The
African-American Mosaic: A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black
History and Culture Includes information on African colonization, slavery and the abolitionist movement,
western migration and homesteading, and WPA documents (including ex-slave narratives).
African American Web
Connection This hyperlinked site includes art, authors, businesses, churches, entertainment,
history, organizations, prominent people, publications, and other resources.
This Week in
Black History
This website, which is updated weekly, allows users to access the
compiler’s Black History Database for brief entries (for example, birth
dates, important events).
Africa
African
Art History This Harvard University site investigates particular topics within African art
history, through the use of scholarly narratives, images, video and audio clips.
Slavery
Chronology
of the History of Slavery Compiled from archival, library and Internet
sources, this timeline can be used to research the history of African-American
slavery.
Taking the
Train to Freedom This National Park Service site provides information on the Underground Railroad.
Amistad
The
Amistad Case The National Archives and Records Administration produced this site, which reproduces
both facsimiles and transcripts of important legal documents relating to the Amistad case.
The Amistad Case:
"Outright Plagiarism" or "Who Owns History?" Cornell University Law School produced this fine site, which examines both the
original Amistad case and the Steven Spielberg film, Amistad. Includes court
briefs, biographies of key Supreme Court justices involved in the case, full text of John
Quincy Adams’ arguments before the Supreme Court, and discussions of legal issues in
both the original case and the current plagiarism case brought by author Barbara
Chase-Riboud.
Population Statistics
Census
Bureau Facts Reviews and highlights statistical information about African-Americans
from numerous U.S. Census reports.
African-American History & Culture