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The following books from the Library's collections highlight a fraction of printed items related to the life, history, and culture of African Americans. The bibliography contains a selection of books for both general and young readers that will help the user begin an exploration of other items, leading to more related resources. Included in this section is a list of full-text eBooks. See the "Online Search Strategy" page under this section for search suggestions.
The following titles link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Each catalog record contains a list of hyperlinked subject headings that will expand or narrow the user's search for resources within the broad subject of African American History. Links are provided to online content, in some cases to more than one source.
The African-American Mosaic by 
The complete poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar, with the introduction to "Lyrics of lowly life," by W. D. Howells by 
The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African by 
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave by Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral by The following titles link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Each catalog record contains a list of hyperlinked subject headings that will expand or narrow the user's search for resources within the broad subject of African American History. Links are provided to online content when available.
The African-American Mosaic by 
African American Firsts by 
The Buffalo Soldiers by 
From Slavery to Freedom by 
Making African Diaspora Americas 1441-1900 by The following titles link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Each catalog record contains a list of hyperlinked subject headings that will expand or narrow the user's search for resources within the broad subject of African American History. Links are provided to online content when available.
100 African Americans Who Changed American History by 
A Child's Introduction to African American History by 
The Emancipation Proclamation by 
In the Time of the Drums by 
Journey to Freedom by 
Nat Love by 
