTE: Enter your username in this format example: s_jmdoe. It is not necessary to add "@pstcc.edu" for this application.

Journals and Magazines 
  • American Historical Review  
  • Current History
  • History Today

Reference Books
African American Almanac. Estell, Kenneth. Detroit: Gale Research, 2003. REF E 185.5 .N34 2003. A comprehensive reference work on African Americans. Information is arranged in twenty-seven subject chapters. A bibliography, list of publishers, and a name/keyword index are provided.

African American Encyclopedia. 6 volumes. Williams, Michael W. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 1993. REF E 185 .A253 1993. This set features both brief and long entries on people, organizations, landmarks, religion, politics, and other facets of African American life and culture. Longer articles contain bibliographic references. The last volume includes several tables of additional information and an index.

African American Lives. NY: Oxford University Press, 2004.  Ref 185.96. A446 2004. Includes biographical sketches spanning over four centuries.

Black Women In America. 3 volumes. Hine, Darlene C., edit. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005. REF E 185.86 .B542 2005 . This encyclopedia includes both biographical and broad subject essays which provide information on the contributions o f African American women to American life. Profiles range from seventeenth-century slave women to contemporary figures. The third volume contains a comprehensive index.

Encyclopedia of African American Culture and History. 6 volumes.  Palmer, Colin. edit. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2006. REF E 185 .E54 2006 .  Illustrated encyclopedia covering all aspects of the African American experience.  Entries are alphabetically arranged with numerous cross-references.

Statistical Record of Black America. Smith, Jessie Carney. Detroit: Gale Research Inc., 1997. REF E 185.5 .S83 1997. Statistical data from a variety of sources. Tables are arranged in broad subject categories, i.e."Education", "Housing", and "Population". There is a list of the reference sources used and an index at the end of the volume.

Web Resources 

African American Historical Text Archive (http://historicaltextarchive.com/) - links to information, resources, and Web sites related to African American history.

African American Mosaic: A Library of Congress Resource Guide (http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html) - a guide for the study of black history and culture.

Afro-American Almanac (http://toptags.com/aama/) - contains trivia games, folktales, biographies, historical documents, historical events, and notable commentaries, poems, and speeches.

Archives of African American Music & Culture (http://www.indiana.edu/~aaamc/index.html) - a unique collection of primary and secondary source materials on African American music and culture where such materials are scarce or nonexistent.

Avalon Project at Yale Law School (http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon) - collections of digital documents relevant to the fields of law, history, economics, politics, diplomacy, and government.