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African-American History in New Jersey

Sources for researching the history of African Americans in New Jersey. This guide highlights materials available from the New Jersey State Library's collections and is not intended to represent all information sources for this topic.

Published by the U.S. Government

Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP)
Search for federal publications, including descriptive information for historical and current publications as well as direct links to the full document, when available. Users can search by authoring agency, title, subject, and general keywords. Maintained by the Government Publishing Office (GPO).

African-American Excellence and Innovation

Black Contributors to Science and Energy Technology
Call Number: E1.25: 0035
Black Farmers in America, 1865-2000 The Pursuit of Independent Farming and the Role of Cooperatives by Bruce J. Reynolds
Publication Date: 2003
Black Americans in Congress, 1870-2007 by House (U.S.), Office of History and Preservation (Produced by); Matthew Wasniewski (Editor)
ISBN: 9780160801945
Publication Date: 2008-10-03

African Americans of the Greatest Generation

Civil Rights Icons

Free at Last: The U.S. Civil Rights Movement by Michael Jay Friedman
Publication Date: 2008
Justice for all : the legacy of Thurgood Marshall
Publication Date: 2007

African Americans in the Military

Path Breakers: U.S. Marine African American Officers in Their Own Words
Publication Date: 2013
Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 by Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.
Publication Date: 2001

Library of Congress Resources

Library of Congress Magazine: Building Black History
Publication Date: 2018

African-American History Month: Federal Exhibitions and Collections

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