- 2 Souls
Presents essays on African American history and people.
www.2souls.com
- About.com: African American Women's History
The history of black women in America, from slavery through Reconstruction, Harlem Renaissance, and civil rights. Biographies, organizations, events, and movements.
www.womenshistory.about.com/od/africanamerican
- Africa Within
Resource for Africana studies articles, photos of Africa, major events in African American history, and biographies of prominent leaders.
www.africawithin.com
- African American Experience in Ohio, 1850-1920
Digitized collection of newspaper articles, photographs, serials, pamphlets, local government records, and manuscript materials.
www.ohiohistory.org/africanam
- African American History and Heritage Site
Resources and links for Black History Month, Kwanzaa, Martin Luther King Day, Juneteenth, and more.
www.creativefolk.com/blackhistory/blackhistory.html
- African American History of Western New York
History of African Americans in western New York from 1770 to 2000.
www.math.buffalo.edu/~sww/0history/hwny.html
- African American History Project
History of African Americans, with sections on the Dred Scott case, the post-Civil War era, early civil rights struggles, the civil rights movement, and school integration.
www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory
- African American History Timeline
Traces the chronology since 1600. Includes vignettes, lists of research guides, sources, and related links.
www.faculty.washington.edu/qtaylor/aa_history_public/aatimeline_index.htm
- African American Odyssey
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Highlights related rare books, government documents, manuscripts, maps, musical scores, plays, films, and recordings from the Library of Congress collection.
memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/aohome.html
- African American Perspectives: 1818-1907
Daniel A. P. Murray Pamphlet Collection presents a panoramic and eclectic review of African American history and culture. Held by the Library of Congress.
lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/aap/aaphome.html
- African American World
Connecting Black Americans with their history and culture in an interactive format that showcases the best of PBS and NPR, revealing the courage and talent that shaped this American journey.
www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld
- African Holocaust
Nonprofit society dedicated to the study of African history and culture.
www.africanholocaust.net
- African-American History Through the Arts
Investigation of African American history via the images and artifacts created by and about them. Includes streaming audio interview of a Rosewood Massacre descendent.
cghs.dade.k12.fl.us/african-american
- African-American Mosaic
Exhibition that traces black history from the colonization of North America to abolition to the post-World War II migration. From the Library of Congress.
www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html
- African-American Warriors
Includes overview of African-Americans in the military as well as brief biographies of individuals.
www.aawar.net
- African-American Women: On-line Archival Exhibits
Collection of letters and memoirs of 19th century slave women, from Duke University.
scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/collections/african-american-women.html
- Africana Online: Black History
Features articles on the history of blacks in America, including slavery, the civil rights movement, and artistic movements.
www.africanaonline.com
- Afro-American History
Provides a directory of black history links and information.
www.aawc.com/aah.html
- Afro-Louisiana History and Genealogy
Searchable database which contains background on 100,000 slaves who were brought to Louisiana in the 18th and 19th centuries.
www.ibiblio.org/laslave
- American Legacy
Publication dedicated to documenting African American history and culture.
www.americanlegacymag.com
- Amistad@
Learn about Amistad Mutiny, the historical rebellion of slaves aboard the Spanish schooner Amistad in 1839. Sites feature historical background, the vessel, the U.S. Supreme Court case, trial records and judgment, news accounts, biographical sketches, the legacy, and movie based on the 19th century rebellion at sea which became one of the milestones in the American history of abolition.
dir.yahoo.com/.../19th_Century/Amistad_Revolt
- Black Archives of Mid-America
Largest repository of African American history and artifacts in the Midwest.
www.blackarchives.org
- Black Experience in America, The
Comprehensive overview of African American history written by Norman Coombs.
www.rit.edu/~nrcgsh/bx.html
- Black Facts
Database searchable by date, word, or category.
www.blackfacts.com
- Black History of New Hampshire
New Hampshire's black history began in Portsmouth in 1645, and there are important stories to tell. The goal of the creators of this site is to tell those stories.
