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Black History Month (February)
commemorates the struggles and triumphs of African-Americans in this
country. It offers a chance to reflect on the history, and celebrate the
contributions of individuals. This webpage is a collection of links to
authoritative websites on these individuals and topics in African-American
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Databases
All databases are restricted to Westfield State University Students, Staff, and Faculty.
African American Music Reference
This database provides information about "blues, jazz, spirituals, civil rights songs, minstrelsy, rhythm and blues, gospel and other forms of black American musical expression." Includes essays, biographies, scores, images and more.
Biography in Context: African Americans
This section of the Biography in Context database offers an alphabetical list of prominent African Americans. Each link provides briographical information about that person. To access this area of the database, click the link above. Next, click "People". Finally, click "African Americans".
Films on Demand: African American Studies
A list of over 115 videos related to African American Studies. Subjects covered in these films include African American history and culture, as well as other topics. To access these videos, click the "African American Studies" link on the left side of the page.
ProQuest Black Newspapers
A collection of current newspapers, covering 1989-present. Titles include Afro-American Red Star, Call & Post, Chicago Defender, Houston Post, Michigan Chronicle, Muslim Journal, New Journal & Guide, New York Amsterdam News, and Los Angeles Sentinel.
General: African-American
History
African-American
Booklist
http://www.nea.org/grants/13542.htm
From the NEA, a
"comprehensive reading list of 100 titles that celebrate African-American
heritage, tradition, and achievement." The list includes suggested grade levels
for each book.
African American History
Month
http://www.africanamericanhistorymonth.gov
Collection of
links to material in honor of African American History month in February.
Includes links to collections, images, and audio and video sources with a focus
on this year's theme "Black Women in American Culture and History." From the
Library of Congress, the National Endowment for the Arts, National Park Service,
National Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian Institute, National Archives and
Records Administration, and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
African-American
Mosaic
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html
From the
Library of Congress, a website created from their special exhibit dedicated to
the study of African-American history and culture. Narrative sections are
arranged by subject, and are accompanied by digital images of documents, photos,
and illustrations.
African
American World
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/
From PBS and NPR,
a website devoted to African-American history and culture. This website has a
wealth of content, including a timeline, Encyclopedia Britannica entries on key
terms and topics, a section of lesson plans on topics in African-American
history, and public discussion forums on relevant themes and issues.
American Black
Journal
http://www.matrix.msu.edu/~abj/
Digitized collection of
back shows of this television series (originally titled "Colored People's
Time"), whose programs "represent a wide variety of African-American viewpoints
on issues important to the city of Detroit, the state of Michigan, and the
nation as whole." Browse shows from 1968-2000 by date, guest, host, or themes
such as "Motor City and Motown." From Detroit Public Television and Michigan
State University.
An Era of
Progress and Promise: Education and Religion in Post-Emancipation
America
http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/dimp/digital/era/
An Era
of Progress and Promise is a book compiled by W.N. Hartshorn of Clifton,
Massachusetts that celebrates the "religious, moral, and educational development
of the American Negro since his emancipation." From 1901-1908, Mr. Hartshorn
convened the Clifton Conference to discuss the educational and religious
opportunities available to African Americans. An Era of Progress and
Promise is a culmination of the Clifton conference findings, and provides a
comprehensive portrait of early African-American schools, colleges, and churches
as well as biographies of African-American educators, ministers, and influential
businessmen. This website is for those interested in "the history of education,
the development of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, the Negro
Business League, religion in the United States, or African-American society in
post-Emancipation America."
Association for the Study of
African-American Life and
History
http://www.asalh.org/index.html
The website for the ASALH
provides information on news, events, and publications related to
African-American life, history, and culture. The website includes a listing of
events and conferences, a bookshelf listing relevant publications, an essay
contest, and links to periodicals related to African-Amerian culture.
Biography.com: Black
History
http://www.biography.com/blackhistory/
From the A&E
biography channel, a website offering biographies on prominent figures in
African-American history. Biographies are arranged by subject, and a photo
gallery and timeline are also featured on the site.
