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This guide provides selected reference sources for African Diaspora.

Selected encyclopedias and handbooks

• 50 events that shaped African American history : an encyclopedia of the American mosaic 
• African American almanac
• African American authors, 1745-1945 bio-bibliographical critical sourcebook
• African American literature: an encyclopedia for students
• African American writers
• Ashgate research companion to black sociology
• Black power encyclopedia : from "Black is beautiful" to urban uprisings [print]
• Encyclopedia of African-American culture and history : the Black experience in the Americas
• Encyclopedia of African American Religions
• Encyclopedia of African history
• Handbook of African Philosophy
• Encyclopedia of the Black Arts Movement
• Encyclopedia of Black studies
• Encyclopedia of race and racism
• Encyclopedia of racism in American films
• Handbook of African American literature
• Handbook of African Philosophy of Difference
• Handbook of Racism, Xenophobia, and Populism: All Forms of Discrimination in the United States and Around the Globe
• Palgrave Handbook of African Men and Masculinities
• Palgrave Handbook of Violence in Africa
• Routledge companion to African American art history
• Routledge companion to African American theatre and performance
• Routledge handbook of contemporary African migration
• Routledge handbook of Pan-Africanism
• Routledge handbook of queer African studies
• Routledge handbook of the ethics of discrimination
• Routledge handbook of the new African diasporic literature 
• Routledge international handbook of colorism
• Routledge international handbook of harmful cultural practices 
• Sage eReference
• Sage Encyclopedia of African Cultural Heritage in North America
• St. James encyclopedia of hip hop culture

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