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Reference
Reference books are useful for finding basic information about authors and their works. They are a good starting point for any literature research project. The books shown below are some important ones for the study of African American literature.
Reference books with REF in the call number are located on the first floor of the library near the Research Help Desk and are for use in the library.
Sample list of African American Literature reference books
The Norton Anthology of African American LiteratureCall Number: PS508.N3 N67 2004ISBN: 0393977781Publication Date: 2003-12-19
The Columbia Guide to Contemporary African American Fiction by Call Number: EbookISBN: 0231510691Publication Date: 2005-10-14
Ragged Revolutionaries: The Lumpenproletariat and African AmericMarxism in Depression-Era Literature by Call Number: EbookPublication Date: 2017
The Concise Oxford Companion to African American Literature by Call Number: EbookISBN: 9780198031758Publication Date: 2001
African American Authors, 1745-1945 by Call Number: EbookISBN: 9780313309106Publication Date: 2000-01-30
Afro-American Writers from the Harlem Renaissance to 1940 by Call Number: Stacks Reference (3rd floor) PS153.N5 A396 1987ISBN: 081031729XPublication Date: 1986-08-01- Afro-American Fiction Writers after 1955 by Call Number: Stacks Reference (3rd floor) PS153.N5 A34 1984ISBN: 0810317117Publication Date: 1984-10-19
