| Directory > Society > Ethnicity > African > African-American > History 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.
http://library.cincymuseum.org/aag/guide.html
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Experience The Past
Resource for Black History with links, articles, and guestbook.
http://ltorivia.tripod.com/bhm2004.html
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Christine's Black History Pages
Directory of black history with over two dozen categories full of resources.
http://blackhistorypages.com/
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Black History Review
Honors African American achievement and teaches history. Includes biographical sketches and book
and movie reviews.
http://www.BlackHistoryReview.com
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Charleston Black Heritage
Charleston, SC guide for black history features history, gullah and geechee culture, points of
interest, churches and a calendar of events.
http://www.charlestonblackheritage.com
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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.
http://www.history.umd.edu/Freedmen/
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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.
http://search.csmonitor.com/durable/1997/10/29/feat/feat.1.html
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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.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/
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Ebony Profiles
Ebony Profiles is about African Americans and their achievements in their communities. It allows
corporations and organizations to honor and showcase outstanding black employees in their
organizations beside the profiles of outstanding African Americans from history.
http://ebonyprofiles.com
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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.
http://www.geocities.com/cureworks1/
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1,001 Black Inventions
Provides historical plays and programs about the vast intellectual accomplishments of African
Americans.
http://www.pinpoints.org
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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.
http://www.newphiladelphiaillinois.org/
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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.
http://www.canerivercolony.com
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Historic White Rock Cemetery
Historic African-American cemetery under restoration in Lynchburg, Virginia. Searchable gravesite
database.
http://www.historicwrc.org
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Nat Love
The life and times of famous African American cowboy Nat Love. Includes key chapters from his
"Adventures of Deadwood Dick" autobiography.
http://www.nat-love.com
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Fanny Kemble and Pierce Butler
PBS provides a biographical sketch of this British actress who married a Georgia slaveholder and
became an influential abolitionist.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1569.html
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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.
http://blackhistorysite.net
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AfricanAmericans.com
Historic guide about African Americans including their culture, society, education, entertainment,
and lifestyle.
http://www.AfricanAmericans.com
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Black History Page
Sound, video, historical text and important dates.
http://hometown.aol.com/klove01/blackhis.htm
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African-Native Genealogy and History
Celebrating the Estelusti ~ The Freedmen ~ Oklahoma's Black Indians of the Cherokee, Chickasaw,
Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole Nations.
http://www.African-NativeAmerican.com
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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.
http://www.cmstory.org/aaa2/
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An African American Album
Exhibit from the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County features photographs reflecting
life in the years before 1950.
http://www.cmstory.org/african/album/volume1/
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Black Inventors Then and Now
Inventions and profiles from the 1700s to date.
http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3wm4u/
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Gallery of Greats
Calendar program honors great African-Americans.
http://www.galleryofgreats.com
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Where in the heck is Allensworth, CA
Historical account on Colonel Allen Allensworth and the town named after him.
http://www.fredyt123.com/Allensworth.html
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Small Towns Black Lives
Photographic documentary, art and history project of African American communities in southern New
Jersey.
http://blacktowns.org/
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American Experience: Marcus Garvey
Documentary Marcus Garvey: Look For Me in the Whirlwind. Explores the life of the brilliant, yet
controversial black leader.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/garvey/
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African Americans in the Anti-Imperialist Movement
The effect of the anti-imperialist movement on African Americans.
http://www.boondocksnet.com/ai/ail/afamhist.html
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African American Historical Text Archive
Collection of articles and historical documents.
http://historicaltextarchive.com/sections.php?op=listarticles&secid=8
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The Mis-Education of the Negro
A short version of the original book consisting of outlines and notes.
http://members.aol.com/moed2000/Index.html
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Hallowed Ground
Smithsonian Magazine investigation of old grave sites in New England is unearthing hard truths
about Yankees and slavery.
http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/issues01/nov01/poi.html
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History of St. Mary's County Maryland
Records the significant contributions of African-Americans in the development of St. Mary's County,
Maryland.
http://www.ucaconline.org/
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Tulsa Reparations Coalition
The Report by the Oklahoma Commission to Study the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921. The Coalition is
working to get reparations.
http://www.tulsareparations.org/
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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.
http://afroamhistory.about.com/
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Father Ryan Black History Sites
African American military history, journalism, and Harlem Renassaince.
http://www.fatherryan.org/blackhistory/index.htm
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Kemet Nu Productions
Lectures, video, and audio tapes that link ancient Africa with African American history.