Black Facts
Online
http://www.blackfacts.com/
Sponsored by the company
Innercity Software, this site provides snapshot information on events and facts
in African-American history. A dropdown menu allows the user to select a date in
history. The fact descriptions can also be searched by keyword.
The End of Slavery: the Creation of
the 13th Amendment
http://13thamendment.harpweek.com/
From the
primary source website, Harpweek, a site offering primary source documents
relating to the 13th Amendment and emancipation. The site is browseable by
topic, with informational sections accompanied by letters, government documents,
images, and articles from the magazine, Harper's Weekly. The site also offers a
timeline of events relating to slavery and emancipation, as well as biographies
of prominent individuals of the era.
Facts
for Features Black History Month: February 2012
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/cb12-ff01.html
From
the U.S. Census bureau, a compilation of notable facts and statistics relating
to the African-Americans in the United States. The facts are divided into
sections for population, military service, education, homeownership, jobs and
more. The statistics include links to the original press release or site that
featured the data.
History
Channel: Black History
Month
http://www.history.com/topics/black-history-month
Explore the
interactive timeline of African American milestones, watch videos, listen to speeches,
and view photographs of icons at this website from the History Channel.
Mapping the African American Past (MAAP)
http://maap.columbia.edu/
Illustrates places and moments that have shaped the long history of African
Americans in New York City.
National Museum of African-American
History and Culture
http://nmaahc.si.edu/
From the Smithsonian,
the website for the NMAAHC. The site features biographies and photos of
prominent people in African-American History. The sections of the site can be
browsed by a graphical cluster chart illustrating how individuals and topic
areas are inter-related.
Oberlin
and the Struggle for Black
Freedom
http://www.oberlin.edu/external/EOG/BlackHistoryMonth/blackhist.html
Oberlin
was the first college in the United States to regularly admit African American
students. This collection of material, from the Electronic Oberlin Group, is
about the struggle for black freedom in Oberlin, Ohio, and the education of
African American students at Oberlin College. Topics include the 1835
constitution of the Oberlin Anti-Slavery Society, the Underground Railroad, and
Martin Luther King's 1965 commencement address.
The Sonja Haynes Stone Center
Library for Black Culture and History: Guide to the
Web
http://www.lib.unc.edu/stone/webguide/
From the Sonja Haynes
Stone Center for Black Culture annd History of the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill, a compilation of annotated links to hundreds of websites about
"African, African American, and African Diaspora history and culture. ... The
topics covered range from the underground railroad to hip hop music." Other
subjects include civil rights, education, health, literature, military,
religion, slavery, sports, and women.
This Far By
Faith
http://www.pbs.org/thisfarbyfaith/
From PBS, a website from
the television series by the same name. The series follows the spiritual and
religious journeys of African-americans throughout history, as they have
struggled to overcome social and political obstacles. The content features
narratives, illustrations, photographs, and biographical entries on some
relevant individuals.
Literature
African-American
Women Writers of the 19th
Century
http://digital.nypl.org/schomburg/writers_aa19/
From the
New York Public Library Digital Library Collection, a website of primary and
secondary source documents relating to African-American women writers.
The
site offers biographies on over 30 writers (autobiographies as well). A
drop-down menu offers users to browse the content by author, title, fiction, and
poetry. The actual primary source documents are available in frames versions,
browseable by section.
Angelou,
Maya
http://www.mayaangelou.com/
The official site of the
contemporary poet, activist, and ambassador to the world. The site contains a
biography, a bibliography, images and videos.
Baldwin,
James
http://aalbc.com/authors/james.htm
From the African-American
Literature Book Club, a website dedicated to James Baldwin, the 20th century
writer and novelist.
The site includes a biography and videos, as well as anotations of
Baldwin's major works.
Baraka,
Amiri
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/foolingwithwords/main_biobaraka.html
From
PBS, a site dedicated to Amiri Baraka, the African-American Poet of the late
20th century. The site features an overview of Baraka's life and work.
