Black Access: A Bibliography of Afro-American Bibliographies

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Newman has done a phenomenal job of research that has resulted in an impressive compilation of bibliographies about the Afro-American experience. ... It is a scholarly work that focuses on the reference material published about Afro-Americans in the US and Canada. Slavery and the Reconstruction period are covered but the Civil War has been excluded. Newman's bibliography is organized alphabetically.... Black Access also contains a subject index and a chronological index that provides entries indicating the inclusive dates of the bibliographies they describe. ... This work is highly recommended for academic libraries, especially graduate collections, and for public libraries in large urban centers. Special collections serving black studies programs should regard this work as a necessity.-Choice
Newman has provided an in-depth compilation of more than 3,000 bibliographies dealing with Afro-Americans living in the U.S. ... A strict alphabetical arrangement by author is followed throughout, with helpful and easy-to-use Subject and Chronological Indexes at the end. A seven-page Preface by the compiler suggests the thoroughness of the researcher in preparing this useful tool. The appearance of Dorothy Porter's heretofore unpublished Fifty Years of Collecting' is a jewel in disguise. Any library supporting research in Afro-American studies will find that Black Access is an indispensable aid for their patrons.-Reference Books Bulletin
"Newman has provided an in-depth compilation of more than 3,000 bibliographies dealing with Afro-Americans living in the U.S. ... A strict alphabetical arrangement by author is followed throughout, with helpful and easy-to-use Subject and Chronological Indexes at the end. A seven-page Preface by the compiler suggests the thoroughness of the researcher in preparing this useful tool. The appearance of Dorothy Porter's heretofore unpublished Fifty Years of Collecting' is a jewel in disguise. Any library supporting research in Afro-American studies will find that Black Access is an indispensable aid for their patrons."-Reference Books Bulletin
"Newman has done a phenomenal job of research that has resulted in an impressive compilation of bibliographies about the Afro-American experience. ... It is a scholarly work that focuses on the reference material published about Afro-Americans in the US and Canada. Slavery and the Reconstruction period are covered but the Civil War has been excluded. Newman's bibliography is organized alphabetically.... Black Access also contains a subject index and a chronological index that provides entries indicating the inclusive dates of the bibliographies they describe. ... This work is highly recommended for academic libraries, especially graduate collections, and for public libraries in large urban centers. Special collections serving black studies programs should regard this work as a necessity."-Choice

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RICHARD NEWMAN is the author of over 200 books, articles, and reviews in African-American studies. He is currently research officer at the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for Afro-American Research at Harvard University. Prior to this, he was managing editor of the Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History. His most recent book is Go Down Moses: Celebrating the African American Spiritual.