BLACK HISTORY/AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY – PART 2

 

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY THROUGH THE ARTS                  NEW!!

            http://cghs.dade.k12.fl.us/african-american/index.htm

Sections: Traditional African Art, Africans in European Art, Pre-Civil War Art, Images Since Reconstruction, and 20th Century Art.  Each section focuses on types of art or artists.  Very Good

 

AFRICAN AMERICAN PHOTOS                                      NEW!!

            http://www.npac.syr.edu/projects/ltb/AA_photos_index.html

Several hundred images of African Americans in the Syracuse, New York area from the 1880’s to today.  Organized by decades and then subjects such as Business, Snapshots, Sports, and Families. etc.

Very Good

 

AFRICAN AMERICAN SHEET MUSIC FROM BROWN UNIVERSITY                    NEW!!

            http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/rpbhtml/aasmhome.html

“This collection consists of 1,305 pieces of African-American sheet music dating from 1850 through 1920. The collection includes many songs from the heyday of antebellum black face minstrelsy in the 1850s and from the abolitionist movement of the same period. Numerous titles are associated with the novel and the play Uncle Tom's Cabin. Civil War period music includes songs about African-American soldiers and the plight of the newly emancipated slave. Post-Civil War music reflects the problems of Reconstruction and the beginnings of urbanization and the northern migration of African Americans.”  You can search by keyword, title, or subject.  The music gives an insight into African American culture.  Very Good

 

AFRICAN AMERICAN WARRIORS

            http://www.abest.com/~cklose/aawar.htm

Profiles of African Americans in the military: the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, Buffalo Soldiers, Tuskegee Airmen, up to the present.  Articles, photos, links.  Very Good

 

AFRICAN AMERICANS – HISTORICAL ALMANACK                       NEW!!

            http://63.111.53.150/Almanack/people/african/aahdr.htm

Discusses the life of African Americans in colonial times in the Williamsburg area.  Includes proclamations (including early emancipation proclamations), advertisements, diaries, biographies and more.  Very Good

 

AFRICAN WORLD COMMUNITY NETWORK

            http://www.he.net/~awe/

 A repository of afro centric links, a gateway site for African Americans.  Very Good

 

AFRIGENEAS

            http://www.afrigeneas.com/

Genealogical research and resources on African Ancestored Genealogy.  Includes how to search, where to search, tips for beginners, surnames, extensive links and more.  Very Good

AFRO AMERICAN ALMANAC

            http://www.toptags.com/aama/index.htm

An online “presentation of the African in America”; it covers historical events, biographies, historical documents, folktales, trivia games, Issues in the News, links and more.  Very Good

 

AMERICAN SLAVE NARRATIVES – AN ONLINE ANTHOLOGY                 NEW!!

            http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/wpa/wpahome.html

Additional narratives from the WPA collection of former slaves.  Includes sound files.  Includes links to sites featuring more information and narratives.  Very Good

 

ARTHUR’S SOUTH AFRICA CLIPART  

            http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/dante/944/sa.htm

Divided into four categories: Flags & Emblems, Traditional Homes of the Indigenous Peoples, The Indigenous Tribes, and People at Work and Play.  Very Good

 

ARTISTRY OF AFRICAN MASKS                                                           

            http://www.nokmuseum.org/exhibit/artistry/main.html

An online exhibit of 20 African masks explaining their origins and their significance.  Very Good

 

BENJAMIN BANNEKER – THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN INVENTOR                                                                                                                                                          NEW!!

            http://web.mit.edu/invent/www/inventorsA-H/Banneker.html

Biographical information on this African American inventor of the 1700s.  Very Good

 

BLACK ARCHIVES OF MID-AMERICA                         NEW!!

            http://www.blackarchives.org/

The Black Archives of Mid-America is the largest depository of artifacts documenting the African American experience in the four-state area of Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Oklahoma.  Most of the items online are photographs, either portraits or views of life such as the Negro Baseball League.  Very Good

 

BLACK COLLEGIAN ONLINE – THE CAREER SITE FOR STUDENTS OF COLOR

            http://www.black-collegian.com

Job bank, college information, Graduate/Professional School, Global Study, African American Issues, Xtra Curriculum, career planning, and job search.  Very Good

 

BLACK FACTS ONLINE

            http://www.blackfacts.com/

Searchable database by date or keyword.  Very Good

 

BLACK HERITAGE TRAIL – MUSEUM OF AFRO AMERICAN HISTORY BOSTON

            http://www.afroammuseum.org/trail.htm                                           NEW!!

