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African American History R.Q.W.s (Research Quality Websites)
When researching African American history, it is IMPORTANT to use sources that have been fact checked and do not include racially biased information. Listed below are reliable sources that will help your search.
* Check out our print collection listed below:
*The Biographical Dictionary of African Americans (R 920 K863)
*African American Voices of Triumph (R 973.03 AF83)
*African American Inventors (R 509.2 H324)
*African American Doctors ( R 610.92 H324)
*African Authors (R 896 H419)
*Black American Writers Past and Present : a Biographical and Bibliographical Dictionary (016 R895)
*Famous Negro Athletes (920 B644)
*Seven Black American Scientists (920 H324)
*Interesting People: Black American History Makers (920 L512)
*The Pittsburgh Crawfords: the Lives and Times
of Black Baseball’s Most Exciting Team (796.357 B225)
*The Tuskegee Airmen (940.54 H271)
* Check out our print collection listed below:
*The African American Encyclopedia (R 973 AF83)
*Reference Library of Black America (R 973 R259)
*History of the African American People (R 973 H789)
* Check out our Biography & History (American) databases for reliable ebooks, eperiodicals, and RQW sites about the person you are researching!
*In addition to the links below, check out our American History databases for reliable ebooks, eperiodicals, and RQW sites about the event you are researching!
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