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- AAWC: African American History
Annotated links from the African American Web Connection.
- African American History and Heritage Site
"Resources For Black History Month, Kwanzaa, Martin Luther King Day, Juneteenth and all year 'round." Includes an African American Studies Toolkit with annotated links for students and teachers.
- African American Odyssey: a Quest for Full Citizenship
An American Memory Collection from the Library of Congress. Other collections include: African Voices, Frederick Douglass, Jackie Robinson, Born in Slavery (narratives), From Slavery to Freedom (pamphlets), Slaves and the Courts.
- Africans in America (1450-1865)
"America's journey through slavery is presented in four parts. For each era, you'll find a historical Narrative, a Resource Bank of images, documents, stories, biographies, and commentaries, and a Teacher's Guide."
- Black Facts Online
"Black Facts Online is the world's largest FREE online database of Black History information.".
- Black History Month
History and biography from InfoPlease.com.
- The Black Past
"TheBlackPast.org, an online reference center housed at the University of Washington, Seattle, makes available a wealth of materials on African American history in one central location on the Internet." Includes online encyclopedia, speeches, documents, digital archives, and more.
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- Civil Rights Resource Guide
From the Library of Congress, " a wide variety of material related to civil rights, including photographs, documents, and sound recordings."
- Encyclopędia Britannica's Guide to Black History
"Encyclopędia Britannica's Guide to Black History represents an effort to trace the African American experience and achievements in the United States and elsewhere."
- Famous Firsts by African Americans
"The first African-American billionaire, combat pilot, Nobel Prize winner, poet laureate, Oscar winner, and Miss America" as well as many others.
- Gale: Free Resources: Black History
Includes free resources for students and teachers
- The History of Jim Crow
"Explore the complex African-American experience of segregation from the 1870s through the 1950s."
- Javanoir
"A select guide to African American resources on the internet."
- King's Last March
American RadioWorks oral documentary about Martin Luther King, Jr. Available in both downloadable and streaming formats. With transcripts and links to other sites..
- Lest We Forget: The Triumph Over Slavery
Web version of a travelling exhibition from the New York Public Library.
- Legends of Tuskegee
Exhibit about the famous Tuskegee Airmen of World War II.
- LOC: African American History Month
From the Library of Congress.
- Martin Luther King, Jr. and Civil Rights
From the Seattle Times, information and perspectives on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement. Includes photo gallery and some mp3s.
- The Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute
"Building upon the achievements of Stanford University’s Martin Luther King, Jr., Papers Project, the King Research and Education Institute provides an institutional home for a broad range of activities illuminating the Nobel Peace laureate’s life and the movements he inspired."
- National Civil Rights Museum
Virtual tour of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s.
- The Official Web Site of Malcolm X
"The Official Web site of Malcolm X is an informational Web site intended to honor the life, the legend and the career of Malcolm X."
- Powerful Days in Black and White
"Shocking photos brought the civil rights struggle to all America. Relive it now through the eyes of photojournalist Charles Moore."
- Say Brother
"Say Brother, now known as Basic Black, is WGBH's longest running public affairs television program by, for, and about African Americans. The archival collection, consisting primarily of broadcast programs and original footage, dates between 1968 and 1982."
- Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
From the New York Public Library, a selection of online exhibits and digitized primary sources.
- Sonja Haynes Stone Center Library for Black Culture and History
Resources in "African, African American, and African Diaspora history and culture. Over 600 sites are available in the searchable guide which is also browseable by subjects."
- Time.com: Black History
Articles, interviews, and biographies.
Last updated June 20, 2008