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African-American
History
African American Studies Links (http://www.lib.umich.edu/grad/guide/guide.php?id=60)
This site offers links to Web sites sponsored by univer-sities,
research centers, nonprofits, governments, and news organizations.
American Slave Narratives: An Online Anthology
(http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/wpa/wpahome.html)
This site provides an anthology of interviews with more than
2,300 former slaves.
Black History (http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/AfroAm.html)
This site includes methods for integrating Web sites and videoconferencing
technology into classroom curriculum.
Don Mabry’s Historical Text Archive
(http://historicaltextarchive.com)
This site provides a list of Internet resources on all aspects
of the African-American experience.
Gateway to African-American History (http://usinfo.state.gov/scv/history_geography_and_population/population_and_diversity/african_americans.html)
From the Office of International Information at the U.S. Department
of State, this site provides lists of key Web sites about
Martin Luther King, Jr., and African-American
history, culture, art, and literature.
Museums
and Archives
Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive
(http://avatar.lib.usm.edu/~spcol/crda)
This archive is organized by the University of Southern Mississippi.
Online resources include oral histories and manuscripts about
the state’s civil rights struggle.
Library of Congress Collection: African-American Mosaic—Abolition
(http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/afam005.html)
This site offers images of actual broadsides, sermons, handbills,
newspapers, and more.
United State National Slavery Museum (http://www.usnationalslaverymuseum.org/home.asp)
The United States National Slavery Museum is committed to
telling a more complete story of American slavery. Its honesty
will lead the nation in commemorating, understanding, and
overcoming slavery and its enduring legacy.
General
Resources
African American Odyssey (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit)
This site showcases the African-American collections of the
Library of Congress.
African-American Women
(http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/collections/african-american-women.html)
This Duke University collection includes letters and memoirs
of 19th-century slave women.
BET.com (http://www.bet.com)
This site has sections on urban life, professionals, women,
and families. It includes news, music, and information on
health, money, lifestyles, careers, food, and more.
BlackBaseball’s Negro Baseball Leagues
(http://www.blackbaseball.com)
A comprehensive source of information about the Negro Baseball
Leagues, this site offers information on teams and players,
with links to additional resources.
BlackVoices.com (http://www.blackvoices.com)
A virtual community for African Americans, this site includes
a career center, Black News Today, scholarship resources,
and sections on money and entertainment.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored
People (http://www.naacp.org)
The NAACP is one of the nation’s largest civil rights
groups. Its mission is to promote equality and eliminate prejudice
among all people. Visit this site to find current events,
Web links, and information about programs the NAACP sponsors.
Resources
for Children and Young Adults
African-American Mosaic (http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html)
A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black
History and Culture, this site surveys the full range of the
Library’s African-American collections.
Harperchildrens.com Celebrate Black History
(http://www.harperchildrens.com/features/bhm99.htm)
This site includes a children’s reading list and sample
chapters from children’s books that chronicle black
history.
The Internet African American History Challenge
(http://www.brightmoments.com/blackhistory)
This interactive quiz helps students sharpen their knowledge
of African-American history.
Resources
for Teachers and Librarians
African Odyssey Interactive (http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/aoi)
This site promotes the exchange of ideas, information, and
resources between artists, teachers, and students of African
art and culture.
African Studies Center (http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/AS.html)
This is a large resource for African studies information on
the Internet, sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania.
It includes K–12 resources.
Multiculturalism through African Folktales and Mayan
Myths
(http://www.cis.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1996/1)
Follow the Multiculturalism Through African Folktales
And Mayan Myths link in the Table of Contents.
This site includes curriculum units for teaching African and
Mayan myths, legends, and folktales.
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