http://www.kemetnu.com/
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Behind the Scenes
1868 autobiography of Elizabeth Keckley, who went from slavery to the White House where she served
Mary Todd Lincoln.
http://docsouth.unc.edu/keckley/keckley.html
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African American History and Culture
Articles on historical achievements and educational interactive trivia game relating to black
history.
http://www.knowyourblackhistory.com/
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Black Indians and Pioneers
William Loren Katz shares his research on black Indians through essays, articles, tributes and
photographs.
http://www.williamlkatz.com/
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African Americans on Wall Street
Book chronicling the work of African American pioneers who broke social and racial barriers on Wall
Street.
http://www.gregorysbell.com/
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Mary Ellen Pleasant
Tells the story of the remarkable life of Marry Ellen Pleasant who was called the mother of Civil
Rights.
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/mepleasant.html
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Black Facts
Offers a free, searchable database of events in black history.
http://www.blackfacts.com/
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Afrigeneas Archives
Monthly Archives of African Ancestored Genealogy Discussion at Mississippi State University.
http://www.msstate.edu/listarchives/afrigeneas/
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Black Calendar
A chronicle of African American history including biographies, images, sound clips, photos,
calendars and community resources.
http://www.BlackCalendar.com
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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.
http://cti.itc.virginia.edu/~aas405a/newspaper.html
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African American Newspapers The 19th Century CD-ROM
Searchable database contains a comprehensive collection of nineteenth-century newspapers.
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/helpsheets/afamnews.html
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African American Resources at the Maryland State Archives
An archived history of black people in the state Maryland.
http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/refserv/html/afro.html
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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.
http://www.crowncity.net/auctionblock/
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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 at Duke University.
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/collections/african-american-women.html
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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.
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/scottsb.htm
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Tucson's African American Community
Oral histories, photographs, and texts.
http://dizzy.library.arizona.edu/images/afamer/homepage.html
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Footsteps African American History
A magazine that celebrates the heritage of African Americans and explores their contributions to
our culture.
http://www.footstepsmagazine.com/
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The History Makers
Includes biographical information and audio and video clips about African Americans who have
influenced history.
http://www.thehistorymakers.com/
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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 effect on the next several years.
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/E/dred_scott/scottxx.htm
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Stamps on Black History
Covers the history of US Postal Stamps celebrating black history.
http://library.thinkquest.org/10320/Stamps.htm
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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.
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson052.shtml
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Gateway to African American History
A comprehensive and well-annotated listing of sources about African American History.
http://charter.uchicago.edu/AAH/
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Seacoast New Hampshire Black History
The history of African Americans in New Hampshire.
http://www.seacoastnh.com/blackhistory/
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Africans in America
A collection of images, documents, stories, biographies and commentaries depicting America's
journey through slavery.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/home.html
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Time Line of African American History
A time line of African American history (1852-1880) from the Library of Congress.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/aap/timeline.html
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Afro-American Almanac
Presents a historical perspective of a nation, its people, and its cultural evolution.
http://www.toptags.com/aama/
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African Americans in History
A brief biographical sketch of several key figures in African American history.
http://www.uga.edu/~iaas/History.html
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Our Shared History
A comprehensive project of The National Park Service to preserve and interpret African American
history.
http://www.cr.nps.gov/aahistory/
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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.
http://www.boondocksnet.com/expos/wfe_africanamericans.html
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Images of African Americans from the 19th Century
A collection of historical pictures from the New York public library.
http://149.123.1.8/cgi-shl/vsc30b.exe/schomburg/images_aa19/toc.html?E+nyplbeta
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Black History Pages
Stories from black history presented every day, with links to books and other resources.
http://5x5media.com/bhp/index.shtml
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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, and Emanuel Love.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aap/aaphome.html
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Christine's Genealogy Website
Numerous historical references including emigrants to Liberia, slave sales, and manumission
records.
http://ccharity.com/
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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.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/singers/
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A Deeper Shade of Black
Database of historical facts about black people and events. Includes film reviews.
http://www.seditionists.org/black/shade.html
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The Southern Experience in 19th Century America
The narrative of Bethany Veney.
http://docsouth.unc.edu/veney/veney.html
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The Internet African American History Challenge
An Internet-based curriculum enhancement tool for black history education programs.
http://www.brightmoments.com/blackhistory/
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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.
http://www.yukonalaska.com/akblkhist/index.html
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