Follow the Black Heritage Trail online by following the links to learn about Boston’s African American population in the 19th century.  Good

BLACK HISTORY PAGE

            http://members.aol.com/klove01/blackhis.htm

A gateway site inspired by the Million Man March with information and photos of the March, excerpts of speeches by Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, a Black History quiz, and more.  Very Good

 

BLACK HISTORY QUEST                                      NEW!!

            http://blackquest.com/link.htm

A long list of links on African-American History, Culture and Black Studies Resources.  Very Good

 

BLACKHISTORY.COM – UNDERSTANDING OUR PAST, LIVING TODAY, CREATING OUR FUTURE                                                                        NEW!!

            http://www.blackhistory.com/

A comprehensive Black History site.  Sections: Featured Person, Theme of the Month, Publish a Story, Today in History, My Thoughts, E-cards, Quick Quiz and more.  Very Good

 

BLACKSPEAK – BLACK WWW LINKS                                     

            http://www.blackspeak.com/wwwlinks/blacklinks.htm

A gateway site for Black web links.  Very Good

 

BREAKING RACIAL BARRIERS – AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE HARMON FOUNDATION COLLECTION                                                          NEW!!

            http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/harmon/

In the 1920s, the Harmon Foundation was established to recognize African American achievements.  In 1944, the Foundation organized an exhibition called “Portraits of Outstanding Americans of Negro Origins”.  In 1967, 41 of the original 50 portraits were given to the National Portrait Gallery.  Included here are 20 of the portraits and information on their subjects.  Very Good

 

BROWN VS. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION – A THINKQUEST SITE                       NEW!!

            http://library.thinkquest.org/10718/

A student-created site on the historic Supreme Court decision that changed the face of public education in the United States.  Use the Index to navigate through the site.  Very Good

 

BUXTON HISTORIC SITE AND SETTLEMENT

            http://www.ciaccess.com/~jdnewby/museum.htm

The story of a site in Ontario, Canada which was the last stop on the Underground Railroad for many escaping slaves and which became a black settlement.  Very Good

 

CELEBRATE…AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH                NEW!!

            http://www.nypl.org/branch/kids/february.html#Folklore

The New York Public Library’s site recommending books for kids.  Sections: Stories for Younger Readers, Poetry and Song, Folklore, Stories for Older Readers, Biography and History, Recordings and Videos, and Internet Sites to See.  Very Good

 

CIVIL RIGHTS TIMELINE

            http://www.seattletimes.com/mlk/movement/Seatimeline.html

A timeline of the Civil Rights Movement from 1954-1992 with lots of photos, links and other information.  Very Good

 

CULTURE AND CHANGE – EVOLUTION OF BLACK HISTORY – A TIMELINE                                                                                                                           NEW!!

            http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/timeline/game.htm

An interactive timeline from Scholastic follows Black History from 1492 to 2001.  Includes Trailblazers such as Maya Angelou and Tiger Woods, in addition to web sites with more information.  Very Good

 

DETROIT NEWS AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY QUIZ                  NEW!!

            http://detnews.com/blkhist/9602/05/intro/intro.html

Fifty questions (with answers) on Black History.  Includes related books and web sites.  Very Good

 

ESCAPE FROM SLAVERY, 1838                                                   NEW!!

            http://www.ibiscom.com/fdoug.htm

A firsthand account by Frederick Douglass of his escape to freedom.  Very Good

 

EYES OF GLORY                                                                 NEW!!

            http://www.eyesofglory.com/

Documents Black History and Jewish History in Rhode Island with photos, text and artifacts.  Sections: Black History, Jewish History, Family Story and Artifacts.  Very Good

 

FACES OF SCIENCE:  AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE SCIENCES            

            http://www.princeton.edu/~mcbrown/display/faces.html

Photos and short biographical sketches of important African American scientists.  Very Good

 

HARRIET TUBMAN RESOURCES ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB                           

            http://www.nyhistory.com/harriettubman/website.htm

Website for the Harriet Tubman home with links to sites about this “Moses of her People”.  Very Good

 

THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE                                        NEW!!

            http://www.fatherryan.org/harlemrenaissance/

In the first two decades of the 20th century, literature, art, dance, music and social commentary began to flourish in the section of New York City known as Harlem.  Sections: Literature, Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Events of the 1920s, Links and Suggested Readings.  Very Good

 

A HISTORY OF AFRICAN AMERICANS OF DELAWARE AND MARYLAND’S EASTERN SHORE                                                                                          NEW!!

            http://www.udel.edu/BlackHistory/

Ten articles/interviews about African Americans living in Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland.  Includes six Lesson Plans.  Very Good

