African-American History Websites

The following site has been prepared by TC3 librarians for students enrolled in History 225: African-American History:

• African-American Odyssey: A Quest fo Full Citizenship
  "Showcases the incomparable African-American collections of the Library of Congress. Displaying more than 240 items, including books, government documents, manuscripts, maps, musical scores, plays, films, and recordings..."
• Black History Hotlist
  Multiple links to resources that encompass a wide variety of issues in African-American history.
• Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive
  Searchable database of digitized library and archival resources on race relations in Mississippi from the University of Southern Mississippi Libraries.
• Electronic Text Center: African-American Texts
  University of Virginia site provides full-texts for many African-American writers.
• Encyclopedia Britannica Guide to Black History
  "Examines five centuries of black heritage through five distinct time periods, from the slave revolts of early America through the successes of the Civil Rights Movement."
• Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition
  Center at Yale University offers online documents and bibliographies.
• In Motion: The African-American Migration Experience
  "Presents more than 16,500 pages of texts, 8,300 illustrations, and more than 60 maps."
• Our Shared History: African-American Heritage
  National Park Service site provides information on African-American historic sites. You can also view objects, photographs and writings of African Americans.
• Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
  This research branch of the New York Public Library contains digital collections on African-American Women Writers, photography archives and other online exhibitions and collections.