Blacks
From Library of Congress Subject Headings
Blacks
- Here are entered works on blacks as an element in the population. Theoretical works discussing the black race from an anthropological point of view are entered under [Black race.]
- Works on black people in countries whose racial composition is predominantly black are assigned headings appropriate for the country as a whole without the use of the heading [Blacks.] The heading [Blacks] is assigned to works on such countries only if the work discusses blacks apart from other groups in the country.
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85014672
- info:lc/authorities/sh85014672
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85014672#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
Collection Membership(s)
Variants
- Negroes
Broader Terms
Narrower Terms
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Earlier Established Forms
- Negroes
General Notes
- Here are entered works on blacks as an element in the population. Theoretical works discussing the black race from an anthropological point of view are entered under [Black race.]
- Works on black people in countries whose racial composition is predominantly black are assigned headings appropriate for the country as a whole without the use of the heading [Blacks.] The heading [Blacks] is assigned to works on such countries only if the work discusses blacks apart from other groups in the country.
Example Notes
- Note under [Black race]
Change Notes
- 1986-02-11: new
- 2002-02-08: revised
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