 

KING AFRICAN HERITAGE MUSEUM 

            http://geocities.com/Paris/Salon/8767/kings.html

Online African heritage museum with artifacts and photos.  Use the Drop Down Menu on the first page to navigate between the lobbies.  A larger site than first appears.  Very Good

 

LOST ANCESTORS                                                 NEW!!

            http://lostamericans.netfirms.com/

This site brings together resources for locating “lost ancestors”, especially Native Americans, African Americans and others whose “paper trail” is likely to be lost or destroyed.  Sections include: Black and Indian Cemeteries, Free Black Tax Lists, Marriage Records, Slaves Listed in Wills, Slave Ship Manifests and more.  Very Good

 

MAYA ANGELOU – A LOOK INTO HER LIFE AND WORKS                        NEW!!

            http://www.empirezine.com/spotlight/maya/maya1.htm

A short biography of author Maya Angelou with her Poetry, Books (A Bibliography) and Links.  Very Good

 

THE NATIONAL UNDERGROUND RAILROAD FREEDOM CENTER

            http://www.undergroundrailroad.com/

Educates the public about the Underground Railroad.  Includes articles and information and a link to a listing by state of official Underground Railroad sites.  Very Good

 

PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM WITH CYANOTYPES                          NEW!!

            http://www.gliah.uh.edu/exhibits/calhoun/index.html

From 1896 to 1903 photographer Richard Riley documented life at the Calhoun Industrial School in Alabama, a freemen’s school for industrial education.  Photographs include the buildings, teachers, students, townspeople, and more.  Click on the thumbnails to enlarge each picture.  Very Good

 

THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS TRIALS                                 NEW!!

            http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/scottsb.htm

The complicated, infamous trials of the black teenagers tried in the 1930s which had a radical impact on the South.  Very Good

 

THE SWEET TRIALS – 1956 & 1926                                 NEW!!

            http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/sweet/sweet.html

An account of the infamous Sweet trials in Detroit in the 1920s when protests against an African American family moving into a “white” neighborhood provoked violence.  Very Good

 

TIMELINE OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT                    NEW!!

            http://www.wmich.edu/politics/mlk/

Chronicles the events of the American Civil Rights Movement from 1954 to 1965.  Very Good

 

TRANS-ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE 1450-1750 – A THINKQUEST SITE                   NEW!!

            http://library.thinkquest.org/13406/ta/

An examination of the slave trade from 1450-1750 focusing on the many countries and cultures involved. It shows that slavery didn’t begin with the “Middle Passage” but has long been a cruel part of human history.  Note: Use the page numbers at the bottom of the page to navigate.  Very Good

 

THE UNIVERSAL BLACK PAGES

            http://ubp.com/

A searchable database of links to African sites and much more.  Sections include Art, Business, The Diaspora, History, Life, Music, Words and more.  Note: This is the same site from last year, the home page is a little misleading.  Very Good

 

 

 

 

366TH INFANTRY HOME PAGE

            http://www.wiz-worx.com/366th/

The home page for the 366th Infantry, an all-black regiment that fought in World War II.  Has lots of information about African Americans in the military then and now and a lot of links.  Good

 

AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MEMORIAL TO U.S. COLORED TROOPS                                                                                                                            NEW!!

            http://www.afroamcivilwar.org/

Information on this memorial in Washington, DC honoring the African Americans who served in the Civil War.  Includes a brief history of the troops, photos and more.  Good

 

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY                                                                       

            http://www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/index.html

Documents important events in African-American history.  Divided into five segments: The Dred Scott Case 1857; After the Civil War 1865-1900; Early Civil Rights Struggles 1945-1955; The Civil Rights Movement 1955-1965 and School Integration 1955-1975.  Good

 

AFRICAN AMERICAN PLAYWRIGHTS - WOMEN OF COLOR, WOMEN OF WORDS

            http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~cybers/home.html

Information on African American women writers and playwrights.  Includes information for teachers.  Good

 

BLACK HISTORY TREASURE HUNT                             NEW!!

            http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/filamentality/ex.hunt.html

Provides a list of links where students can find the answers to a group of questions about Black History.  Good

 

BLACK LEGENDS                                                                           NEW!!

            http://www.angelfire.com/ca/ebonyfire/special.html

Brief biographical paragraphs about several important African Americans, both well-known and not.  Includes Black Americans Trivia Quiz.  Good

 

BROWN VS. BOARD OF EDUCATION – THE INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE                                                                                                                                             NEW!!

