The terms used to describe people of African descent have evolved over time. This LibGuide uses African American and Black in its description. While African American and Black are often used interchangeably in popular discourse, Black is also considered to be a more expansive term than African American, as it can be used to refer to others in the African diaspora beyond those born or based in the United States.
Listed here are sources that may be helpful to consider when writing and researching African American and Black Studies.
Celebrating Black History: Stories from Special Collections. UD Library, Museums and Press, Februrary 3, 2020
The History of Black Books: Scholars Explore the Designing, Printing and Publishing of Black Books. UDaily, June 17, 2019
Black Bibliographica: Print/Culture/Art. UD Center for Material Culture, April 25-26, 2019
Focus on Alice Dunbar Nelson: 19th Century American Women Writers Study Group Visits UD. UDaily, May 10, 2017
May 20: Historic Remembrance: UD Joins in Event to Share Memories of New London Avenue School. UDaily, May 5, 2017
Library Acquires Pettigrew Papers. UDaily, October 14, 2016
Civil War Era Photos: Library Digital Collections Feature 19th-century Alexander Gardner Photographs, UDaily, February 24, 2015
Research Collection: Library, Leland Ware Celebrate the Littleton and Jane Mitchell Papers. UDaily, May 17, 2013
UD Library Digitizes Iron HIll Oral Histories. UDaily, February 10, 2011
Library Receives the Papers of Littleton Mitchell. UDaily, April 7, 2010
UD Library Acquires Iron Hill Oral History Collection. UDaily, September 1, 2009
Library Features Author Ishmael Reed. UD Messenger, Vol. 15, No. 3, 2007