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The History Makers - http://www.thehistorymakers.com/
Includes biographical information and audio and video clips about African Americans who have influenced history. |
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African American Pamphlets - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aap/aaphome.html
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, and Emanuel Love. |
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African-American Women On-line Archival Collections - http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/collections/african-american-women.html
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 at Duke University. |
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African-American History - http://afroamhistory.about.com/
Jessica McElrath features many biographical sketches and stories of notable events and time periods. Her collection of photographs from the various periods is extensive. |
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Africans in America - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/home.html
A collection of images, documents, stories, biographies and commentaries depicting America's journey through slavery. |
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In Motion: The African-American Migration Experience - http://www.inmotionaame.org
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. |
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Our Shared History - http://www.nps.gov/history/aahistory/
A comprehensive project of The National Park Service to preserve and interpret African American history. |
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Black Facts - http://www.blackfacts.com/
Offers a free, searchable database of events in black history. |
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The Trials of The Scottsboro Boys - http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/scottsb.htm
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. |
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American Experience: Marcus Garvey - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/garvey/
Documentary Marcus Garvey: Look For Me in the Whirlwind. Explores the life of the brilliant, yet controversial black leader. |
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The American Experience: Jubilee Singers - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/singers/
Traces the history of the choir of former slaves who toured the US and Europe to raise funds to keep Fisk University operating. |
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Freedmen and Southern Society Project - http://www.history.umd.edu/Freedmen/
Documenting the history of emancipation during the era of the American Civil War, in the words of the participants themselves. |
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African-Native Genealogy and History - http://www.african-nativeamerican.com/
Celebrating the Estelusti ~ The Freedmen ~ Oklahoma's Black Indians of the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole Nations. |
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African American World - http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/
Presents the broad range of the black experience in the United States, from the Harlem Renaissance to the ongoing debate over affirmative action. |
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Afrigeneas Archives - http://www.msstate.edu/listarchives/afrigeneas/
Monthly Archives of African Ancestored Genealogy Discussion at Mississippi State University. |
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Black Indians and Pioneers - http://www.williamlkatz.com/
William Loren Katz shares his research on black Indians through essays, articles, tributes and photographs. |
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History of St. Mary's County Maryland - http://www.ucaconline.org/
Records the significant contributions of African-Americans in the development of St. Mary's County, Maryland. |
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Footsteps African American History - http://www.footstepsmagazine.com/
A magazine that celebrates the heritage of African Americans and explores their contributions to our culture. |
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Fanny Kemble and Pierce Butler - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1569.html
PBS provides a biographical sketch of this British actress who married a Georgia slaveholder and became an influential abolitionist. |
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Stamps on Black History - http://library.thinkquest.org/2667/
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. |
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Historic White Rock Cemetery - http://www.historicwrc.org
Historic African-American cemetery under restoration in Lynchburg, Virginia. Searchable gravesite database. |
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New Philadelphia Illinois Historic Town - http://www.newphiladelphiaillinois.org/
Dr Juliet E K Walker commemorates Free Frank McWorter who, born a slave in 1777, founded the first black town. |
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History of African American Newspapers - http://cti.itc.virginia.edu/~aas405a/newspaper.html
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. |
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New Philadelphia: A Pioneer Town - http://www.newphiladelphiail.org
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. |
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The Impact of Dred Scott - http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/E/dred_scott/scottxx.htm
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 effect on the next several years. |
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Family Heritage House Museum - http://mcc1.mccfl.edu/heritage/
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. |
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Black History Pages - http://5x5media.com/bhp/index.shtml
Stories from black history presented every day, with links to books and other resources. |
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African American Album Vol.2 - http://www.cmstory.org/aaa2/
Presents the history of Charlotte-Mecklenburg County North Carolina's Black community from 1940 to the 1990s through photographs, oral history, audio and video. |
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An African American Album - http://www.cmstory.org/african/album/volume1/
Exhibit from the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County features photographs reflecting life in the years before 1950. |
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South Carolina African American History - http://www.scafricanamerican.com
Honors African-American achievers from South Carolina. Honors a different person each month with a brief biography. |
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Charleston Black Heritage - http://www.charlestonblackheritage.com
Charleston, SC guide for black history features history, gullah and geechee culture, points of interest, churches and a calendar of events. |
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Black History Treasure Hunt - http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson052.shtml
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. |
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Seacoast New Hampshire Black History - http://www.seacoastnh.com/blackhistory/
The history of African Americans in New Hampshire. |
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The Southern Experience in 19th Century America - http://docsouth.unc.edu/fpn/veney/veney.html
The narrative of Bethany Veney. |
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African American History and Culture - http://www.knowyourblackhistory.com/
Articles on historical achievements and educational interactive trivia game relating to black history. |
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African American Resources at the Cincinnati Historical Society Library - http://library.cincymuseum.org/aag/guide.html
Guide to 20th Century African American individuals, organizations and topics from the Greater Cincinnati area. Find books, articles, photographs and manuscripts. |
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1,001 Black Inventions - http://www.pinpoints.org
Provides historical plays and programs about the vast intellectual accomplishments of African Americans. |
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Black History Site - http://blackhistorysite.net
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. |
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Where in the heck is Allensworth, CA - http://www.fredyt123.com/Allensworth.html
Historical account on Colonel Allen Allensworth and the town named after him. |
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Kemet Nu Productions - http://www.kemetnu.com/
Lectures, video, and audio tapes that link ancient Africa with African American history. |
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African Americans in History - http://www.uga.edu/iaas/research/history.html
Learn about influential individuals who helped the political, social, and technological development of the United States. Includes links to sound files and original texts. |
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The Ol' Auction Block in Luray, VA. - http://www.crowncity.net/auctionblock/
Through the years the story of the slave block has been kept alive by word of mouth among the inhabitants of the Shenandoah Valley. |
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Behind the Scenes - http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/keckley/keckley.html
1868 autobiography of Elizabeth Keckley, who went from slavery to the White House where she served Mary Todd Lincoln. |
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Cane River Creole Colony - http://www.canerivercolony.com
History of the Creole descendants of "CoinCoin and Thomas Pierre Metoyer." Includes research information, genealogy, photos, events, database, history, and discussion forum. |
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Voices: Tribute to African American Heritage - http://madisonvoices.com/africanamericanhistory/
Feature on African-American history from the Madison Voices newspaper. |
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NPR : Hidden Museum Treasures: Fortune's Bones - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1433035
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 poem about Fortune's life. Part of the Hidden Treasures Radio Project series. [5:06 Realaudio broadcast] |
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Nat Love - http://www.nat-love.com
The life and times of famous African American cowboy Nat Love. Includes key chapters from his "Adventures of Deadwood Dick" autobiography. |
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Chronicling Black Lives in Colonial New England - http://search.csmonitor.com/durable/1997/10/29/feat/feat.1.html
The Christian Science Monitor tells some of the stories of black people enslaved in New England prior to the American Revolution. |
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Black History Review - http://www.blackhistoryreview.com/
Honors African American achievement and teaches history. Includes biographical sketches and book and movie reviews. |
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Experience The Past - http://www.bhmaa.com/
Resource for Black History with links, articles, and guestbook. |