**These print materials are located in the reference collection on the lower level of the W.E.B. Du Bois library. The staff at the reference desk can assist you in locating or using these sources.
Dictionary of Afro-American Slavery
Ref E441 D53 1988
This one volume encyclopedia covers topics in American slavery from the point of European colonization through the end of Reconstruction. Each entry features a selected bibliography for further research, making it a great starting point for generating research topics.
This one volume encyclopedia covers topics in American slavery from the point of European colonization through the end of Reconstruction. Each entry features a selected bibliography for further research, making it a great starting point for generating research topics.
Ref E185 5574 1998
A collection of historical maps including many relevant to antislavery movements. Includes, for example, maps depicting slave rebellions, colonization and resettlement ventures, demographics of slave and free black populations. Includes map and text sources for further research.
Slavery in the United States: A Social, Political and Historical Encyclopedia
Ref E441 .S635 2007
This two volume encyclopedia is another great starting point for research topics, due to the ample bibliographies included with each entry. There's also an extensive primary document collection, featuring 200 pages of speeches, legislation, sermons, slave narratives, editorials and minutes of antislavery conventions.
Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience
Ref DT14 A37435 2005
A good general five-volume encyclopedia of African and African American studies.
RefWorks
RefWorks is a computer program that helps you to organize, store, format and cite information for your bibliography or works cited page. For assistance with RefWorks try the website RefWorks at the UMass Libraries or sign-up to attend a RefWorks Workshop at the library or online.