Chesnutt,
Charles
http://www.berea.edu/faculty/browners/chesnutt/index.html
Authored
by a faculty member at Berea College, this site draws from the special
collections of Fisk Univesity. The site offers a bibliography, a biography and
access to stories and novels from this acclaimed writer from the Reconstruction
Era.
Dunbar, Paul
Lawrence
http://www.libraries.wright.edu/dunbar/
The Paul
Lawrence Dunbar Digital Text Archives from the Wright State Universities special
collections; this site includes a biography, bibliography, digital versions of his poems and a photo gallery.
Hughes,
Langston
http://beinecke.library.yale.edu/langstonhughes/web.html
Langston
Hughes at 100, an online exhibition created in observance of the centenary of
the birth of Langston Hughes (1902-1967), Harlem Renaissance poet, novelist, and
playwright, presents images and audio and video clips. Material includes poem
manuscripts, video of Hughes reading his poetry, photos, and related material.
From the Yale University Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Hurston, Zora
Neale
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/znhhtml/znhhome.html
From the
Library of Congress, a collection of ten plays from the flamboyant writer of
plays and shorts stories from the Harlem Renaissance. The site also has a
chronology of Zora's personal experiences and major writings.
Jacobs,
Harriet
http://www.yale.edu/glc/harriet/
From the Gilder Lehrman
Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition of Yale University, a
webpage providing primary source documents authored by Harriet Jacobs, as well
as documents relating to her life and times. The site also provides a resource
guide and bibliography for more information about Harriet Jacobs.
Lorde,
Audre
http://www.colorado.edu/journals/standards/V5N1/Lorde/toc2.html
From
the journal Standards, a tribute to the 20th century African-American
lesbian writer. The site includes poems by the author and articles about Lorde
and her works. A biography and list of career highlights can be found at this
site from Emory University: http://www.english.emory.edu/Bahri/RYAN.HTML
Morrison,
Toni
http://www.luminarium.org/contemporary/tonimorrison/toni.htm
An
independent site (Anniina Jokinen, author) dedicated to the nobel-prize winning
writer, Toni Morrison. The site offers links to biographies, interviews,
bibliographies, and sections devoted to her major works.
Walker,
Alice
http://voices.cla.umn.edu/artistpages/walkerAlice.php
From
the University of Minnesota's site, Voices from the Gaps - Women Writers of
Color, a webpage about Alice Walker, the award-winning novelist. The page
features an excerpt from her writing, a biography and discussion of her work,
and a select bibliography.
Music
Armstrong,
Louis
http://www.satchmo.net/
The website for the Louis Armstrong
home and archives. The site includes a biography, discography, timeline and audio files of Louis
Armstrong's music.
Berry,
Chuck
http://www.chuckberry.com/
The official site of Chuck Berry.
The site includes a biography, a list of his career highlights, music clips, and
a photo gallery of the rock and roll musician who brought together people of all
races through his music.
Coltrane,
John
http://www.johncoltrane.com/
From the John Coltrane
Foundation, a website offering information and media on Coltrane. The site
features videos and music of John Coltrane. A biography is
available, as well as a year-by-year discography of
Coltrane as a leader and a sideman.
Davis, Gary
(Reverend)
http://www.revgarydavis.com/
An independent website
celebrating the Reverend Gary Davis, a gospel performer who's influenced many
popular jazz and rock performers. The site includes a biography, a discography,
audio samples of the Reverend's music and an image gallery.
Davis,
Miles
http://www.milesdavis.com/
From the estate of Miles Davis, a
website dedicated to the great jazz trumpet player. The site includes a
biography, downloadable audio files of his music, and images of the artwork of
Miles Davis, his paintings which were influenced by the "Memphis" design
movement.
Dorsey, Thomas
A.
http://www.villaricatourism.com/dorsey.html
From the Villa Rica
bureau of tourism (Dorsey's hometown in Georgia), a website recounting the story
of Thomas Dorsey, often referred to as the "Father of Gospel Music". The site
documents Dorsey's career and the rise of gospel music through the early part of
the 20th century.
Ellington, Duke
http://www.dukeellington.com/home.html
Sponsored by the Duke Ellington Estate, this is the official website for Duke Ellington. The site
includes a biography, discography, filmography, photo gallery and a section of quotes from this influential musician.
