This paper focuses on the production of Master's theses at Howard University, Department of Romance Languages, over 60 years on the African diaspora, specifically on Black studies and themes in French and Spanish literature from 1930-1960. Howard University was the first of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to offer graduate training in the Romance languages. It was discovered that until the beginning of the 1960s, Master's theses were considered dissertations, with the first Master's thesis being officially awarded in 1932. It was not until Dr. W. Mercer Cook was appointed professor of French at Howard University in the early 1940s that courses on the Negro in French and French Caribbean literature were introduced. Prior to that, HBCUs concentrated more on the classical curriculum of Latin and Greek language and literature. A 38-item bibliography of Master's theses in this area completed at Howard University is provided. A list of the Master's theses completed on the African diaspora over a 60-year period is included. (NAV)