Remember these search tips when using book catalogs or journal article databases.
Quotation marks = search for phrases (two or more words): "african american" or "20th century"
OR = more. Combine synonyms or similar terms to increase the number of results: jazz OR be-bop OR bop
AND = fewer. Use AND to narrow your results. Combine different concepts to narrow your search: Blues AND performers
The following terms link to search results in the Columbia College Chicago Library catalog.
Links to additional information provided by the CBMR are available for specific genres of Black Music (see below).
The following are a just a few of the titles available at the Library on African American music. Additional titles are available on specific performers, composers and musical genre.