A list of further reading concludes each volume. An index to all volumes appears at the end of each latest volume. Olin buys selected volumes. Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History . A comprehensive five volume encyclopedia covering African-American people, events, historical periods, places, cultural achievements, political activities, social movements, legal cases, from the 17th century to the present.
Bibliographical references accompany each article.
Illustrations and historical photographs augment the text. A comprehensive index, a list of biographees by profession, and several statistical appendices appear in volume 5. Statistics on economic, social, and political topics are included, and date coverage varies. A detailed table provides figures on church membership and on participation in associations and organizations. Mexican American writers are excluded.