Fitzgerald, Ella
http://www.ellafitzgerald.com/
The official website of Ella Fitzgerald. Includes a biography, filmography, discography, photo gallery, quotes by the singer, and more.
House,
Son
http://www.cr.nps.gov/delta/blues/people/son_house.htm
From
the national park service, a webpage on Son House and the Delta Blues tradition.
The webpage includes a biography and a video file of an original performance by
the blues legend.
Johnson, Robert
http://rockhall.com/inductees/robert-johnson/
From the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a website honoring bluesman Robert Johnson. The site
includes a biography and timeline of this great blues musician.
Hendrix, Jimi
http://rockhall.com/inductees/the-jimi-hendrix-experience
From the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a website honoring Jimi Hendrix. The site includes a biography, timeline, videos and a selected discography.
Monk,
Thelonious
http://www.monkzone.com/
Sponsored by the Thelonious
Monk record label, this website offers a tribute to the jazz pianist. A
biography, discography, image gallery, and discography are
featured.
Notorious B.I.G.
http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/notorious_big/artist.jhtml
Hosted by MTV, this site offers a biography, a photo gallery and videos related to the rapper Notorious B.I.G.
Parker,
Charlie
http://www.pbs.org/jazz/biography/artist_id_parker_charlie.htm
From
the PBS special Jazz, a website dedicated to the great jazz saxophonist,
Charlie Parker. This site offers a chronological review of Parker's work along
with audio samples of his music.
Shakur, Tupac
http://www.2pac.com/
Sponsored by the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation, this is the official website for the rapper 2Pac. This site includes a biography, filmography, discography and a photo gallery.
Waters,
Muddy
http://www.muddywaters.com/home.html
The official website of
this blues legend, a biography, song list, photo gallery, and some audio files
of his songs are featured.
Visual Arts
Abele,
Julian Francis
http://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/ar_display.cfm/21458
From
the Philadelphia Architects and Building Project, a website devoted to the
Philadelphia native who designed the Philadephia Museum of Art and buildings at
Duke University.
Alston,
Charles
http://www.grnnamdigallery.com/dynamic/artwork_display.asp?ArtworkID=15
From
the G.R.N'Namedi Gallery, a biography and digital images of the 60's muralist
from the Harlem Renaissance.
Lawrence,
Jacob
http://www.phillipscollection.org/migration_series/flash/experience.cfm
From
the Phillips Collection in Washington D.C., a website devoted to Jacob Lawrence,
another muralist from the
Harlem Renaissance. The site provides images of
Lawrence's works, a biographical tour of the artists life, and information about
the historical context of his life and work.
Lee-Smith,
Hughie
http://www.mojoportfolio.com/artist_search/african_american/lee-smith.html
This site sponsored by a commercial lithographic printer, provides
background and sample works from the Chicago native, Hughie Lee-Smith's
paintings.
Lewis, Norman
http://www.artnet.com/artists/norman-lewis/
Soome images from this 20th century artist who explored expressionism and abstraction.
Tanner,
Henry Ossawa
http://www.octobergallery.com/artists/tanner.htm
From
the October Gallery in Philadelphia, a biography of Henry Ossawa Tanner, one of
the first African-American painters to receive acclaim both here in the United
States and overseas.
Science and Technology
Black History
Month: A Medical
Perspective
http://www.mclibrary.duke.edu/hom/exhibits/blkhist/
From
the Duke University Medical Center Library, a website chronicling the
achievements of African-Americans in the field of medicine. The site features
biographies of physicians, a timeline of milestones in medicine and education, a
section dedicated to folk medicine, and a bibliography of relevant books,
articles, and websites.
The Faces of
Science: African Americans in the
Sciences
https://webfiles.uci.edu/mcbrown/display/faces.html
From
Mitchell C. Brown, a librarian at U.C. Irvine, a website featuring biographies,
bibliographies, and links to resources about prominent African-American
scientists. The website also provides data and information about the state of
African-Americans in the sciences.
