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What is Oxford African American Studies Center? Welcome Home Featured Content Browse Search Tools and Resources Updates For More Information The Oxford African American Studies Center combines the authority of carefully edited reference works with sophisticated technology to create the most comprehensive collection of scholarship available online to focus on the lives and events which have shaped African American and African history and culture. The Oxford African American Studies Center provides students, scholars and librarians with more than 10, 000 articles by top scholars in the field. The core content includes: • Articles from: Africana, Encyclopedia of African American History, 1619 -1895, Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present, Black Women in America, Second Edition, African American National Biography • Timelines, lesson plans, family trees, and interviews with notable figures • Content updated three times per year

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Welcome Home Featured Content Browse Search Tools and Resources Updates For More Information Henry Louis Gates Jr. interviews prominent people in the African American community

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