African American Studies  Tags: culture minority_experience literature social_change  

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Some suggested subject headings for African American Studies (tip: you can just copy and paste into the QuickSearch boxes  to the left)

African American preaching
African American press -- History
African Americans--Biography
African Americans--Ohio River Valley
African Americans -- Race identity
American literature--African American authors--History and criticism
African Americans in advertising
Antislavery Movements
Black power
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History
Discrimination in criminal justice administration
Folk art--Mississippi
Folk music--United States--History and Criticism
Folk songs, English--United States
Folklore in literature
John Henry (Legendary character)
Race in literature
Segregation
Slavery -- United States -- Controversial literature
Slavery and the church
Spirituals (Songs)
Stereotype (Psychology) in literature
Underground Railroad

Here are some Library of Congress call number browsing areas related to rivers.  General collection books in these areas can be found on the library's second and third floors.

B                              Philosophy, psychology, religion
BR563                   Christianity: African American religious experience
BP                          Islam: African American religious experience

E                            United States History
F1-F970              United States History: By local area or region

GN                          Anthropology, Folklore
GN269-279           Race (General)
GN301-674           Ethnology. Social and cultural anthropology.
GR110s                 African-American folklore

HN                        Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform.
HN30-39              The church and social problems
HT851-1445        Slavery
HT1501-1595     Races, including race relations.

M1366                Jazz ensembles
M2198-2199     Gospel, revival, temperance, etc. songs
ML3400-3465    Dance music
ML3469-3541    Popular music

N                        Fine Arts
N6530s              African American artists (General)
ND237.M78       Grandma Moses [Note: search under artist's name to find appropriate section!]

PS                         American literature
PS163-173           American literature, by special topics or classes
PS3563.O8749   Toni Morrison [Note: search under author's nameto find the right area!]

TR23                African American photographers

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