The Hoover's collection is browsable by subject areas, each of which is marked by specific call numbers. Books relating to African American Studies are generally found using the following call number ranges (i.e. the book's number starts with these):
| 305.8 |
Racism |
| 305.896 |
African Americans and Social Aspects |
| 322.4 |
Political Action Groups |
| 323 |
Civil and Political Rights |
| 326 |
Slavery and Emancipation |
| 371.829 |
African Americans and Education |
| 973.0496 |
African Americans in American History |
Most of these books can be found on the first floor of the Library.
You can find the books you are looking for by locating the tag on the end of each book shelf that indicates the number range of the books on that shelf. So, if you are looking for books on civil rights just find the book shelf that contains books in the 323s.
