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Black American Literature

A guide to library resources and research help on Black American Literature.

Search by Exact Title or Author

To search for an exact book by title, go to Advanced Search and select "Title" and "is (exact)". Select "Books" as a material type.

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To search books written by a specific author, select "author" and "is (exact)" and type the author's name:

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Browse by Subject Terms

Searching within a "Subject" will allow you to browse materials about a subject. Using subjects, you can search for books:
  • About an author
  • About a historical event or era
  • About a literary theory
  • About a theme 

Below are just a few examples of subjects you might browse. To do so, select "Subject" and type one of the subjects below. When you find an interesting book, see which subject terms are assigned to it. 

  • Civil rights movements in literature.
  • Antislavery movements in literature.
  • Race relations in literature.
  • Slavery in literature
  • African American children in literature 
  • African American women -- Fiction
  • African American women in literature
  • African American artists -- Poetry
  • African Americans in literature
  • African American authors -- 20th century -- Biography
  • African American men in literature
  • African Americans -- Religion -- Poetry
  • Morrison, Toni -- 1931-2019
  • Racism in Literature

 

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