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This page is for listing bibliographic info for books, magazine articles, etc. that cover Black architects. We can also put information about library databases, etc., that will help us find such sources.


 * An excellent 2001 article from Detroit Free Press: and the jump

African-American Architects: a biographical dictionary, 1865-1945, by Dreck Spurlock Wilson (2004)

 * Donna White
 * Francis Griffin

Internet Archive

 * Here is a pre-populated search on "Black architect"
 * A search on "architect" in the book Getting It Together: Black Businessmen in America (1971)
 * African-American Architects: a biographical dictionary, 1865-1945, by Dreck Spurlock Wilson (2004)


 * Encyclopedia of African-American Business:
 * Volume 1
 * Volume 2


 * African American Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs


 * The Complete Encyclopedia of African American History:
 * 400 Years of Achievement
 * Heroes and Heroines
 * Notable Firsts


 * Afro-American Journal and Directory, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1894


 * Black heritage sites : an African American odyssey and finder's guide


 * Black Architects, Ebony, 2005

Example Maps

 * The_20th-Century_Architecture_of_Frank_Lloyd_Wright - example maps with labels

Johnson Publishing Company
Johnson Publishing Company was an American publishing company founded in November 1942 by African-American businessman John H. Johnson. It was headquartered in Chicago.

Publications

 * See Johnson Publishing Publications for more info
 * Ebony – monthly general interest magazine (November 1, 1945 – June 2016)
 * EbonyJet.com – branded web presence (circa 2007 – June 2016)
 * Ebony Jr! (May 1973 – October 1985), resumed online in 2007
 * Negro Digest (November 1942 – November 1951) resumed in June 1961, renamed Black World (May 1970 – April 1976)