Subject Headings
Use the following subject headings to search for books, periodicals, and electronic resources in the Primo Library Catalog:
Abolitionists -- United States
African Americans in literature
American literature -- African American authors
American literature -- African American authors -- History and criticism
African Americans in literature
Antislavery Movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century
Enslaved persons -- United States -- Biography
Fugitive Slaves -- United States
Slavery in literature
Slave narratives-- United States
Slavery -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Slaves' writings, American
Book Review Databases
- Book Review Index Online This link opens in a new window
- Books in Print This link opens in a new window
- Nineteenth Century Literature Criticism This link opens in a new window
Basic Sources
Slavery and Abolition
Anthologies
African American Literature in Transition, 1865-1880: Volume 5, 1865-1880 by ISBN: 9781108427470Publication Date: 2021
The Portable Nineteenth-Century African American Women Writers by ISBN: 9780143105992Publication Date: 2017
Digital Archives and Primary Source Materials
Research Databases
- African American Newspapers: The 19th Century This link opens in a new window