Finding Background Material
The library holds hundreds of reference works on slavery and migration topics. To locate them, search the Library Catalog.
Use Advanced Search and enter either "encyclopedias" or "handbooks," etc. as a subject or topic and add keywords.
Below are some sample searches:
- Africa Encyclopedias
- African Diaspora -- Encyclopedias
- African Americans -- Encyclopedias
Biographical Dictionaries
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World Biographical Information System Online (WBIS) This link opens in a new window
Encyclopedias and Histories
A selection of hard copy and digital titles.
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Cambridge History of Africa (1975-1986)All eight volumes are online and keyword-searchable, part of Cambridge Histories Online. Volumes are organized chronologically.
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Encyclopedia of Emancipation and Abolition in the Transatlantic World (2007)Online source examines every effort to end slavery in the United States and the transatlantic world. It focuses on massive, broad-based movements, as well as specific developments
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Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience (2005)Five-volume, hard copy encyclopedia edited by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Bibliographies
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Africa BibliographyA bibliography of publications on Africa, principally in the social sciences, development studies, humanities and arts.
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Latin America and the Caribbean: a critical guide to research sourcesCo-authored by Latin American Studies Librarians, this guide has substantial bibliographic essays on all periods of Latin American history.
Subject Guide
Nancy Spiegel
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