This guide has been created to help you find resources for research in Black American Literature. Resources include:

• Primary texts 
• How to Find Books and eBooks 
• How to Find Articles in Databases
• Useful External Websites
• Author Biographies, including encyclopedia entries and full eBook biographies
• A list of Literature by Black Authors and Literary Criticism eBooks
• Films
• MLA Style 
• A link to the Cal State LA Black Lives Matter Guide, which includes anti-racist literature and racial justice resources.

Email Paizha Stoothoff, Librarian for English, with questions or to schedule a Zoom appointment at pstooth@calstatela.edu.