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Black History Treasure Hunt
Black History Treasure Hunt: 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. (History)
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson052.shtml |
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Black Indians and Pioneers
Black Indians and Pioneers: William Loren Katz shares his research on black Indians through essays, articles, tributes and photographs. (History)
http://www.williamlkatz.com/ |
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Father Ryan Black History Sites
Father Ryan Black History Sites: African American military history, journalism, and Harlem Renassaince. (History)
http://www.fatherryan.org/blackhistory/index.htm |
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African-Native Genealogy and History
African-Native Genealogy and History: Celebrating the Estelusti ~ The Freedmen ~ Oklahoma's Black Indians of the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole Nations. (History)
http://www.African-NativeAmerican.com |
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Our Shared History
Our Shared History: A comprehensive project of The National Park Service to preserve and interpret African American history. (History)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/aahistory/ |
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African American World
African American World: Presents the broad range of the black experience in the United States, from the Harlem Renaissance to the ongoing debate over affirmative action. (History)
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/ |
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Kemet Nu Productions
Kemet Nu Productions: Lectures, video, and audio tapes that link ancient Africa with African American history. (History)
http://www.kemetnu.com/ |
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Chronicling Black Lives in Colonial New England
Chronicling Black Lives in Colonial New England: The Christian Science Monitor tells some of the stories of black people enslaved in New England prior to the American Revolution. (History)
http://search.csmonitor.com/durable/1997/10/29/feat/feat.1.html |
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African-American Women On-line Archival Collections
African-American Women On-line Archival Collections: Provides memoirs of Elizabeth Johnson Harris, born in Augusta, Georgia in 1867; letters of Hannah Valentine and Lethe Jackson, house slaves in Abingdon, Virginia; and a letter written by Vilet Lester, a slave in North Carolina from the Special Collections (History)
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/collections/african-american-women.html |
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Hallowed Ground
Hallowed Ground: Smithsonian Magazine investigation of old grave sites in New England is unearthing hard truths about Yankees and slavery. (History)
http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/issues01/nov01/poi.html |
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Black History Review
Black History Review: Honors African American achievement and teaches history. Includes biographical sketches and book and movie reviews. (History)
http://www.BlackHistoryReview.com |
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Black History Pages
Black History Pages: Stories from black history presented every day, with links to books and other resources. (History)
http://5x5media.com/bhp/index.shtml |
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Africans in America
Africans in America: A collection of images, documents, stories, biographies and commentaries depicting America's journey through slavery. (History)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/home.html |
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Where in the heck is Allensworth, CA
Where in the heck is Allensworth, CA: Historical account on Colonel Allen Allensworth and the town named after him. (History)
http://www.fredyt123.com/Allensworth.html |
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African American Resources at the Cincinnati Historical Society Library
African American Resources at the Cincinnati Historical Society Library: Guide to 20th Century African American individuals, organizations and topics from the Greater Cincinnati area. Find books, articles, photographs and manuscripts. (History)
http://library.cincymuseum.org/aag/guide.html |
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African American Album Vol.2
African American Album Vol.2: Presents the history of Charlotte-Mecklenburg County North Carolina's Black community from 1940 to the 1990s through photographs, oral history, audio and video. (History)
http://www.cmstory.org/aaa2/ |
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African American History and Culture
African American History and Culture: Articles on historical achievements and educational interactive trivia game relating to black history. (History)
http://www.knowyourblackhistory.com/ |
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The Impact of Dred Scott
The Impact of Dred Scott: During the 1850's, 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 effec (History)
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/E/dred_scott/scottxx.htm |
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Blacks in Alaska History
Blacks in Alaska History: Alaska History Project is dedicated to the pursuit of any information or historical photographs documenting the involvement of Blacks in the history of Alaska. (History)
http://www.yukonalaska.com/akblkhist/index.html |
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Time Line of African American History
Time Line of African American History: A time line of African American history (1852-1880) from the Library of Congress. (History)
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/aap/timeline.html |
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An African American Album
An African American Album: Exhibit from the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County features photographs reflecting life in the years before 1950. (History)
http://www.cmstory.org/african/album/volume1/ |
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Black People & Their Place In World History
Black People & Their Place In World History: Read this summary of research by Dr. Leroy Vaughn about "Black Wall Street" in Tulsa, Oklahoma, black inventors, and possible Negro ancestry of five US presidents. (History)
http://www.geocities.com/cureworks1/ |
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The Trials of The Scottsboro Boys
The Trials of The Scottsboro Boys: 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. (History)
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/scottsb.htm |
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The History Makers
The History Makers: Includes biographical information and audio and video clips about African Americans who have influenced history. (History)
http://www.thehistorymakers.com/ |
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The Internet African American History Challenge
The Internet African American History Challenge: An Internet-based curriculum enhancement tool for black history education programs. (History)
http://www.brightmoments.com/blackhistory/ |
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Tulsa Reparations Coalition
Tulsa Reparations Coalition: The Report by the Oklahoma Commission to Study the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921. The Coalition is working to get reparations. (History)
http://www.tulsareparations.org/ |
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The Ol' Auction Block in Luray, VA.
