Research Guides: Ethnic Studies: African American Studies

African American Studies

Use keywords when searching

Use keywords to make a concise search query and avoid full sentences or too many words - this will yield better results :).

For example, African Americans and jazz.

Combine the name of the group you are studying with the aspect you want to find out about. For example,

African Americans AND (combine with one of the following):

OneSearch This link opens in a new window
OneSearch will show you results for print books and ebooks, along with all other types of sources contained in the Los Rios libraries.
Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new window
Newspapers, magazines, and scholarly journals published by and about various racial and ethnic groups in the United States.
Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
Background information from general and subject encyclopedias.
America: History & Life With Full Text This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journals, professional journals, and ebooks on the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present.
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journals, professional journals, reports and magazines in the social sciences, the humanities, and general sciences.

Black Thought and Culture This link opens in a new window
Letters, leaflets, speeches, and other primary source materials by notable Black figures, primarily from the United States.
Black Freedom Struggle in the United States This link opens in a new window
Primary source documents on Black and African American experiences, racial injustice, and antiracist activism in the United States from 1790 to 2000.
Debates over Slavery and Abolition This link opens in a new window
Manuscripts, monographs, newspapers, letters, and other primary source materials relating to slavery and abolition in the colonies and United States.
Institution of Slavery This link opens in a new window
Newspapers, first-person accounts, government records, correspondence, and other primary source materials related to how slavery was conducted and experienced in the colonies and United States.

Ebony Magazine Archive This link opens in a new window
Full content from 1945 to 2014 from the prominent mass-market magazine targeted to an African-American readership.
Jet Magazine Archive This link opens in a new window
Full content from the entertainment and culture magazine focused on African-American entertainment and culture.

Ashé Center
The mission of the ASHÉ Center (pronounced “ah-SHAY”) is to enhance the educational experience for students of African descent at Sacramento City College.
Black Student Union (BSU)
BSU's purpose is to challenge and enlighten Black students with cultural ideologies, encouraging awareness and excellence while simultaneously promoting and putting into habit practices that will improve the educational statistics and standards of Black students.
Umoja-SBA
Umoja is a Kiswahili word meaning “Unity”, and SBA (pronounced ‘say-bah’) is a Kemetic term meaning “teaching, wisdom, and study.” The Umoja-SBA learning community is committed to the academic success, personal growth, and development of students of African Ancestry, as well as other students of diverse ancestries, with an emphasis on first-year college students.