Welcome to Oxford African American Studies Center

  • The Oxford African American Studies Center provides students, scholars and librarians with more than 20,000 articles by top scholars in the field
  • Over 2,500 images, more than 700 primary sources with specially written commentaries, and nearly 200 maps have been collected to enhance this reference content 
  • Discover over 60 "Focus On" articles which feature essays, photographic essays, and a selected list of articles that will further guide the reader here.

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Initiative on African American Psychologists

Dalmas Taylor

Starting in spring 2023, AASC will be publishing a series of new articles about African Americans in the field of Psychology, edited by Norman B. Anderson and Helen A. Neville.  Find out more.

Linda James Myers

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Read more about the life of Linda James Myers an American psychologist responsible for developing a theory of optimal psychology.   Find out more.

This month the African American Studies Center added 6 new articles and updated 15 entires as part of a new initiative on AASC to cover the major figures in the field of psychology. Explore the recently published articles now.

Photograph of a monument, during the Black Lives Matter protests

Letter From the Editor

"The following is an excerpt from Henry Louis Gates, Jr.’s The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song, the companion book for the PBS series The Black Church, premiering in February 2021..."

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Augustus Jenkins, Jr., Winter Break

Latest Publication

The Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro-Latin American Biography is a major biographical reference work covering the lives and legacies of notable Afro-descendants from the Caribbean and Latin American, men and women from all eras and walks of life.

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News

MAY 22, 2023

What's New in May 2023

The May update to the Oxford African American Studies Center has published 6 new entries and updated 15 entires.

JANUARY 26, 2023

What's New in January 2023

This month African American Studies Center adds 9 new articles.

OCTOBER 13, 2022

What's New in September 2022

This month African American Studies Center adds 12 new articles.