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African American Literature
For background on the subject, consult general encyclopedias such as Americana, Britannica, Colliers, World Book, etc. Look for articles on "African American Literature." To locate materials in the Keeley Library, see the section on Finding Your Way Around the Library.
Internet Resources
Library Catalog
To locate items in the library catalog, search in iBistro. You may want to limit your search to search only the Keeley Library, instead of all of the SAILS libraries. The following subjects are just some suggestions for your search:
- African American arts
- African American authors
- African American authors--Biography
- African American poets
- African American press
- African American women in literature
- African American women novelists
- African Americans--Biography
- African Americans--Folklore
- African Americans in literature
- African Americans--Intellectual life
- African Americans--Literary collections
- American fiction--African American authors
- American literature--African American authors
- American prose literature--African American authors
- Harlem Renaissance
- and names of individual African American writers
SAILS Databases
As members of SAILS, Durfee students and teachers can access journal and newspaper articles as well as online reference books, from the library's computers and from home. Simply go to the online catalog page, access the online catalog, and click on .
Selected Reference Books
- African American writers
- Black American poets and dramatists before the Harlem Renaissance
- Black American poets and dramatists of the Harlem Renaissance
- Black American prose writers before the Harlem Renaissance
- Black American prose writers of the Harlem Renaissance
- Black American women fiction writers
- Black American women poets and dramatists
- Black writers of America : a comprehensive anthology
- Contemporary Black American poets and dramatists
- Major Black American writers through the Harlem Renaissance
- Major modern Black American writers
- Masterpieces of African American literature
- Modern Black American poets and dramatists
- The Negro in American literature
- Reference library of Black America
- A treasury of Afro-American folklore
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