Image: Photograph by Russell Lee, "Negro boys on Easter morning. Southside, Chicago, Illinois." 1941.

Welcome to the African American History Guide.  This guide provides links to the most useful databases and electronic and print resources for researching the history of African Americans.  Use the tabs to navigate through the pages of this guide.

• Articles -  major databases for identifying articles on African American history
• Books -  databases for identifying books
• Encyclopedias - major encyclopedias on African American history
  
• Primary Sources - major collections of primary sources
  

General history databases and resources can be found on the History Guide. For resources dealing with contemporary  issues see the American Ethnic Studies guide.