The Ol' Auction Block in Luray, VA.: Through the years the story of the slave block has been kept alive by word of mouth among the inhabitants of the Shenandoah Valley. (History)
http://www.crowncity.net/auctionblock/ |
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African Americans in History
African Americans in History: A brief biographical sketch of several key figures in African American history. (History)
http://www.uga.edu/~iaas/History.html |
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1,001 Black Inventions
1,001 Black Inventions: Provides historical plays and programs about the vast intellectual accomplishments of African Americans. (History)
http://www.pinpoints.org |
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Christine's Black History Pages
Christine's Black History Pages: Directory of black history with over two dozen categories full of resources. (History)
http://blackhistorypages.com/ |
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History of St. Mary's County Maryland
History of St. Mary's County Maryland: Records the significant contributions of African-Americans in the development of St. Mary's County, Maryland. (History)
http://www.ucaconline.org/ |
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Charleston Black Heritage
Charleston Black Heritage: Charleston, SC guide for black history features history, gullah and geechee culture, points of interest, churches and a calendar of events. (History)
http://www.charlestonblackheritage.com |
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A Deeper Shade of Black
A Deeper Shade of Black: Database of historical facts about black people and events. Includes film reviews. (History)
http://www.seditionists.org/black/shade.html |
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Black Facts
Black Facts: Offers a free, searchable database of events in black history. (History)
http://www.blackfacts.com/ |
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Tucson's African American Community
Tucson's African American Community: Oral histories, photographs, and texts. (History)
http://dizzy.library.arizona.edu/images/afamer/homepage.html |
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New Philadelphia Illinois Historic Town
New Philadelphia Illinois Historic Town: Dr Juliet E K Walker commemorates Free Frank McWorter who, born a slave in 1777, founded the first black town. (History)
http://www.newphiladelphiaillinois.org/ |
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African American Newspapers The 19th Century CD-ROM
African American Newspapers The 19th Century CD-ROM: Searchable database contains a comprehensive collection of nineteenth-century newspapers. (History)
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/helpsheets/afamnews.html |
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African American Pamphlets
African American Pamphlets: 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 (History)
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aap/aaphome.html |
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AfricanAmericans.com
AfricanAmericans.com: Historic guide about African Americans including their culture, society, education, entertainment, and lifestyle. (History)
http://www.AfricanAmericans.com |
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Stamps on Black History
Stamps on Black History: Covers the history of US Postal Stamps celebrating black history. (History)
http://library.thinkquest.org/10320/Stamps.htm |
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Conceive Believe Achieve
Conceive Believe Achieve: Non-profit organization provides photographic displays and syllabus to educate and promote tolerance and justice. (History)
http://conceivebelieveachieve.org |
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Black Inventors Then and Now
Black Inventors Then and Now: Inventions and profiles from the 1700s to date. (History)
http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3wm4u/ |
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Gateway to African American History
Gateway to African American History: A comprehensive and well-annotated listing of sources about African American History. (History)
http://charter.uchicago.edu/AAH/ |
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Gallery of Greats
Gallery of Greats: Calendar program honors great African-Americans. (History)
http://www.galleryofgreats.com |
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Fanny Kemble and Pierce Butler
Fanny Kemble and Pierce Butler: PBS provides a biographical sketch of this British actress who married a Georgia slaveholder and became an influential abolitionist. (History)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1569.html |
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The Southern Experience in 19th Century America
The Southern Experience in 19th Century America: The narrative of Bethany Veney. (History)
http://docsouth.unc.edu/veney/veney.html |
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Black History Site
Black History Site: Includes articles and book reviews about black history and how the different races and genders fought hard to ensure that the struggle for equality by black Americans did not falter. (History)
http://blackhistorysite.net |
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NPR : Hidden Museum Treasures: Fortune's Bones
NPR : Hidden Museum Treasures: Fortune's Bones: A small museum in Waterbury, Connecticut, is struggling with a big question: what to do with a set of human remains in its collection. Harriet Baskas reports on a real skeleton in the closet, the bones of a slave named Fortune. Hear an excerpt from a po (History)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1433035 |
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Black Calendar
Black Calendar: A chronicle of African American history including biographies, images, sound clips, photos, calendars and community resources. (History)
http://www.BlackCalendar.com |
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History of African American Newspapers
History of African American Newspapers: A project of The Reflector Newspaper, this page overviews the history and influence of black-run newspapers from before the Civil War to the present. (History)
http://cti.itc.virginia.edu/~aas405a/newspaper.html |
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Historic White Rock Cemetery
Historic White Rock Cemetery: Historic African-American cemetery under restoration in Lynchburg, Virginia. Searchable gravesite database. (History)
http://www.historicwrc.org |
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African-American History