            http://www.digisys.net/users/hootie/brown/

Details the case of black children whose parents sued for the right for them to attend “white” schools in Topeka, Kansas and the Supreme Court decision that ended segregation in America’s schools.  Sections: Background, Linda Brown, the Case, Thurgood Marshall, Conclusion.  Each section includes audio clips.  Good

 

THE BUFFALO SOLDIERS ON THE WESTERN FRONTIER  NEW!!

            http://www.imh.org/imh/buf/buftoc.html

Documents the history of the 9th and 10 cavalry units, the Buffalo Soldiers, on the western frontier in the 1860s and 1870s.  Sections: 1866-Congress Create the First Peace-Time African-American Units, the 9th Cavalry, the 10th Cavalry, Daily Life on the Western Frontier, Medal of Honor Recipients, and a Bibliography.  Good

 

THE CONFESSIONS OF NAT TURNER, THE LEADER OF THE INSURRECTION IN SOUTHAMPTON, VIRGINIA                                                     NEW!!

            http://docsouth.unc.edu/turner/menu.html

The online text of the famous narrative of Nat Turner, the slave who led a slave insurrection in 1831.  Good

 

GARRET A. MORGAN                                                       NEW!!

            http://education.dot.gov/aboutmorgan.html

“Garrett Augustus Morgan, was an African-American businessman and inventor whose curiosity and innovation led to the development of many useful and helpful products. A practical man of humble beginnings, Morgan devoted his life to creating things that made the lives of other people safer and more convenient. Among his inventions was an early traffic signal that greatly improved safety on America's streets and roadways. Indeed, Morgan's technology was the basis for modern traffic signal systems and was an early example of what we know today as Intelligent Transportation Systems.”  A brief biographical article.  Good

 

GRANVILLE T. WOODS – INVENTOR                                       NEW!!

            http://www.princeton.edu/~mcbrown/display/woods.html

“It's hard to believe that a man who was forced to leave school at the age of ten could have patented over thirty-five electrical and mechanical inventions. Yet Granville T. Woods did just that, educating himself outside of school in practical skills for his future.”  A short biographical article detailing Woods’ many important inventions.  Good

 

JUNETEENTH                                                                      NEW!!

            http://www.juneteenth.com/

Juneteenth is the oldest celebration of the ending of slavery.  Begun in Texas, it has spread around the country.  Today’s celebrations emphasize education and achievement.  Includes a state by state listing of events.  Good

 

LEWIS LATIMER – RENAISSANCE MAN                                 NEW!!

            http://www.si.edu/lemelson/centerpieces/ilives/latimer/latimer.html

This African American inventor and draftsman was a close associate of both Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison as well as an inventor in his own right.  A brief biographical article.  Good

 

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. AUDIO ARCHIVES

            http://www.archervalerie.com/mlk.html

Six audio clips of Dr. King’s speeches.  Good

 

MINORITY CAREER NETWORK

            http://www.sunscape.com/mcn/index.html

Job opportunities and information for minorities.  Good

 

NAACP ONLINE

            http://www.naacp.org/

Their official web site. Includes information and links to many others.  Good

NINTH MEMORIAL CAVALRY – BUFFALO SOLDIERS                    NEW!!

            http://www.9thcavalry.com/

Tells the story of the 9th Cavalry Regiment that was formed by order of Congress in 1866 to be a “colored” regiment.  The Regiment protected and kept the peace in the southwestern states and later fought overseas.  Shows the re-enactment activities, uniforms, weaponry and more.  Good

 

REMEMBERING SLAVERY                                             NEW!!

            http://www.rememberingslavery.org/welcome.html

Excerpts from the narratives in text and audio of interviews with former slaves.  Good

 

REMEMBERING SLAVERY- THOSE WHO SURVIVED TELL THEIR STORIES                                                                                                                           NEW!!

            http://www.uncg.edu/~jpbrewer/remember/

Audio files of slave narratives with transcripts. Good

 

THE RIGHT TO SIGHT: PATRICIA BATH                                 NEW!!

            http://www.si.edu/lemelson/centerpieces/ilives/bath/bath.html

A brief biographical article on the important role of African American inventor Patricia Bath in helping the blind to see.  Good

 

 

 

 

Prepared by the Cumberland County AVA Center staff.  Please call #856‑451-0817 or email:  cumbavac@snip.net  with questions or suggestions for future web site lists. The site list is also posted on three web sites so far:

http://www.improvelearning.com/text/tchr_web/tchr_web.html

http://www.atlanticava.org

http://www.clueslibs.org/information/ccl/default.htm

 

 

 

January 2002