Africana Studies: Home

This LibGuide pulls together a variety of sources you may want to use if you're conducting research in the subject area of Africana Studies. This also serves as the Class Web Page and research starting point for these courses: AFRS 2000: Introduction to Africana Studies, AFRS 3000: Special Topics in Africana Studies, and AFRS 4000: Africana Studies Capstone.

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