Banneker,
Benjamin
https://webfiles.uci.edu/mcbrown/display/banneker.html
An
entry from the website, The Faces of
Science: African Americans in the Sciences ,this webpage provides a
biography of Banneker, along with links to primary source documents and a
bibliography of readings.
Bluford, Guion S.
Jr.
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/bluford-gs.html
From
NASA, a biography of the African-American astronaut, the first African-American
to orbit the earth.
Boykin,
Otis
http://www.blackhistorypages.net/pages/oboykin.php
A webpage
biography of Otis Boykin, the African-American inventor who developed
advancements to the electrical resistor and invented other electronic devices.
Carver,
George
Washington
http://www.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/gwc/home.html
From Iowa
State University, a webpage devoted to the African-American agriculturalist and
inventor. The site includes a biography, images, a bibliography, and links to
other sites about Dr. Carver.
Julian, Percy
Lavon
http://www.nap.edu/html/biomems/pjulian.html
From the
National Academies Press, a webpage detailing the achievements of Percy Lavon
Julian. The page includes a biography, a bibliography, and a list of patents by
the pioneering chemist who was elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
Latimer, Lewis
http://invention.smithsonian.org/centerpieces/ilives/latimer/latimer.html
Hosted by the Smithsonian, this site offers a biography of this inventor. Also includes images and poetry written by Latimer.
McCoy,
Elijah
http://www.blackhistorysociety.ca/elijah_mccoy_en_227cms.htm
From the
Ontario Black History Society, a webpage about the mechanical engineer whose
inventions helped advance the industrial revolution, and whose career as a
scientist progressed in the face of racial prejudice.
Woods, Granville
T.
http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/woods.html
From MIT's inventor of
the week series, a website devoted to the African-American inventor who was a
peer and rival of Thomas Edison in the field of telegraph and telephone
communications.
Wright, Louis T.
http://www.aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/louis-t-wright-surgeon-and-naacp-chairman
From the African-American Registry, a webpage detailing the life and
achievements of pioneering physician Louis T. Wright, an aclaimed researcher and
active member of the NAACP.
Political/Social Movements
Black Americans in
Congress
http://baic.house.gov
Since 1870, when Senator Hiram
Revels of Mississippi and Representative Joseph Rainey of South Carolina became
the first African Americans to serve in Congress, a total of 124 African
Americans have served as U.S. Representatives or Senators. This Web site, based
on the book 'Black Americans in Congress, 1870-2007,' contains biographical
profiles ... links to information about current black Members, essays ... and
images." From the Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives.
Carmichael,
Stokely
http://socialjustice.ccnmtl.columbia.edu/index.php/Stokely_Carmichael/Kwame_Ture
From
Columbia University's website Social Justice Movements, webpages dedicated to
Stokely Carmichael, activist and member of the Black Panther Party. The site
offers sections recounting the history of Carmichael (later called Kwame Ture),
a timeline of his life, a bibliography of sources, and links to relevant sites.
Douglass,
Frederick
http://www.iupui.edu/~douglass/
From the University of
Indianapolis Department of History, a website devoted to Frederick Douglas, the
writer, activist, and abolitionist. The website features a biography, timeline,
and bibliography for Douglas, and links to libraries holding special collections
of Douglas' papers.
Dubois,
W.E.B.
http://www.duboislc.org/man.html
From the W.E.B. Dubois
Learning Center, a webpage detailing the biography of this African-American
writer and activist.
King, Martin Luther
Jr.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/mlk/
From the Seattle Times,
a website devoted the civil rights leader. The site includes a photo gallery, a
biography, a timeline, and audio files of his speeches.
Malcolm
X
http://www.cmgww.com/historic/malcolm/home.php
From the estate
of Malcolm X, the official website of Malcolm X, which includes an extensive
biography, photographs, and quotes from the civil rights activist and ex-leader
of the Nation of Islam. The website also includes a eulogy that was delivered at
his funeral by the actor Ozzie Davis.
