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African Americans have a rich history, unlike that of any other American ethnic group.

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African American Historical Text Archive

http://historicaltextarchive.com/sections.php?action=list&secid=8&total=21
Collection of articles and historical documents.
African American History & Heritage Site

http://creativefolk.com/blackhistory/blackhistory.html
Annotated collection of resources.
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.
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.
African American Resources at the Maryland State Archives

http://guide.mdsa.net/viewer.cfm?page=afrosources
An archived history of black people in the state of Maryland.
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.
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.
African-Native Genealogy and History

http://www.african-nativeamerican.com/
Celebrates the Estelusti - Oklahoma's free Black Indians of the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole Nations.
Africans in America

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/
A collection of images, documents, stories, biographies and commentaries depicting America's journey through slavery.
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.
Black - African American History Facts

http://www.yenoba.com/
Provides a calendar of events in black history that occurred on each day.
Black Facts

http://www.blackfacts.com/
Offers a free, searchable database of events in black history.
Black History Daily

http://www.blackhistorydaily.com/
Updated daily with Black History facts throughout the year. Also has a database of quotes by African Americans.
Black History Internet Scavenger 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.
Black History Month: The African American Experience

http://bhmaa.blogspot.com/
Resource for Black History with links, articles, and guestbook.
Black History Pages

http://www.blackhistorypages.net/
Stories from black history presented every day, with links to books and other resources.
Black History Review

http://www.blackhistoryreview.com/
Honors African American achievement and teaches history. Includes biographical sketches and book and movie reviews.
Black Indians and Pioneers

http://www.williamlkatz.com/
William Loren Katz shares his research on black Indians through essays, articles, tributes and photographs.
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.
Chronicling Black Lives in Colonial New England

http://www.csmonitor.com/1997/1029/102997.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.
Conceive Believe Achieve

http://conceivebelieveachieve.org/
Non-profit organization provides photographic displays and syllabus to educate and promote tolerance and justice.
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.
First Black Autos

http://stalwartpublications.homestead.com/
Creative non-fiction book on America's first African-American automobile manufacturer, Ohio's C.R. Patterson & Sons Company.
Freedmen and Southern Society Project

http://www.freedmen.umd.edu/
Documenting the history of emancipation during the era of the American Civil War, in the words of the participants themselves.
Hallowed Ground

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/poi.html
Smithsonian Magazine investigation of old grave sites in New England is unearthing hard truths about Yankees and slavery.
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.
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.
In The Steps Of Esteban: Tucson's African American Heritage

http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/esteban
Documents the history of Tucson's African-American community through oral histories, photographs, and texts
Kemet Nu Productions

http://kemetnu.com/
Lectures, video, and audio tapes that link ancient Africa with African American history.
Library of Congress - African American Sites in the Digital Collections

http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/afam/afam-home.html
Web guide, organized by historical eras, connecting the user to full text online resources regarding significant people, major institutions and events from an African American perspective.
National Visionary Leadership Project (NVLP)

http://www.visionaryproject.org/
Oral history project to record, preserve and distribute the wisdom of extraordinary African American elders who have shaped American history. Co-founded in 2001 by Camille O. Cosby, Ed.D. and Renee Poussaint.
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.
NPR : Hidden Museum Treasures: Fortune's Bones

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1433035
Discusses the story of a slave's skeleton kept by a museum in Connecticut. Includes audio.
Small Towns, Black Lives

http://www.blacktowns.org/
Photographic documentary, art and history project of African American communities in southern New Jersey.
South Carolina African American History

http://scafricanamerican.com/
Honors African-American achievers from South Carolina. Honors a different person each month with a brief biography.
The African-American Mosaic Exhibition

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/
A Library of Congress resource guide for the study of Black history and culture.
The History Makers

http://www.thehistorymakers.com/
Includes biographical information and audio and video clips about African Americans who have influenced history.
The Impact of Dred Scott

http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/essays/1801-1900/a-hard-shove-for-a-nation-on-the-brink/
During the 1850s, 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.
The Southern Experience in 19th Century America

http://docsouth.unc.edu/fpn/veney/veney.html
The narrative of Bethany Veney, a slave woman in Virginia.
The Trials of The Scottsboro Boys

http://law2.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.
This Day In Black History

http://www.dayinblackhistory.com/
Community-driven, interactive online periodical about the Black experience. Lists significant accomplishments by Blacks for each day.
Time Line of African American History

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/aap/timeline.html
A time line of African American history (1852-1880) from the Library of Congress.
Voices: Tribute to African American Heritage

http://madisonvoices.com/africanamericanhistory/
Feature on African-American history from the Madison Voices newspaper.

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