www.seacoastnh.com/blackhistory
- Black History Page
Monthly biographies, Kwanzaa information, historical events, and writings from Dr. King and Malcolm X.
members.aol.com/klove01/blackhis.htm
- Black History.com
Includes articles about the history and culture of Black Americans, plus interactive features for members.
www.blackhistory.com
- Black Oral History
Consists of interviews with African American pioneers and their descendents throughout Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. A project conducted by Quintard Taylor and his associates, Charles Ramsay and John Dawkins from 1972 to 1974.
www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/xblackoralhistory.html
- Black Panther Party@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Organizations/Black_Panther_Party
- Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed
Online reference guide to African American history by Professor Quintard Taylor, from the University of Washington.
www.blackpast.org
- Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords
A film by Stanley Nelson providing an in-depth examination of the history and contributions of African American newspapers. Includes journalist and newspaper profiles, and a timeline.
www.pbs.org/blackpress
- Black Wings: African American Pioneer Aviators
Featuring Bessie Coleman and other early pilots, the Civilian Pilot Training program, Tuskegee's 99th Pursuit Squadron, and the Freeman Field protests.
www.nasm.si.edu/interact/blackwings
- Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)@
Learn about Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, the United States Supreme Court decision that ended legal segregation in U.S. education. Sites provide articles, history, analysis, and text of the Supreme Court decision.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Specific_Cases/Brown_v__Board_of_Education_of_Topeka__1954_
- Charlotte & Mecklenburg: The African American Community
Learn about Charlotte and Mecklenburg County's rich African American history.
www.cmstory.org/african
- Church in the Southern Black Community, The
Exhibition which traces how Southern African-Americans experienced and transformed Protestant Christianity into the central institution of community life.
docsouth.unc.edu/church
- Deeper Shade of Black, A
History, film reviews, and literature.
www.seditionists.org/black/shade.html
- Dred Scott Decision (1856)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Specific_Cases/Dred_Scott_v__John_F__A__Sandford__1856_
- Duke Ellington's Washington
Profile of the African American community that flourished in Washington before the Harlem Renaissance. Includes noted black Washingtonians and a virtual tour of the Shaw/Uptown area.
www.pbs.org/ellingtonsdc
- Encyclopaedia Britannica: Guide to Black History
Examines nearly 400 years of African American history through five distinct time periods, from the struggles of slavery through the successes of the Civil Rights Movement.
search.eb.com/blackhistory
- Fisk University Jubilee Singers@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Music/Fisk_University_Jubilee_Singers
- Forever Free
Story of the 52 African American men who served Texas as elected officials in the Reconstruction era.
www.tsl.state.tx.us/exhibits/forever
- Freedmen's Bureau@
Explore the Freedmen's Bureau, the federal agency formed during the Reconstruction to aid distressed refugees of the American Civil War. Sites feature history, documents, activities' handbook, lesson plans to explain the sharecropping system, as well as transcriptions of reports and records of the agency also called the 'Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands' since it helped the 'freedmen' or freed slaves.
dir.yahoo.com/.../19th_Century/Freedmen_s_Bureau
- Gallery of Greats
Miller Brewing Company honors great African-Americans through the Gallery of Greats calendar program.
www.galleryofgreats.com
- Hartford Black History Project
Celebrates the contribution of the African American community to Hartford's history. Includes pictures.
www.hartford-hwp.com/HBHP
- Homecoming... Sometimes I am Haunted by Memories of Red Dirt and Clay
The story of African American land loss and a chronicle of black farmers from the Civil War to the present.
www.pbs.org/homecoming
- I was a Negro in the South for 30 Days
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Ray Sprigle posed as a black man in 1948 to experience firsthand what life was like living under the system of legal segregation known as Jim Crow.