African-American History: Jessica McElrath features many biographical sketches and stories of notable events and time periods. Her collection of photographs from the various periods is extensive. (History)
http://afroamhistory.about.com/ |
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Experience The Past
Experience The Past: Resource for Black History with links, articles, and guestbook. (History)
http://ltorivia.tripod.com/bhm2004.html |
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American Experience: Marcus Garvey
American Experience: Marcus Garvey: Documentary Marcus Garvey: Look For Me in the Whirlwind. Explores the life of the brilliant, yet controversial black leader. (History)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/garvey/ |
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New Philadelphia: A Pioneer Town
New Philadelphia: A Pioneer Town: 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. (History)
http://www.newphiladelphiail.org |
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The American Experience: Jubilee Singers
The American Experience: Jubilee Singers: Traces the history of the choir of former slaves who toured the US and Europe to raise funds to keep Fisk University operating. (History)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/singers/ |
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Black History Page
Black History Page: Sound, video, historical text and important dates. (History)
http://hometown.aol.com/klove01/blackhis.htm |
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African Americans on Wall Street
African Americans on Wall Street: Book chronicling the work of African American pioneers who broke social and racial barriers on Wall Street. (History)
http://www.gregorysbell.com/ |
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The Mis-Education of the Negro
The Mis-Education of the Negro: A short version of the original book consisting of outlines and notes. (History)
http://members.aol.com/moed2000/Index.html |
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Images of African Americans from the 19th Century
Images of African Americans from the 19th Century: A collection of historical pictures from the New York public library. (History)
http://149.123.1.8/cgi-shl/vsc30b.exe/schomburg/images_aa19/toc.html?E+nyplbeta |
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African Americans at World's Fairs and Expositions
African Americans at World's Fairs and Expositions: Information from the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 to the Negro Historical and Industrial Exposition of 1915. (History)
http://www.boondocksnet.com/expos/wfe_africanamericans.html |
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Footsteps African American History
Footsteps African American History: A magazine that celebrates the heritage of African Americans and explores their contributions to our culture. (History)
http://www.footstepsmagazine.com/ |
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Mary Ellen Pleasant
Mary Ellen Pleasant: Tells the story of the remarkable life of Marry Ellen Pleasant who was called the mother of Civil Rights. (History)
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/mepleasant.html |
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Afro-American Almanac
Afro-American Almanac: Presents a historical perspective of a nation, its people, and its cultural evolution. (History)
http://www.toptags.com/aama/ |
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Christine's Genealogy Website
Christine's Genealogy Website: Numerous historical references including emigrants to Liberia, slave sales, and manumission records. (History)
http://ccharity.com/ |
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African American Resources at the Maryland State Archives
African American Resources at the Maryland State Archives: An archived history of black people in the state Maryland. (History)
http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/refserv/html/afro.html |
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Afrigeneas Archives
Afrigeneas Archives: Monthly Archives of African Ancestored Genealogy Discussion at Mississippi State University. (History)
http://www.msstate.edu/listarchives/afrigeneas/ |
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Nat Love
Nat Love: The life and times of famous African American cowboy Nat Love. Includes key chapters from his "Adventures of Deadwood Dick" autobiography. (History)
http://www.nat-love.com |
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African Americans in the Anti-Imperialist Movement
African Americans in the Anti-Imperialist Movement: The effect of the anti-imperialist movement on African Americans. (History)
http://www.boondocksnet.com/ai/ail/afamhist.html |
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Freedmen and Southern Society Project
Freedmen and Southern Society Project: Documenting the history of emancipation during the era of the American Civil War, in the words of the participants themselves. (History)
http://www.history.umd.edu/Freedmen/ |
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Small Towns Black Lives
Small Towns Black Lives: Photographic documentary, art and history project of African American communities in southern New Jersey. (History)
http://blacktowns.org/ |
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Behind the Scenes
Behind the Scenes: 1868 autobiography of Elizabeth Keckley, who went from slavery to the White House where she served Mary Todd Lincoln. (History)
http://docsouth.unc.edu/keckley/keckley.html |
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Seacoast New Hampshire Black History
Seacoast New Hampshire Black History: The history of African Americans in New Hampshire. (History)
http://www.seacoastnh.com/blackhistory/ |
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Cane River Creole Colony
Cane River Creole Colony: History of the Creole descendants of "CoinCoin and Thomas Pierre Metoyer." Includes research information, genealogy, photos, events, database, history, and discussion forum. (History)
http://www.canerivercolony.com |
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African American Historical Text Archive
African American Historical Text Archive: Collection of articles and historical documents. (History)
http://historicaltextarchive.com/sections.php?op=listarticles&secid=8 |
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Information: African Americans have a rich history, unlike that of any other American ethnic group.
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