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Selected works to support Africana Studies
EIU's Booth Library has a large collection of learning resources to support the information needs for an introduction to Africana Studies. The materials are held in the reference collection, the main book holdings, the journal collection and full-text databases. Books and journal articles from other libraries may be obtained using interlibrary loan.
- Introduction to Africana Studies: Selected works An over 250 title bibliography about many aspects of Africana Studies. Includes several journals, DVDs and streaming titles. The guide is divided into the following sections: Introduction to Africana Studies Africa & the Genesis of Humankind/ Ancient African Civilizations/Empires Africans and the Atlantic World: Enslavement and Resistance Diaspora and Slavery: Africans in America/West Indies European exploration and conquest of Africa Struggle for Freedom Pan-African movement Contemporary African World African Diaspora (African-Americans, Civil War to Civil Rights) African Diaspora in the United States African Diaspora (African-Americans, Contributions in Science, Business, Film, Sports) African Diaspora in the Afro-Caribbean World Society and Values in the Black World (African Family, Religion in Africa and the Diaspora, African Women, and Health of Africa)
Searching the EIU Library Catalog
Searching the EIU Library Catalog
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