African American Literature

Black Studies Center brings together essential historical and current material for researching the past, present and future of African-Americans, the wider African Diaspora, and Africa itself. It is comprised of the Schomburg Studies on the Black Experience, the International Index to Black Periodicals (IIBP), The Chicago Defender, ProQuest Dissertations for Black Studies, and the Black Literature Index.

Scholarly biographical articles with short bibliographies on deceased notable Americans.

Biographical information on thousands of people throughout history and from around the world.

A collection of reference titles to search for dictionary definitions, facts, figures, people, places, dates, and quotations. Includes many biographical reference works.