Marshall,
Thurgood
http://www.thurgoodmarshall.com/home.htm
From Juan
Williams, author of the video series, Eyes on the Prize, a website
devoted to Thurgood Marshall. The website includes photographs, a profile, and interviews with the first African-American selected to serve on the Supreme
Court.
Obama, Barack
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/barackobama
The official White House page of
the 44th President of the United States and the first African-American
president. See also the following site:
Barack Obama.com -
Official campaign website. Links to biographical information, Obama's stance
on many issues, text and video of speeches and campaign ads.
Parks, Rosa
http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/par0pro-1
From the
Academy of Achievement, a website devoted to Rosa Parks, the activist and
"mother of the civil rights movement". The site includes a biography, videos,
and audio interviews with this prominent figure whose actions served to ignite
the civil rights movement.
Randolph, A.
Philip
http://www.georgemeany.org/archives/apr.html
From the
George Meaney Center archives, a website dedicated to the former AFL-CIO leader
who fought for the rights of workers against discrimination and unfair labor
practice. The site includes a profile of his achievements, photographs, and a
bibliography.
Tubman,
Harriet
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAStubman.htm
From
the Spartacus Educational website, a webpage aboout Harriet Tubman, conductor
for the Underground Railroad and escort to an estimated 300 slaves to freedom.
The webpage includes a biography and excerpts from historical books about Tubman
and the Underground Railroad.
Slavery, Abolition and
Emancipation
Africans in
America
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/home.html
From PBS, a
chronological history of Africans living in slavery in the Americas leading up
to the Civil War, based on their television series by the same name. The website
provides resources for teachers along with a cross-referenced index of people,
events, and historical documents.
Born in
Slavery
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/snhtml/
From the Library of
Congress, this website contains narratives and interviews with people who were
born into slavery. Original documentation from these interviews are presented in
high quality TIFF image files. Also, high resolution photographs of the subjects
are also available in several file formats. An excellent source of primary
document materials from the slavery era.
The Atlantic Slave Trade and
Slave Life in the
Americas
http://hitchcock.itc.virginia.edu/Slavery/
Original
illustrations and depictions from slavery times. These illustrations and
portraits have been scanned onto the site from a special collection of the
University of Virginia Library.
From Slavery to Freedom: the
African-American Pamphlet
Collection
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aapchtml/
Also from the
Library of Congress, a special collection of documents published between 1822
and 1909 on the topics of slavery, emancipation, reconstruction and and related
topics. These include personal accounts, speeches, and reports by such authors
as Frederick Douglas, Charles Sumner, Booker T. Washington, and others.
Documents are digitized and viewable online.
Images of the
Antislavery Movement in
Massachusetts
http://www.masshist.org/online/abolition.cfm
From
the Massachusetts Historical Society, the website "presents digital images of
840 visual materials from the collections of the Massachusetts Historical
Society that illustrate the role of Massachusetts in the national debate over
slavery. Included are photographs, paintings, sculptures, engravings, artifacts,
banners, and broadsides that were central to the debate and the formation of the
antislavery movement." The images can be browsed by format. An bibliography of
suggestions for further reading is included on the site.
Lest We Forget:
the Triumph over Slavery
http://digital.nypl.org/lwf/english/site/flash.html
A highly stylized
site from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture: this website
provides a history of the slavery era, discussing the origins and development of
African-American culture within this environment. The content includes drawings,
illustrations, letters, and news items from these times.
Voices from the Days
of Slavery
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/voices/
A
collection of interviews with people born between 1823 and the 1860's who
experienced slavery firsthand. The interviews cover topics such as their
families, their feelings on slavery and on the slave-holders, their freedom, and
actual singing of songs that they had learned back in the days of slavery. The
Library of Congress has compiled this collection of recorded interviews and
maintains the website.
American
Slave
Narratives
http://xroads.virginia.edu/%7EHYPER/wpa/wpahome.html
From
Bruce Fort of the University of Virginia, an annotated collection of
transcripted slave narratives. The narratives are available as html text, along
with photographs. A bibliography of related readings is also available from the
site.
