“African American & Black” and “African”
BISAC Subject Headings
BISAC (Book Industry Standards and Communications) codes are the industry-standard alphanumeric system used to categorize books by subject, genre, and subgenre, helping retailers, distributors, and libraries quickly identify where a book belongs.
This is a small subset of the almost 6,000 BISAC codes. Visit the Book Industry Study Group to review the Complete BISAC Subject Headings List.
| BISAC Code | Subject Heading Definition: 101 Codes |
|---|---|
| ART015010 | Art / African |
| ART038000 | Art / African American & Black |
| BIO002010 | Biography & Autobiography / African American & Black |
| CGN022000 | Comics & Graphic Novels / African American & Black |
| CKB001000 | Cooking / Regional & Cultural / African |
| CKB078000 | Cooking / Regional & Cultural / Soul Food |
| DRA011000 | Drama / African |
| DRA001010 | Drama / African American & Black |
| EDU060060 | Education / Schools / Types / Historically Black Colleges & Universities (hbcus) |
| FAM062000 | Family & Relationships / African American & Black Families |
| FIC049080 | Fiction / African American & Black / Afrofuturism & Africanfuturism |
| FIC049010 | Fiction / African American & Black / Christian |
| FIC049030 | Fiction / African American & Black / Erotica |
| FIC049090 | Fiction / African American & Black / Family Life |
| FIC049100 | Fiction / African American & Black / Fantasy (incl. Sword & Soul) |
| FIC049000 | Fiction / African American & Black / General |
| FIC049040 | Fiction / African American & Black / Historical |
| FIC049110 | Fiction / African American & Black / Horror |
| FIC049120 | Fiction / African American & Black / Inspirational |
| FIC049050 | Fiction / African American & Black / Mystery & Detective |
| FIC049130 | Fiction / African American & Black / Science Fiction |
| FIC049070 | Fiction / African American & Black / Urban & Street Lit |
| FIC049020 | Fiction / African American & Black / Women |
| FIC143000 | Fiction / Places / Africa |
| FIC049060 | Fiction / Romance / African American & Black |
| FIC083010 | Fiction / World Literature / Africa / East Africa |
| FIC083000 | Fiction / World Literature / Africa / General |
| FIC083020 | Fiction / World Literature / Africa / Nigeria |
| FIC083030 | Fiction / World Literature / Africa / Southern Africa |
| FIC083040 | Fiction / World Literature / Africa / West Africa |
| FIC111020 | Fiction / World Literature / Middle East / Egypt & North Africa |
| HEA057000 | Health & Fitness / African American & Black |
| HEA003050 | Health & Fitness / Beauty & Grooming / Black Hair |
| HIS001010 | History / Africa / Central |
| HIS001020 | History / Africa / East |
| HIS001000 | History / Africa / General |
| HIS001030 | History / Africa / North |
| HIS001040 | History / Africa / South / General |
| HIS047000 | History / Africa / South / Republic of South Africa |
| HIS001050 | History / Africa / West |
| HIS056000 | History / African American & Black |
| HIS041030 | History / Caribbean & West Indies / Haiti |
| HIS041040 | History / Caribbean & West Indies / Jamaica |
| JUV011060 | Juvenile Fiction / African American & Black / Afrofuturism & Africanfuturism |
| JUV011070 | Juvenile Fiction / African American & Black / Biographical |
| JUV011080 | Juvenile Fiction / African American & Black / Black Hair |
| JUV011090 | Juvenile Fiction / African American & Black / Family Life |
| JUV011010 | Juvenile Fiction / African American & Black / General |
| JUV011100 | Juvenile Fiction / African American & Black / Historical |
| JUV011110 | Juvenile Fiction / African American & Black / Inspirational |
| JUV004050 | Juvenile Fiction / Biographical / Africa |
| JUV008150 | Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / African American & Black |
| JUV016010 | Juvenile Fiction / Historical / Africa |
| JUV017180 | Juvenile Fiction / Holidays & Celebrations / Juneteenth |
| JUV017050 | Juvenile Fiction / Holidays & Celebrations / Kwanzaa |
| JUV012050 | Juvenile Fiction / Legends, Myths, Fables / African |
| JUV030010 | Juvenile Fiction / Places / Africa |
| JNF018060 | Juvenile Nonfiction / African American & Black / Black Hair |
| JNF018070 | Juvenile Nonfiction / African American & Black / Family Life |
| JNF018010 | Juvenile Nonfiction / African American & Black / General |
| JNF018080 | Juvenile Nonfiction / African American & Black / History |
| JNF025010 | Juvenile Nonfiction / History / Africa |
| JNF026160 | Juvenile Nonfiction / Holidays & Celebrations / Juneteenth |
| JNF026050 | Juvenile Nonfiction / Holidays & Celebrations / Kwanzaa |
| JNF038010 | Juvenile Nonfiction / Places / Africa |
| FOR001000 | Language Study / African Languages (see Also Swahili) |
| LCO001000 | Literary Collections / African |
| LCO002010 | Literary Collections / African American & Black |
| LIT004010 | Literary Criticism / African |
| LIT004040 | Literary Criticism / African American & Black |
| MUS057000 | Music / African American & Black |
| NAT049010 | Nature / Regional / Africa |
| PHI047000 | Philosophy / African |
| PHI051000 | Philosophy / African American & Black |
| POE007000 | Poetry / African |
| POE005050 | Poetry / African American & Black |
| POL079000 | Political Science / Black Nationalism & Pan-africanism |
| POL053000 | Political Science / World / African |
| PSY076000 | Psychology / African American & Black |
| REL128000 | Religion / African American & Black |
| REL121000 | Religion / African Diaspora Religion, Spirituality & Theology |
| REL067140 | Religion / Christian Theology / African American & Black |
| SOC056000 | Social Science / Black Studies (global) |
| SOC001000 | Social Science / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African American & Black Studies |
| SOC008010 | Social Science / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies |
| TRV002010 | Travel / Africa / Central |
| TRV002020 | Travel / Africa / East / General |
| TRV002030 | Travel / Africa / East / Kenya |
| TRV002000 | Travel / Africa / General |
| TRV002050 | Travel / Africa / North / General |
| TRV002040 | Travel / Africa / North / Morocco |
| TRV002070 | Travel / Africa / South / General |
| TRV002060 | Travel / Africa / South / Republic of South Africa |
| TRV002080 | Travel / Africa / West |
| YAF046120 | Young Adult Fiction / African American & Black |
| YAF010190 | Young Adult Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / African American & Black |
| YAF024010 | Young Adult Fiction / Historical / Africa |
| YAF046020 | Young Adult Fiction / Places / Africa |
| YAN038110 | Young Adult Nonfiction / African American & Black |
| YAN025010 | Young Adult Nonfiction / History / Africa |
| YAN038020 | Young Adult Nonfiction / Places / Africa |
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