African American Studies Resources
These links reveal the true story of America's past and present.
The African-American Experience in Ohio, 1850-1920
"Explores the diversity & complexity of African-American culture in Ohio. These manuscripts, texts, & images focus on themes that include slavery, emancipation, abolition, the Underground Railroad, the Civil War, Reconstruction, African Americans in politics & government, & African-American religion."
"Explores the diversity & complexity of African-American culture in Ohio. These manuscripts, texts, & images focus on themes that include slavery, emancipation, abolition, the Underground Railroad, the Civil War, Reconstruction, African Americans in politics & government, & African-American religion."
African-American History
Extensive resources from About.com's American History Guide.
Extensive resources from About.com's American History Guide.
The African-American Mosaic
"A noteworthy and singular publication, the Mosaic is the first Library-wide resource guide to the institution's African- American collections." From The Library of Congress.
"A noteworthy and singular publication, the Mosaic is the first Library-wide resource guide to the institution's African- American collections." From The Library of Congress.
African-American Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship
Library of Congress exhibit which "explores black America's quest for equality from the early national period through the twentieth century."
Library of Congress exhibit which "explores black America's quest for equality from the early national period through the twentieth century."
African American Popular Fiction Writers
"This is only a sampling of the many African American authors whose works are available through the Onondaga County Public Library."
"This is only a sampling of the many African American authors whose works are available through the Onondaga County Public Library."
African and African American Resources at the Smithsonian
"The Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies interprets the collective knowledge of the Smithsonian and serves as a gateway to its educational resources. Through research, publishing, and staff development programs for the education and museum communities, the Center promotes the understanding and use of museums."
"The Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies interprets the collective knowledge of the Smithsonian and serves as a gateway to its educational resources. Through research, publishing, and staff development programs for the education and museum communities, the Center promotes the understanding and use of museums."
African-American Sheet Music, 1850-1920
"Contains 1,300 pieces of sheet music including songs from antebellum blackface minstrelsy, the abolitionist movement, the novel 'Uncle Tom's Cabin,' African-American soldiers in the Civil War, emancipated slaves, Reconstruction, & the migration to the North."
"Contains 1,300 pieces of sheet music including songs from antebellum blackface minstrelsy, the abolitionist movement, the novel 'Uncle Tom's Cabin,' African-American soldiers in the Civil War, emancipated slaves, Reconstruction, & the migration to the North."
African-American Women
Duke University's Special Collections Library includes several extremely rare slave letters.
Duke University's Special Collections Library includes several extremely rare slave letters.
AfriClassical
"Here you will meet over 50 composers, conductors and performers - Africans, African Americans and Afro-Europeans. Many are alive today, but one lived 500 years ago!"
"Here you will meet over 50 composers, conductors and performers - Africans, African Americans and Afro-Europeans. Many are alive today, but one lived 500 years ago!"
African Voices
"Explores the diversity, dynamism, & global influence of Africa's peoples & cultures over time in the realms of family, work, community, & the natural environment. It includes historical & contemporary objects from the Smithsonian's collections; commissioned sculptures, textiles, & pottery; & audio selections from interviews, literature, proverbs, prayers, folk tales, songs, & oral epics."
"Explores the diversity, dynamism, & global influence of Africa's peoples & cultures over time in the realms of family, work, community, & the natural environment. It includes historical & contemporary objects from the Smithsonian's collections; commissioned sculptures, textiles, & pottery; & audio selections from interviews, literature, proverbs, prayers, folk tales, songs, & oral epics."
Afro-American History and Culture Online
Find resources online, from profiles of individuals to lesson plans and guides for integrating technology into classroom learning, to college-credit courses in African-American history, literature, and more.
Find resources online, from profiles of individuals to lesson plans and guides for integrating technology into classroom learning, to college-credit courses in African-American history, literature, and more.
After Reconstruction: Problems of African Americans in the South
"Contains pamphlets and other materials, most of which were written by African American authors about pressing issues of the day."
"Contains pamphlets and other materials, most of which were written by African American authors about pressing issues of the day."
The Birmingham Pledge
"Signing the Pledge online is a pilot program the Birmingham Pledge Foundation is initiating."
"Signing the Pledge online is a pilot program the Birmingham Pledge Foundation is initiating."
Black Farming & History
PBS' Homecoming series dealing with the decline of black farming in America.
PBS' Homecoming series dealing with the decline of black farming in America.
Black History Month Printables
Black History Month Printables - Famous Firsts Wordsearch. Print the Famous Firsts Word Search and find the Famous Firsts related words. From About's Homeschooling Guide.
Black History Month Printables - Famous Firsts Wordsearch. Print the Famous Firsts Word Search and find the Famous Firsts related words. From About's Homeschooling Guide.
