General:
African-American Baptist Annual Reports, 1865-1990s. Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources, Inc., 1999. Iowa churches and associations. /Microfilm 43/

Barnes, Charline J. Life Narratives of African Americans in Iowa. Chicago, IL: Arcadia Publishing, 2001. 128p. Bibliography. Photographs. Voices of America Series. /GC 977.7 B26ia/

Barnes, Charline J. and Floyd Bumpers. Iowa's Black Legacy. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2000. 128p. Black America Series. Bibliography. Photographs. /GC 977.7 B26i/

Bergmann, Leola Marjorie Nelson. The Negro in Iowa. Iowa City, IA: State Historical Society of Iowa, 1969. 96p. Editorial addendum by Wm. J. Petersen. Bibliography. Notes. Tables. /GC 977.7 B454n/

Hawthorne, Frances E. African Americans in Iowa: A Chronicle of Contributions, 1830-1992. Des Moines, IA: African American History Project, 1992. 101p. Bibliography. Illusrations. Index.

Morgans, James Patrick. The Underground Railroad on the Western Frontier: Escapes from Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, and the Territories of Kansas, Nebraska and the Indian Nations, 1840-1865. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2010. 221p. Bibliography. Illustrations. Index. Notes. Photographs. /GC 978 M823mo/

Silag, Bill, ed. Outside In: African-American History in Iowa, 1838-2000. Des Moines, IA: State Historical Society of Iowa, 2001. . 580p Illustrations. Index. Notes. Photographs. /GC 977.7 Ou89s/

Wilbur H. Siebert Collection: Microfilm Edition. Columbus, OH: Ohio Historical Society, 2001. Underground Railroad. /Microfilm Roll 4/

Dubuque County:
Chaichian, Mohammad A. White Racism on the West Urban Frontier: Dynamics of Race and Class in Dubuque, Iowa (1800-2000). Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press, 2006. 254p. Index. Bibliography. Notes. /GC 977.701 D85ch/

Linn County:
Koos, Lynn. The Only One. Cedar Rapids, IA: African American Museum of Iowa, 2012. 21p. Photographs. /GC 977.702 C32afo/

Monroe County:
Monroe County, Iowa Marriages, African American 1900-1929, Groom Index & Bride Index. Des Moines, IA: Iowa Genealogical Society, 1982. 48p. /GC 977.701 M75mad/

Polk County:
Parker, Honesty. African Americans of Des Moines and Polk County. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2011. 127p. Photographs. "Images of America Series." /GC 977.702 D46par/