This guide is designed to help you get started with your African and African-American Studies research. The River Campus Libraries provides access to a robust collection of print resources and online databases, including many collections of primary source materials.
Start with the Scholarly Sources and Primary Sources tabs to find resources for any project.
If you have questions as you begin your research, please feel free to reach out to me, Lindsey Baker (lindsey.baker@library.rochester.edu) – I'm the Liaison Librarian for African and African-American Studies and I'm always happy to help!
Want to meet with me on Zoom? Watch this quick video (runtime: 1:35) to see how to put time on my calendar.
Given the transdisciplinary nature of this field, you should also consult the library's subject guides for other relevant areas of study. Here are some that are relevant to topics in African and African-American Studies:
Looking for a guide for a different discipline?
Playing in the Shadows by 
Break Every Yoke: Religion, Justice, and the Abolition of Prisons by 
Contingent Kinship: The Flows and Futures of Adoption in the United States by 
Urban Slavery in Colonial Mexico: Puebla de los Ángeles, 1531-1706 by 
Conversations with John A. Williams by 
Remediation in Rwanda: Grassroots Legal Forums by 
Oliver Mtukudzi: Living Tuku Music in Zimbabwe by 
Sexual Discretion: Black Masculinity and the Politics of Passing by 