Selected Library Resources for HI371/AA371 (African-American History)

             Library Catalog
               http://library.bu.edu/

              Subject Headings

African Americans history

African Americans history 19th century sources

African Americans history 1863-1877 sources

African Americans history bibliography

Databases/Research Guide

America: History and Life
The pre-eminent source for finding journal articles on all aspects of American history.

JSTOR
Full-text articles from many journals in the humanities and social sciences.

African American Song
African American Song is the first online resource to document the history of African American music.

Project Muse
Similar to JSTOR, this database also offers full-text articles from many humanities journals.

African American Studies Research Guide
Compiled by a B.U. librarian, this source provides an extensive listing of B.U. books and periodical databases. It also offers links to authoritative websites.

American Slave Narratives: An Online Anthology
Contains sample interviews conducted by the Works Progress Administration with over 2300 former slaves 1936 and 1938. The entire collection of narratives is published in The American Slave: A Composite Autobiography. Mugar E441 F72

Reference Books

         African American National Biography
         A multi-volume work providing authoritative biographical information.
         Mugar Reference X E185.96 .A4466

         Encyclopedia of African American History
         Multi-volume work containing lengthy essays; each entry has useful bibliography
         Mugar Reference XE185 .E545 and E5453

         Harvard Guide to African American History
         An excellent annotated bibliography listing numerous topical works.
         Mugar XE185 .H326

Citation and Footnote Styles

RefWorks

This database allows you to save research references and access them from any internet-connected computer ; you can create bibliographies and insert them into your papers in the format you need ( APA, Chicago, MLA, etc.)

Donald Altschiller, History Bibliographer, Mugar Memorial Library
http://www.bu.edu/library/instruction/afroamericanhistory.html