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Category: History

• The African-American Genealogy Mailing List Click here to subscribe to mailing list for African American genealogy researchers.
• African-American History - Historical Text Archive Contains many links to other African-American history sites.
• African History Site Biographical information on historical Black figures.
• Black American West Museum and Heritage Center (Denver, CO) One of the most comprehensive museums of historic materials about African Americans in the West.
• Black History Month (by Randy Barkhouse of Dalhousie University Very nice personal collection of Black History Month references and resources.
• The Book Tour through African American culture and history in words, images, and sounds (under construction as of 12/1/98).
• The Clarence Thomas Hearings An account of the September 10 - October 15, 1991 confirmation process for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
• A Deeper Shade of History: Events and Folks in Black History Magnificent searchable Black history database. Film and literature review sections are under construction.
• Douglas Institute of Government Educational "think tank" dedicated to research and policy studies in support of Frederick Douglass' admonition to a young student: "agitate, agitate, agitate".
• Dr. Mae C. Jemison Biography page of the first Black woman in space.
• Edward Wilmot Blyden Virtual museum of the life and work of the Pan-Africanism historian.
• The Faces of Science: African-Americans in the Sciences Profiled here are African American men and women who have contributed to the advancement of science and engineering.
• History of Zimbabwe
• I Have a Dream! Real Audio rendering of this landmark speech, as well as a link to the comprehensive MLK site at Stanford University.
• The Internet African-American History Challenge Interactive quiz that helps you sharpen your knowledge of African-American history.
• KLRT/KASN Afro-American History Page Pine Bluff/Little Rock, AK UPN affiliate's offering of Afro-American history links.
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project at Stanford University Site contains secondary documents written about Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as primary documents written during King's life. Excellente!
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Check out the MLK electronic classroom.
• Missouri River Heritage Corridor Lots of Missouri history. Maintained by the Missouri River Heritage Foundation.
• Negro Leagues Baseball Online Archive Learn that Josh Gibson probably hit more homers in a season than McGwire and Sosa!
• Origins: Timechart of World Civilizations (Product Offering) Afrocentrically multicultural, this unique, powerful, and factual timechart book is the first to reveal the contributions of Black peoples in a comparative world history from 200,000 B.C.E. to the present.
• Pathfinder Celebrates Black History Through the Ages Check out the Savoy poll for the most influential Black men and women of the 20th century, then link to Britannica Online to read their biographies.
• Sam E. Langford Well-known and respected boxer on three continents in the early 1900's. Sam Langford was considered to be one of the most punishing punchers in boxing history.
• Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (New York Public Library) National research library devoted to collecting, preserving and providing access to resources documenting the experiences of peoples of African descent throughout the world.
• Scott Williams' Jean Toomer Page Personal tribute to the Harlem Renaissance novelist/poet.
• Selections from The African-American Mosaic (A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black History and Culture)
• St. Joseph County (Indiana) Public Library: Black History Videos List of videos available at the St. Joseph County Public Library that feature the efforts of African-American activists and leaders.
• Small Towns, Black Lives The images and text contained within this web site are the on-line component of an art-documentary project "Small Towns, Black Lives." The project is a personal record of my travels to historically African American communities in the southern counties of New Jersey.
• Still Going On - An Exhibit Celebrating The Life and Times of William Grant Still Multimedia celebration of the centenary of the birth of William Grant Still, the dean of African-American composers.
• Voices of the Civil Rights Era Real Audio clips of MLK, Malcolm X, and JFK.
• Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering Profiled here are African-American women and minorities who have contributed to the advancement of science and engineering.