African American Studies Library Resources

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Primary Sources

Original sources of information created during the time of study
Examples: diaries, novels, photographs, letters, memos

• Collections @ UF
• History Vault: Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Law and Order in the 19th Century America, 1636-1880
• Newspapers
• Primary Source Online

Secondary Sources

Works that interpret, explain, or rely on primary sources
Examples: books, articles, biographies, textbooks

• Core African American Studies Journals
• Databases A-Z
• Online Journals
• Collections @ UF 
• UF Library Catalog

Tertiary Sources

Compiled works that list or index primary & secondary sources
Examples: encyclopedias, bibliographies, dictionaries, almanacs

• African American Biographical Database
• Oxford African American Studies Center
• Encyclopedia of Black Studies
• Encyclopedia of AFAM Culture & History
• Encyclopedia of Race & Racism