1,001 Black Inventions
Provides historical plays and programs about the vast intellectual accomplishments of African Americans. |
African American Album Vol.2
Presents the history of Charlotte-Mecklenburg County North Carolina's Black community from 1940 to the 1990s through photographs, oral history, audio and video. |
African American Historical Text Archive
Collection of articles and historical documents. |
African American History and Culture
Articles on historical achievements and educational interactive trivia game relating to black history. |
African American Newspapers The 19th Century CD-ROM
Searchable database contains a comprehensive collection of nineteenth-century newspapers. |
African American Pamphlets
The Daniel A. P. Murray Pamphlet Collection presents a review of history and culture spanning almost one hundred years. Among the authors represented are Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Benjamin W. Arnett, Alexander Crummel |
African American Resources at the Cincinnati Historical Society Library
Guide to 20th Century African American individuals, organizations and topics from the Greater Cincinnati area. Find books, articles, photographs and manuscripts. |
African American Resources at the Maryland State Archives
An archived history of black people in the state Maryland. |
African American World
Presents the broad range of the black experience in the United States, from the Harlem Renaissance to the ongoing debate over affirmative action. |
African Americans at World's Fairs and Expositions
Information from the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 to the Negro Historical and Industrial Exposition of 1915. |
African Americans in History
A brief biographical sketch of several key figures in African American history. |
African Americans in the Anti-Imperialist Movement
The effect of the anti-imperialist movement on African Americans. |
African Americans on Wall Street
Book chronicling the work of African American pioneers who broke social and racial barriers on Wall Street. |
African-American History
Jessica McElrath features many biographical sketches and stories of notable events and time periods. Her collection of photographs from the various periods is extensive. |
African-American Women On-line Archival Collections
Provides memoirs of Elizabeth Johnson Harris, born in Augusta, Georgia in 1867; letters of Hannah Valentine and Lethe Jackson, house slaves in Abingdon, Virginia; and a letter written by Vilet Lester, a slave in North Carolina from the Special Collections |
African-Native Genealogy and History
Celebrating the Estelusti ~ The Freedmen ~ Oklahoma's Black Indians of the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole Nations. |
Africans in America
A collection of images, documents, stories, biographies and commentaries depicting America's journey through slavery. |
Afrigeneas Archives
Monthly Archives of African Ancestored Genealogy Discussion at Mississippi State University. |
Afro-American Almanac
Presents a historical perspective of a nation, its people, and its cultural evolution. |
American Experience: Marcus Garvey
Documentary Marcus Garvey: Look For Me in the Whirlwind. Explores the life of the brilliant, yet controversial black leader. |
An African American Album
Exhibit from the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County features photographs reflecting life in the years before 1950. |
Behind the Scenes
1868 autobiography of Elizabeth Keckley, who went from slavery to the White House where she served Mary Todd Lincoln. |
Black Facts
Offers a free, searchable database of events in black history. |
Black History Page
Sound, video, historical text and important dates. |
Black History Pages
Stories from black history presented every day, with links to books and other resources. |
Black History Review
Honors African American achievement and teaches history. Includes biographical sketches and book and movie reviews. |
Black History Site
Includes articles and book reviews about black history and how the different races and genders fought hard to ensure that the struggle for equality by black Americans did not falter. |
Black History Treasure Hunt
This lesson planning site article, hosted by Education Worldweb, has 4 tests on African American history for students ranging from the 4th grade to the 9th. |
Black Indians and Pioneers
William Loren Katz shares his research on black Indians through essays, articles, tributes and photographs. |
Black Inventors Then and Now
Inventions and profiles from the 1700s to date. |
Black People & Their Place In World History
Read this summary of research by Dr. Leroy Vaughn about "Black Wall Street" in Tulsa, Oklahoma, black inventors, and possible Negro ancestry of five US presidents. |
Cane River Creole Colony
History of the Creole descendants of "CoinCoin and Thomas Pierre Metoyer." Includes research information, genealogy, photos, events, database, history, and discussion forum. |
Charleston Black Heritage
Charleston, SC guide for black history features history, gullah and geechee culture, points of interest, churches and a calendar of events. |
Christine's Black History Pages
Directory of black history with over two dozen categories full of resources. |
Christine's Genealogy Website
Numerous historical references including emigrants to Liberia, slave sales, and manumission records. |
Chronicling Black Lives in Colonial New England
The Christian Science Monitor tells some of the stories of black people enslaved in New England prior to the American Revolution. |
Conceive Believe Achieve
Non-profit organization provides photographic displays and syllabus to educate and promote tolerance and justice. |