Documented Rights
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/documented-rights/
From
the National Archives and Records Administration, this webpage includes scans of documents related to civil rights, including the Emancipation Proclamation, travel documents and legal documents. Also includes maps, photographs and illustrations.
Amistad Slave Revolt
Exploring
Amistad
http://academic.sun.ac.za/forlang/bergman/real/amistad/history/msp/main_wel.htm
From
Mystic Seaport, a website chronicling the events of the Amistad Slave Revolt and
Trials. The website provides an in-depth analysis of the events, a timeline, an
online special collection of documents related to the revolt (including orginal
newspaper articles and images), and teaching tools for preparing a lesson plan
on the subject.
Buffalo Soldiers
Buffalo Soldiers
National Museum
http://www.buffalosoldiermuseum.com/
From the
Museum of the Buffalo Soldiers, a website offering content about
African-Americans who served in American wars and specifically the Civil War.
The site includes informational sections on the specific cavalry along with
photographs, illustrations and videos.
Juneteenth
Juneteenth.com: Worldwide
Celebration
http://www.juneteenth.com/
A website dedicated to the
commemoration of the day that Union troops brought word of the Emancipation
Proclamation to slaves in the south. The website includes a history of the
holiday and the events upon which the holiday is based, along with a listing of
events nationwide honoring this day.
Black Panther Party
Blackpanther.org
http://www.blackpanther.org/
From the Huey P. Newton Foundation,
a website for the Black Panther Party. The website features information on the
legacy and mission of the party, as well as the Ten Point Plan outlined by the
party.
The Black Panther
Party: Making Sense of
History
http://cds.aas.duke.edu/exhibits/blackpanther.html
From
the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, a website created for an
exhibit by the photographer Stephen Shames documenting the early years of the
Black Panther Party. The website features photos and the artist's statement. The
website also features an audio podcast of a panel discussion entitled,
“Recovering the Panther Legacy of Community Organizing and Activism.".
Black Panther: The
Revolutionary Art of Emory Douglas
http://www.moca.org/emorydouglas/
From the Museum of Contemporary Art, a website to accompany an exhibit by
the artist Emory Douglas. The exhibit features paintings made by Douglas while
he served as the ministry of culture for the Black Panther Party. Accompanying
the images are comments made by Douglas about each paintings as they related to
the Panther movement.
Tuskegee Airmen
The
Tuskegee Airmen -
Overview
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/tuskegee/airoverview.htm
From
the National Park Service, a website dedicated to the African-American pursuit
squadron based and trained in Tuskegee, Alabama. The site features a gallery of
the Airmen, as well as information on the training base, combat and awards, and
the support personnel of the base..
The Red Tail
Project
http://www.redtail.org/
From the Commemorative Air Force,
a website and project dedicated to the Tuskegee Airmen. The site features
information on their combat records, the squadrons, a photo gallery, video features about the airmen, and links to further information.
Harlem Renaissance
Rhapsodies in
Black
http://www.iniva.org/harlem/
From the Institute of
International Visual Arts, a website dedicated to the art and literature of the
Harlem Renaissance. The website features digital images of works of art, along
with informational sections on the themes and the artists themselves.
Harlem Renaissance brought
to you by John Carroll
University
http://www.jcu.edu/harlem/index.htm
From John Carroll
University, a website discussing various aspects of the Harlem Renaissance. The
site's content is divided into sections on literature, political issues,
religion, philosophy, the french connection and more. The site includes video
and audio files of prominent music from the era, a timeline marking the
contributions of individuals chronologically, and individual pages for featured
performers.
Harlem
Renaissance
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/arts/artfocus_03.html
From
PBS, a website dedicated to the Harlem Renaissance.The site includes digital
images of some of the art, along with profiles of prominent artists from the
period.
Negro Leagues
Negro League Baseball Players
Assocation
http://www.nlbpa.com/index.html
The official website of
the Negro League Baseball Players Assocation, this site features informational
sections on the teams, each of the players, the history of the league, and
digital images of artificats and orginial memorabilia from the leagues.
