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African American Literature: Home

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OED

Oxford English Dictionary (OED Online)
The Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past.

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Streaming Video

Encyclopedias/Anthologies

*The Norton Anthology of African American Literature
Publication Date: 2004
print book; Jupiter campus
*request accompanying CDs at circulation desk
Contemporary African American Literature
Publication Date: 2013
e-book
Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers
Publication Date: 2007
e-book

Books in the Catalog

African American Literature
Publication Date: 2004
print book; Jupiter campus
Masterpieces of African-American Literature
Publication Date: 1992
print book; Boca Raton campus (request via UBorrow)
Scarring the Black Body
Publication Date: 2002
e-book

Databases (Articles)

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