Experience The Past
Resource for Black History with links, articles, and guestbook. |
Family Heritage House Museum
Features artifacts, literature and other resources, chronicling the history and cultural achievements of African Americans. Includes details of exhibits, workshops, hours, and directions to the location in Bradenton, Florida. |
Fanny Kemble and Pierce Butler
PBS provides a biographical sketch of this British actress who married a Georgia slaveholder and became an influential abolitionist. |
Father Ryan Black History Sites
African American military history, journalism, and Harlem Renassaince. |
Footsteps African American History
A magazine that celebrates the heritage of African Americans and explores their contributions to our culture. |
Freedmen and Southern Society Project
Documenting the history of emancipation during the era of the American Civil War, in the words of the participants themselves. |
Gateway to African American History
A comprehensive and well-annotated listing of sources about African American History. |
Hallowed Ground
Smithsonian Magazine investigation of old grave sites in New England is unearthing hard truths about Yankees and slavery. |
Historic White Rock Cemetery
Historic African-American cemetery under restoration in Lynchburg, Virginia. Searchable gravesite database. |
History of African American Newspapers
A project of The Reflector Newspaper, this page overviews the history and influence of black-run newspapers from before the Civil War to the present. |
History of St. Mary's County Maryland
Records the significant contributions of African-Americans in the development of St. Mary's County, Maryland. |
In Motion: The African-American Migration Experience
Resource for scholars and general audiences offering historical narratives, 8,300 illustrations and more than 60 maps, with three detailed sections on U.S. slavery. |
Kemet Nu Productions
Lectures, video, and audio tapes that link ancient Africa with African American history. |
Nat Love
The life and times of famous African American cowboy Nat Love. Includes key chapters from his "Adventures of Deadwood Dick" autobiography. |
New Philadelphia Illinois Historic Town
Dr Juliet E K Walker commemorates Free Frank McWorter who, born a slave in 1777, founded the first black town. |
New Philadelphia: A Pioneer Town
The New Philadelphia Association researches, preserves and celebrates the history of New Philadelphia, Pike County, Illinois. Tells the story of former slaves who built a racially integrated town before the Civil War. |
NPR : Hidden Museum Treasures: Fortune's Bones
A small museum in Waterbury, Connecticut, is struggling with a big question: what to do with a set of human remains in its collection. Harriet Baskas reports on a real skeleton in the closet, the bones of a slave named Fortune. Hear an excerpt from a po |
Our Shared History
A comprehensive project of The National Park Service to preserve and interpret African American history. |
Roberts Settlement
Briefly tells the story of Roberts Settlement in Indiana, founded in the mid 1800's by Elijah Roberts and his family. |
Seacoast New Hampshire Black History
The history of African Americans in New Hampshire. |
Slave Cemetery in Colonial Newport
Extensive information regarding one of America's oldest and largest slave and free person African-American cemetery. |
Small Towns Black Lives
Photographic documentary, art and history project of African American communities in southern New Jersey. |
South Carolina African American History
Honors African-American achievers from South Carolina. Honors a different person each month with a brief biography. |
Stamps on Black History
Tells the stories of dozens of black men and women whose faces have appeared on U.S. postage stamps. Also includes interactive quiz, word puzzles, writing activities, crafts, and coloring pages. |
The American Experience: Jubilee Singers
Traces the history of the choir of former slaves who toured the US and Europe to raise funds to keep Fisk University operating. |
The History Makers
Includes biographical information and audio and video clips about African Americans who have influenced history. |
The Impact of Dred Scott
During the 1850's, a black slave from Missouri claimed his freedom on the basis of seven years of residence in a free state and a free territory. Read the history of one of the most famous and controversial Supreme Court decisions ever taken and its effec |
The Internet African American History Challenge
An Internet-based curriculum enhancement tool for black history education programs. |
The Mis-Education of the Negro
A short version of the original book consisting of outlines and notes. |
The Ol' Auction Block in Luray, VA.
Through the years the story of the slave block has been kept alive by word of mouth among the inhabitants of the Shenandoah Valley. |
The Southern Experience in 19th Century America
The narrative of Bethany Veney. |
The Trials of The Scottsboro Boys
Information and analyses on the struggle for justice of nine teenage boys accused of the gang rape (in 1931) of two white girls in Alabama, and their several legal trials in the 1930s. |
Time Line of African American History
A time line of African American history (1852-1880) from the Library of Congress. |
Tucson's African American Community
Oral histories, photographs, and texts. |
Tulsa Reparations Coalition
The Report by the Oklahoma Commission to Study the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921. The Coalition is working to get reparations. |
Where in the heck is Allensworth, CA
Historical account on Colonel Allen Allensworth and the town named after him. |
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