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African American Studies

African American Studies Subject Headings

You can search by specific subject headings like the ones listed below. Just copy the desired subject heading and do a subject search in Discovery. Paste the subject heading into the search box, choose "Subject" in the dropdown menu, and click submit. You will then find all library items related to that subject.

  • African Americans Civil Rights Southern States History 20th Century
  • African Americans Civil Rights History
  • African Americans Civil Rights History 20th Century
  • African American Arts
  • African Americans History
  • African Americans Music
  • African American Women
  • Civil Rights African American
  • Civil Rights Movements Unites States History 20th Century
  • Civil Rights Movements Southern States History 20th Century
  • Slaves
  • Slavery Southern States
  • Slaves Writings American

Books

Books and ebooks can be located through Discovery, our online catalog located on the library website.
  • Most useful for simple author/title searches or focused searches by keyword.
  • Almost all of our books are on the second floor of Waggoner Library.
  • Do you need a refresher on physically locating a print book on the shelf? Check out this useful visual guide!
  • Questions about ebooks? Please refer to our ebook guide or contact us.

What if we don't have what you need?

  • You can use our free InterLibrary Loan service to borrow books and articles from other libraries.

Browsing? Relevant Call Numbers

Browse the following call number ranges to find books relating to African American Studies:

E 185 - History

ML 3556 - Music influence

PS 508 - Literature

BR 563 - Religion

eBooks - Read Anytime, Anywhere

eBooks

Waggoner eBook collections integrate over 200,000 full text eBooks into our library catalog. After you search Discovery and view your result list, you can use the filter on the left side of the page to limit to eBooks (Hint: All Formats > Book > eBook).  Click on the title and open the record.

Waggoner eBook collections have options for the book to be viewed online, checked out to an eReader, or for sections of the book to be printed. To take advantage of these options, you will need to create a free account.  View the eBook LibGuide to learn more about our eBook collections and how to use them effectively.

Searching Discovery for eBooks:

  • Begin at the library homepage
  • Enter your search terms, click on the Books icon, then the green search button.              
  • Use filters on your Discovery search results to limit to:
    • Library - Trevecca Nazarene University collection
    • Format - eBook
  • Results will be Trevecca-owned eBooks, available online 24/7.

As nice as eBooks are, they are not perfect. Restrictions exist. Copyright and Digital Rights Management (DRM) limits how they can be accessed and downloaded. The eBook LibGuide will take you through the process of viewing eBooks here at Trevecca. It will also highlight the restrictions are you likely to encounter and the best way to manage these limitations.

Waggoner eBooks can also be searched directly in the following databases: