"Mainstream" African Americans or Blacks
Middle Class
Black Flight and Suburb*
Poor or low income
Ghetto
economic and social problems
underclass status
segregated
Biracial or multiracial or mixed race
inter-marriage
“one-drop"
octoroon
light-skinned or HUMAN skin color
Wealthy or Powerful
AFFLUENT BLACK
Names
African or Carib* Immigra*
Name of origin Country such as Nigeria or South Africa
AFRICANS
AFRICAN diaspora
Carib* Blacks and Immigra*
CARIBBEAN people
AFRICAN Americans -- Relations with Africans
AFRICAN Americans -- Relations with West Indians;
AFRICAN Americans -- Relations with Haitians;
Afro-Caribbean
Think of your research questions as a “grocery list” designed to guide you through a huge “storehouse” of information. This list will prevent you from getting off track as you sift through large quantities of information. Your list of questions may change and/or expand as your research progresses.
EXAMPLES
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The Abandoned |
The Transcendents |
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poverty |
Black Role Models |
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African Americans or Blacks or Black Americans |
Black Elite |
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Public Services or Government Programs |
Success and African Americans |
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Marshall Plan or Affirmative Action |
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The Mainstream Middle Class |
The Emergent Immigrant |
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Black Middle Class |
African Immigrants |
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Middle Class and African Americans |
Africa and and Immigrants and United States |
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Middle Class and Politics |
Education and African Immigrants |
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The Emergent-Mixed Race |
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Blacks and Race |
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Multiracial People or Bicultural or Mixed Race |
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African Americans and Culture |
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African Americans and History |
Once you identify a topic of interest, your next task is to focus your research. It can be challenging to find a focus, especially if you know little about the topic you’ve chosen to explore. Here are three strategies that Librarians recommend:
1. Go back to “why” you chose your topic. What made you choose your topic in the first place?
2. Pay attention to what aspects of your topic others are exploring or have researched already. As you read, note what “grabs” you.
3. Talk to others about your topic. Having your topic reflected by someone else can often spark great ideas.
See the Colorado State Univ Library Tutorial for more tips on how you can focus your topic.
RACIAL identity of blacks or
RACIAL identity of African Americans or
RACIAL identity of racially mixed people or
Race identity
STEREOTYPES (Social psychology)
RACIAL differences
miscegenation
LOVING V. VIRGINIA
Racial passing
“one-drop"
Affirmative Action
Desegregation