BlackBaseball.com
http://www.blackbaseball.com/
From
TK Publishers and WebMatters New Media, a website containing a wealth of
information about the Negro Leagues of the thirties and forties. The site
features a history of the leagues, rosters and information about the teams,
players biographies and images, and a list other resources available about the
leagues.
The Eric Carle Museum Exhibition- We Are the Ship : The Story of Negro League Baseball
http://www.carlemuseum.org/Exhibitions/Upcoming_Exhibitions
This page offers information about an exhibition featured at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. From February 7, 2012 - June 10, 2012 the museum, located in Amherst, MA, will feature paintings, sketches and educational materials from the book, "We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro Leagure Baseball".
Civil Rights Movement
Civil
Rights.org
http://www.civilrights.org
This web site, a
collaboration of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR) and the LCCR
Education Fund, aims "to serve as the site of record for relevant and up-to-the
minute civil rights news and information."
Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive
http://digilib.usm.edu/crmda.php
From the
University of Southern Mississippi, a digital archive of digitized photographs, letters, diaries and other documents related to
the civil rights era. Includes transcripts of interviews with key
participants in the civil rights movement in Mississippi.
Reporting Civil Rights
http://reportingcivilrights.loa.org/
From the Library of
America, a website featuring the journalism and writing surrounding the civil
rights movement. This site features journalistic articles and other accounts by
reporters, writers, and civilians who witnessed the events of the civil rights
era firsthand. Includes biographies of journalists, a timeline and links to more resources.
SNCC
1960-1966
http://www.ibiblio.org/sncc/
From the University of
North Carolina, a website dedicated to the Students Nonviolent Coordinating
Committee, which coordinated non-violent protests across college campuses in the
south. The website offers a timeline and informational sections on the people,
issues, and events of the SNCC.
We Shall Overcome:
Historic Places of the Civil Rights
Movement
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/index.htm
From
the National Parks Service, a website on the historic sites of the Civil Rights
Movement, with an information tour of all the sites. The website also offers a
history of the civil rights Movement, with sections entitled "the strategy",
"the players", "the cost", and "the prize". A bibliography is also offered of
publications providing more in-depth information.
Voices of Civil Rights
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/civilrights/
From the
AARP, the LCCR, and the Library of Congress, a website to serve as an archive of
personal accounts from the civil rights era. The site offers a history of the
movement, including photographs and a bibliography for more information.
Brown v. Board of
Education
Separate Is Not Equal -
Brown v. Board of
Education
http://americanhistory.si.edu/Brown/index.html
From the
Smithsonian Institute, in conjunction with the 2004 museum exhibit, this is a
website discussing the history and impact of the Brown v. Board of Education
decision. The site offers titled sections on the case, the events leading up to
the case, and the era that followed. The site also features an annotated
bibliography, a timeline of events, an essay from the project curator, a
teacher's guide with lesson plans, and media files of field trips to the
Smithsonian exhibit for which this website was created.
Brown v. Board of Education:
Looking Back, Looking
Forward
http://athome.harvard.edu/programs/bvb/
From Harvard
University, a multimedia site offering video files of presentations and dialogue
from a panel discussion about the decision and it's implications. The speakers
at the panel include scholars, noted lawyers, and attorneys who were actually
argued the case before the Supreme Court.
Looking Back: Brown v. Board of
Education
http://www.npr.org/news/specials/brown50/
From National
Public Radio, a website offering discussion and commentary on the Brown v. Board
of Education case. The site offers audio features from NPR radio which have
discussed the case and various aspects. The site also offers audio files of a
round-table discussion centering around Brown v. Board of Education.
Kwanzaa (December 26
- January 1)
The
Official Kwanzaa Web
Sitehttp://www.officialkwanzaawebsite.org/
From the founder of
Kwanzaa, Dr. Maulana Karenga, a webpage devoted to the African-American and
Pan-African holiday. The website includes informational sections on the history,
the principles, the symbols, and rituals of the holiday.
Kwanzaa
http://www.history.com/topics/kwanzaa-history
From
the History Channel, a website on the celebration of Kwanzaa. The site includes
information on the history and symbols of the holiday, as well as a video clip
about the holiday.
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