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- The Nobel Foundation
of
Stockholm, Sweden
Get complete lists of Nobel prize winners by clicking on the
appropriate category. Links from the list include a picture of
the scientist(s) and a link to a brief biography.
- Coretta Scott
King Award
The Coretta Scott King Award is presented annually by the Coretta Scott
King Task Force of the American Library Association's Social
Responsibilities Round Table. Recipients are authors and illustrators of
African descent whose distinguished books promote an understanding and
appreciation of the "American Dream. "
- The History
Makers A Chicago-based not-for-profit organization, this website features
biographical sketches and a color photo archive of contemporary African
Americans who have contributed to Chicago and American history.
-
Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr.
- Greensboro Sit-Ins: Launch of a Civil Rights
Movement
Presents audio
clips, a photograph of young Black men sitting at
"that whites-only lunch counter at the Woolworth Store
on South Elm Street," a timeline, and news
articles, including one about the statue honoring the
occasion unveiled in February, 2002.
- Rosa Parks
- Powerful
Days in Black and White Photojournalist Charles Moore
documents the black and white of the Civil Rights Movement in the south.
Some of these photos may be disturbing, so we recommend parental guidance
and discussion.
-
African-American
History from The Black
Collegian Online
-
African American Labor History Links
Links to Web
sites, journal articles, book excerpts, and film
citations and reviews about the history of African
Americans in the labor union movement, Martin Luther
King, Jr. and the 1968 Memphis Sanitation
Workers' Strike at which he was assassinated,
and African American history in general.
-
The
African-American Mosaic: A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the
Study of Black History and Culture.
A hypertext exhibit covering nearly 500 years of the black experience in
the Western hemisphere.
Discover the driving forces behind Colonization, Abolition, Migrations, and the
WPA through this exhibit offered by the Library of Congress.
-
African
American Perspectives: the African American Pamphlets Page from
the Library of Congress. The Daniel A. P. Murray Pamphlet Collection presents a
panoramic and eclectic review of African-American history and culture, spanning
almost one hundred years from the early nineteenth through the early twentieth
centuries, with the bulk of the material published between 1875 and 1900. Among
the authors represented are Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Ida B.
Wells.
-
African American Web
Connection
A large collection of African American resources covering many subjects.
-
BlackVoices.com
This site chronicles valuable Black History facts and includes both
current and historical biographical sketches of prominent African Americans.
-
Black
Film Center/Archive
Very well developed web site at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN. Very
large collection of web links devoted to Black Film. One of the best of it's
kind in the nation.
-
Black
History Month from Gale Group
- Black
Metropolis: The Last Half Century from DePaul University and
Chicago Public Schools. A cooperative project of DePaul University and Chicago Public
Schools examines the historical development of the Black Metropolis.
- The District of Columbia Public Library features articles on The Black Renaissance in Washington, DC, Tuskegee Airmen and more!
- Creative
American Portraits by Carl Van Vechten, 1932 - 1964 a part
of the Library of Congress' American Memory Collection.
This online archive consists of 1,395 photographs taken by American
photographer Carl Van Vechten (1880-1964) between 1932 and 1964. The bulk of
the collection consists of portrait photographs of African American
celebrities, including many figures from the Harlem Renaissance.
- The Digital
Schomberg and Online Exhibitions Features exhibits at the Schomberg Center for Research in Black Culture,
"a national research library devoted to collecting, preserving and
providing access to resources documenting the experiences of peoples of
African descent throughout the world."
- Documenting
the African American South
This searchable archive is a collection of photographs and full-text
documents of Southern history, literature and culture from the colonial
period through the first decades of the 20th century. Most notable are the
sections on "North American Slave Narratives," and "The
Church in the Southern Black Community."
- Education
First: Black History Activities
Enter this web guide to find references for almost any Black History subject.
- The History
Makers
A Chicago-based not-for-profit organization, this website features
biographical sketches and a color photo archive of contemporary African
Americans who have contributed to Chicago and American history.
- Look Back, Ponder, and Move On: Glimpses of the African-American Experience in Savannah, 1750-1900
This exhibit traces the
"journey" of African Americans in Savannah
"from being bondspeople to citizens of the
American Republic working and building their destiny
along with other citizens." The Web site material
includes information about education, religion,
slavery and anti-slavery, free blacks, and
advertisements for runaway slaves. There are over 100
historical images. Drawn
from an exhibit first
presented at The Beach Institute, Savannah, GA.
- Visit our Music page for
information on gospel, blues & jazz music and musicians.
- Vee-Jay
Records
Brief history of Vee-Jay Records.
- The
Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences
This web site profiles African American men and women who have
contributed to the advancement of science and engineering.
Categories include geneticists, veterinarians, engineers, chemists,
biologists, inventors, and medical practitioners. Also features a
section on Women Scientists and First Science PhD’s awarded to
African Americans.
- Amistad.org
Lists many links to sites about Amistad and related topics.
- Amistad
Research CenterIncludes
historical links on other African American topics as well.
- Beyond Face Value:
Depictions of Slavery in Confederate Currency This collection features currency issued and circulated in the South
during the Antebellum, Civil War and Reconstruction Eras that featured
images of slavery. However, many Southern currency did not feature images
of slavery.
- Documenting
the African American South
This searchable archive is a collection of photographs and full-text
documents of Southern history, literature and culture from the colonial
period through the first decades of the 20th century. Most notable are the
sections on "North American Slave Narratives," and "The
Church in the Southern Black Community.">
- African
American Pamphlets Page from
the Library of Congress. The Daniel A. P. Murray Pamphlet Collection
presents a panoramic and eclectic review of African-American history and
culture, spanning almost one hundred years from the early nineteenth through
the early twentieth centuries, with the bulk of the material published
between 1875 and 1900. Among the authors represented are Frederick Douglass,
Booker T. Washington, Ida B. Wells.
- African
American Women Writers of the 19th Century
This unique source offers digital copies of materials from the
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Has fiction,
poetry, and essays in full text.
- The Black Renaissance in Washington, DC This site demonstrates
that the "outpouring of literature by African
Americans" during the Harlem Renaissance was
also reflected in other communities. Includes
biographies, recommended books,
related links, and a timeline. From the
District of Columbia Public Library.
- "I Have A
Dream" The Text of Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" Speech
- Letter
from Birmingham City Jail (April 16, 1963)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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