This bibliography is selective rather than exhaustive. Among the topics covered are the urban Negro, relations between the races, discriminatory practices in all areas, and efforts to obtain political and economic freedom, as well as the education and cultural history of the Negro, his religious life, the social conditions under which he lives, and his historical past. Included are works depicting the lives of outstanding Negroes—abolitionists, fugitive slaves, educators, civil rights leaders, scientists, journalists, religious leaders, artists, athletes, and literary figures. The selection of many of the titles, especially in the fields of literature and history, was based on the frequency of requests for particular works in large library collections on the Negro and on their inclusion in the numerous bibliographies and reading lists now being compiled for use in junior colleges, colleges, and universities. In addition, bibliographic lists and essays appended to such works as _From Slavery to Freedom_, by John Hope Franklin; _North of Slavery_, by Leon F. Litwack; _The Burden of Race: a Documentary History of Negro-White Relations in America_, by Gilbert Osofsky; _The Negro in the Civil War_, by Benjamin Quarles; _The Black Power Revolt_, edited by Floyd B. Barbour; and _The Negro in the United States_, by E. Franklin Frazier, were consulted. Use was also made of previously published bibliographies such as Monroe Work’s _Bibliography of the Negro in Africa and America_ and Erwin A. Salk’s _A Layman’s Guide to Negro History_. While some books written especially for children and young people are included, and some of the other publications cited are well adapted to their use, no systematic effort was made to represent material of this type. Lists such as Miles M. Jackson’s _Bibliography of Negro History & Culture for Young Readers_ may be used as guides in this field. Identification of writers by race has not been attempted except in the section on fiction, which lists only novels and short stories written by representative Negro authors. While the writings of white novelists are not cited, the importance of the treatment of Negro characters and the educational, moral, and artistic value of works by such authors as Howard Fast, William Faulkner, Harper Lee, Du Bose Heyward, Julia Peterkin, Lillian Smith, Harriet Beecher Stowe, T. S. Stribling, and Mark Twain are undisputed. Apart from fiction, the publications of both white and Negro writers are included throughout the bibliography.