BlackPlanet.com
"BlackPlanet.com is a ground-breaking online community for the African diaspora. We enable members to cultivate meaningful personal and professional relationships, stay informed about the world, and gain access to goods and services that allow them to do more in life."
"BlackPlanet.com is a ground-breaking online community for the African diaspora. We enable members to cultivate meaningful personal and professional relationships, stay informed about the world, and gain access to goods and services that allow them to do more in life."
First Person Narratives of the American South
"This compilation of printed texts from the libraries at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill documents the culture of the nineteenth-century American South from the viewpoint of Southerners."
"This compilation of printed texts from the libraries at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill documents the culture of the nineteenth-century American South from the viewpoint of Southerners."
Freedmen and Southern Society Project
"The Freedmen and Southern Society Project was established in1976 to capture the essence of that revolution by depicting the drama of emancipation in the words of the participants: liberated slaves and defeated slaveholders, soldiers and civilians, common folk and the elite, Northerners and Southerners."
"The Freedmen and Southern Society Project was established in1976 to capture the essence of that revolution by depicting the drama of emancipation in the words of the participants: liberated slaves and defeated slaveholders, soldiers and civilians, common folk and the elite, Northerners and Southerners."
A Glimpse of History
"This 35-minute musical lecture traces the footprints of history as it relates to the wonderful gift of Afro-American music that has come out of an American tragedy."
"This 35-minute musical lecture traces the footprints of history as it relates to the wonderful gift of Afro-American music that has come out of an American tragedy."
Iron Hill School: An African-American One-Room School
"Iron Hill School, constructed in 1923 in a rural area of northern Delaware, was one of more than 80 schools for African American children built between 1919 and 1928 as part of philanthropist Pierre Samuel du Pont's 'Delaware experiment.' Though small and modest, these school buildings incorporated the latest design concepts in Progressive era education."
"Iron Hill School, constructed in 1923 in a rural area of northern Delaware, was one of more than 80 schools for African American children built between 1919 and 1928 as part of philanthropist Pierre Samuel du Pont's 'Delaware experiment.' Though small and modest, these school buildings incorporated the latest design concepts in Progressive era education."
New Hampshire Black History: Slavery In Portsmouth
A 19th newspaper columnist's reflections on slavery in the area.
A 19th newspaper columnist's reflections on slavery in the area.
North American Slave Narratives
"A collection of more than 250 memoirs, autobiographies, & narratives from individuals who were slaves. These firsthand accounts describe the conditions of slavery & a number of slave escapes to freedom."
"A collection of more than 250 memoirs, autobiographies, & narratives from individuals who were slaves. These firsthand accounts describe the conditions of slavery & a number of slave escapes to freedom."
Photographs of the 369th Infantry
"Highlights an all-black regiment that rose to fame at a time when the Army, federal workers, & other parts of society were segregated. The regiment spent 191 days in combat, longer than any other American unit, & emerged as one of the most decorated regiments during the Great War."
"Highlights an all-black regiment that rose to fame at a time when the Army, federal workers, & other parts of society were segregated. The regiment spent 191 days in combat, longer than any other American unit, & emerged as one of the most decorated regiments during the Great War."
Race and Place: An African American Community in the Jim Crow South
Original materials which enable you to "recreate the contours of the African American community in Charlottesville, Virginia, during the Jim Crow era."
Original materials which enable you to "recreate the contours of the African American community in Charlottesville, Virginia, during the Jim Crow era."
Remembering Slavery: Those Who Survived Tell Their Stories
"Former slaves tell you in their own words of their lives in bondage. And of what it was like to be a slave no more."
"Former slaves tell you in their own words of their lives in bondage. And of what it was like to be a slave no more."
Powerful Days
The civil rights photography of Charles Moore.
The civil rights photography of Charles Moore.
Shaw Memorial
National Gallery of Art Web tour which "focuses on the powerful memorial created by Saint-Gaudens to honor one of the first African-American units of the Civil War."
National Gallery of Art Web tour which "focuses on the powerful memorial created by Saint-Gaudens to honor one of the first African-American units of the Civil War."
The Two Nations of Black America
The PBS interview with Eldridge Cleaver, former Minister of Information for the Black Panther Party.
The PBS interview with Eldridge Cleaver, former Minister of Information for the Black Panther Party.
We Shall Overcome
Historic places of the civil rights movement.
Historic places of the civil rights movement.
What Happened to Slaves When their Owners Died?
"Students will read slaveowners' wills to see what the death of slaveowners meant to their human property."
"Students will read slaveowners' wills to see what the death of slaveowners meant to their human property."
Writings on Slavery
Electronic texts from one of the 'grandfathers' of Internet sites.
Electronic texts from one of the 'grandfathers' of Internet sites.