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History 121A: African American History to 1877

Survey of pre-contact Africa, indigenous social structures, class relations, encounter with Europe, forced migration, Africa's gift to America, slavery and resistance, industrialization, emigration vs. assimilation, Civil War, Reconstruction, and more

Introduction

'A survey of pre-contact Africa, indigenous social structures, class relations, the encounter with Europe, forced migration, seasoning, resistance, Africa's gift to America, slavery and its opponents, industrialization, emigration vs. assimilation, stratification, Convention Movement, Black feminism, Civil War, and Reconstruction.'

Reference Sources By Topic

 

Africa & African Diaspora                      Slavery 
African American Slavery: Resistance & Revolt

Reference sources:

  • Provide comparatively brief overview essays about a broad subject area or detailed short discussions of specific topics
  • Supply and define keywords and timelines, as well as describe important concepts you can incorporate into article and book searches 
  • Always cite sources the author consulted which provides helpful clues about other relevant resources

Reference sources—Africa & Diaspora

As well as the titles about Africa listed here, see sources on individual African countries in the Clio World Bibliographic Series and Scarecrow Historical Dictionaries, located in the DT section of McHenry Reference compact shelving on 2nd (main) floor.

Reference sources—African American

Use encyclopedias and other reference materials to expand or narrow your topic, verify dates, names, alternate spellings, &c.

Reference sources—slavery

Reference sources—slavery: resistance & revolt