www.post-gazette.com/sprigle/default.asp
- In Motion: The African-American Migration Experience
Features articles, photographs, maps, and historic documents devoted to the migrations that have formed and transformed our nation.
www.inmotionaame.org
- James Byrd, Jr. Murder@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Hate_Crimes/James_Byrd__Jr__Murder
- Keefe Black History
Covers African culture in the 1700s all the way to blacks today.
www.angelfire.com/mo/keefeblackhistory
- Lest We Forget
Newsletter providing information and resources regarding African American history and culture.
www.coax.net/people/lwf
- Maryland's African-American Heritage
Explores the African American experience in Maryland including biographies and historical timelines.
library.thinkquest.org/3337/main.html
- Montford Point Marines@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Marine_Corps/Montford_Point_Marines
- National Park Service: African American Heritage Travel
Links to historical places in the U.S. where African Americans made a difference. Find travel destinations by theme, by city, or by region.
www.nps.gov/history/aahistory/travel/travel.htm
- New York City African Burial Ground@
dir.yahoo.com/.../History/Archaeology
- North Star, The
Journal of African American religious history.
northstar.vassar.edu
- Nubian Message
Serving NC State's African American community since 1992.
www.ncsu.edu/nubian
- Our Black Heritage.com
Remembering and honoring African American history by sharing historical documents from the early 1800s through the early 1900s.
www.ourblackheritage.com
- Our Shared History: African American Heritage
Guide to historic places, people, and events presented by the National Park Service.
www.cr.nps.gov/aahistory
- PBS: This Far by Faith
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Companion site to the six-part documentary exploring three centuries of African American spirituality. Includes interactive timeline, discussions, profiles, and vignettes.
www.pbs.org/thisfarbyfaith
- Plessy v Ferguson: 163 U.S. 537 (1896)@
Learn about Plessy v. Ferguson, the landmark decision which upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation in public accommodations. Sites offer background information, overview, analysis, and text of the verdict that passed the "separate but equal" provision.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Specific_Cases/Plessy_v__Ferguson__1896_
- Port Chicago Mutiny@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Navy/Port_Chicago_Mutiny
- Real African American Heroes
Dedicated to all African-Americans who over the years have made a difference.
www.raahistory.com
- Recent Acquistions in African-American History & Literature - University of Virginia
www.lib.virginia.edu/exhibits/rec_acq/home.html
- Rosewood Massacre@
dir.yahoo.com/.../1920s/Rosewood_Massacre
- Say It Plain
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A century of great African American speeches. From American RadioWorks.
americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/sayitplain/index.html
- Scottsboro Boys Trial@
dir.yahoo.com/.../1930s/Scottsboro_Boys_Trial
- Separate Is Not Equal - Brown v. Board of Education
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History presents this special exhibition to commemorate the 50th anniversary of this major turning point in American history.
americanhistory.si.edu/Brown/index.html
- Small Towns, Black Lives
Photographic documentary and history project of African American communities in southern New Jersey.
smalltownsblacklives.com
- South Carolina African American History Online
Monthly biographies of influential African Americans.
www.scafam-hist.org
- Stamp on Black History
An introduction to just a few important black men and women - those who have been honored on United States postage stamps.
library.thinkquest.org/10320/Stamps.htm
- Teenwire.com: Teens - the Forgotten Face of Black History
Describes the role of teens in Black History.
www.teenwire.com/index.asp?taStrona=http://www.teenwire.com/takingac/articl...
- Tuskegee Syphilis Study@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Syphilis/Tuskegee_Study
- USS Mason (DE-529)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Destroyers/USS_Mason__DE_529_
- Wikipedia: African American History
Overview of the history of blacks in the U.S., from their African origins through the civil rights movement and into the 21st century. Also provides a number of external links to other African American history resources.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_American_history
- World Book Encyclopedia: The African American Journey
Presents the story of African Americans, from slavery to emancipation and the struggle for civil rights.
www2.worldbook.com/features/aajourney/html/intro.html
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