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- Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
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Search multiple reference books at once. (Reference books not included in Credo are listed separately.) - CQ Researcher This link opens in a new windowGood for background information on hot topics such as Slavery's Legacy (The 1619 Project) or Monuments Protest.
BEST ENCYCLOPEDIA (PAPER COPY ONLY)
Encyclopedia of African-American culture and history : the Black experience in the Americas by Call Number: Reference E185 .E54 2006
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- Oxford Bibliographies This link opens in a new windowIncludes overviews and pre-selected bibliographies on African American topics, such as Afro-Pessimism.
REFERENCE E-BOOKS
Encyclopedia of African American History, 1619-1895: From the Colonial Period to the Age of Frederick Douglass by Call Number: Reference E185 .E545 2006UD Access Only
Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present: From the Age of Segregation to the Twenty-First Century by Call Number: Reference E185 .E5453 2009UD Access Only
Underground Railroad: An Encyclopedia of People, Places, and Operations by Call Number: Reference E450 .S65 2008UD Access only
A reference set that includes a listing of passengers of the Underground Railroad and operatives of the railroad (by state).
