LibGuides: ENGL 2055: African American Literature: Library Resources

Finding Background Material on African American Literature

Credo Reference
Credo is an excellent resource that provides overviews of topics in African American Literature, including biographical information about authors.

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Finding Information in the JSCC Library

JSCC Library Online Catalog
The Library Online Catalog enables you to locate books (print and electronic) and DVDs in the JSCC Library.
All Search
Use this link to search everything in the library at once.

Click here for a search of the catalog for all books dealing with the topic of African American Literature

Finding Journal Articles on African American Literature

JSTOR
JSTOR is a not-for-profit organization that creates and maintains an archive of important scholarly journals. JSTOR features older articles, some of which were written in the 19th century, though it does feature some recent articles. It is a great source for journal articles about literature.
Literary Reference Center Plus
Literary Reference Center Plus is the definitive literary database covering all genres and timeframes. It includes thousands of full-text poems, short stories, synopses, critical essays, literary journals, reference books and author biographies.

Primary Source Documents

Black Freedom Struggle in the United States: Challenges and Triumphs in the Pursuit of Equality
This resource features expertly selected open primary source documents. Visitors will find historical newspaper articles, pamphlets, diaries, correspondence and more from specific time periods in U.S. history marked by the opposition African Americans have faced on the road to freedom.

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