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Harlem Renaissance
Once considered to be literary in nature, but now includes artists and musicians. There isn't much direct information here, but there are pointers to sources from which it can be obtained.
http://www.usc.edu/Library/Ref/Ethnic/harlem.html
Harlem: Mecca of the New Negro
Survey Graphic was the monthly illustrated number of Survey magazine, the leading journal of social work in America in the 1920s. This extensive site is the electronic edition for March 1925. Many topics are covered, including women, religion, culture, and social patterns.
http://etext.virginia.edu/harlem/index.html
African American History
New Hampshire has just 18 miles of seacoast, but those few miles are loaded with history, and a big part of that history belongs to African Americans. There are 15 articles on this website, ranging from black mariners to slavery, abolitionist newspapers, oral histories, and movie reviews. Who was Prince Whipple, and what was his connection to George Washington?
http://seacoastnh.com/blackhistory/index.html
African American Mosaic
Excellent information from the Library of Congress, covering topics such as colonization, abolition, and migration. Choose by subject or follow the link at the bottom of each page to travel through this website. Highly recommended for your research.
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html
African American Museum
A wonderful collection of pages here, covering slave revolts, individual acts of protest, World War II letters, the Tuskagee Airmen, transportation of Africans into slavery, and many other articles dealing with the African American experience. Several images illustrate the text.
http://www.afroam.org/history/history.html
African Missouri
Information about the history of African-Americans in Missouri. Includes articles from the 1973-1974 Missouri Official Manual and Preservation Issues. Be sure to take advantage of the many links to other related websites.
http://www.umsl.edu/~libweb/blackstudies/
African Presence
Here's an article which builds a good case, supported by photos and literary references, for the presence of African people in the New World long before Columbus set sail. What's Juneteenth? You can learn that here, too!
http://members.aol.com/carltred/AfricanPresence.htm
African-Americans in Utah
Blacks made their home in the territory which became Utah almost 25 years before the Mormons arrived there. This site starts with the black fur-traders of the past and moves along to the present.
http://eddy.media.utah.edu/medsol/UCME/a/African_Americans.html
Black Churches Burn While Government Investigates Congregations
Information about the burning of black churches, reactions of insurance companies and law agencies, and proposed solutions to this problem.
http://www.socialism.com/fsarticles/vol17no3/churchburn.html
Black Facts Online
This is a searchable database of Black History Facts.
http://www.blackfacts.com/
Black Health Net
The Black Health Net provides health information and services for African Americans.
http://www.blackhealthnet.com/
Black Heritage Trail
A map shows you the location of 14 buildings and the text gives you the history of Boston's 19th century African American community as it relates to these buildings.
http://ftp.std.com/homepages/std/black.heritage.html
Black History
There are six files on this gopher site. One takes you to the complete autobiography of Booker T. Washington.
gopher://gopher.umsl.edu:70/11/library/subjects/blackstu/blackhis
Black History Month
It was statements about Africans like this: "... a race of men which has never created any civilization of any kind..." that led to Black History Month. It's a brief page, but informative.
http://www.dal.ca/~acswww/grfibhm.html
Boynton's Calendar
View the current weeks listings or find what your looking for by date, person, or event via the search engine on this constantly updated website. Many items are linked to further information.
http://www.ai.mit.edu/~isbell/HFh/black/bhist.html
Footsteps: African American History
Kids and adults are welcome to read articles and interviews pertaining to African American history, and play interactive games that sharpen historical knowledge. If interested, you can subscribe to the full, print version of the magazine as well.
http://www.footstepsmagazine.com/
A Gateway to African American History
Both comprehensive and creative, these pages compiled by the North Kenwood/Oakland Charter School span ancient African history, modern African American struggle for justice, art and literature, pages developed especially for younger kids and more. Any person interested in history should visit this fine collection.
http://charter.uchicago.edu/AAH/
Maryland's African American Heritage Web Site
"This web site explores the African-American experience in Maryland. You will find the biographies of famous African American Marylanders and a historical time line. For quick viewing, Maryland's important historical sites are geographically illustrated." There's a quiz here but (hint) read these pages first.
http://library.advanced.org/3337
Persistence of the Spirit
Arkansas African American History page. Includes historical narratives and a photo album.
http://www.aristotle.net/persistence/
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
The Schomburg Center, one of the research libraries of the New York Public Library, provides an excellent website that should not be missed. Included in this site is an Image Archive of 19th Century African Americans, text from 19th century women writers, a multi-media sampler, online exhibitions, links to selected Internet resources on Africa, and library programming information.
http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/sc.html
Small Towns, Black Lives
"These pages contain photographs, text, historical documents, panoramic images and Quicktime video records loosely structured. This work is not presented as a historical resource-but as an artist's journal of travel and discovery."
http://www.blacktowns.org
Stamp on Black History
Learn about blacks who have contributed to America's history and made a
difference and view postage stamps issued in their honour.
http://library.advanced.org/10320/Stamps.htm
Tucson's African American Heritage
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, almost all barbers in the area were black. That's just one of the things I learned from this huge site which uses photographs, oral histories, and texts to tell the story of African
Americans in Tucson.
http://dizzy.library.arizona.edu/images/afamer/homepage.html
African-American Religion in the Nineteenth Century
A discussion of African-American religion -- its origins, social implications, and rituals. This page also addresses the wide differences between northern and southern religion among black Americans in the 19th
century.
http://www.nhc.rtp.nc.us:8080/tserve/nineteen/nkeyinfo/nafrican.htm
Black Indian Genealogy Research
A comprehensive site about the freedmen of Indian Territory (now Oklahoma), who were the former slaves and free persons of colour in the Five Civilized Tribes -- the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek and Seminole Nations. You'll find all kinds of good info about blacks who were slaves to Indians, black Indians on both sides of the law, Indian slave revolts, the first black Indian slave and more, more, more. This site will take awhile to cover completely.
http://members.aol.com/angelaw859/intro.html
Everything About Kwanzaa
"Kwanzaa is a unique African American celebration with focus on the traditional African values of family, community responsibility, commerce, and self-improvement." You can learn about the holiday and see a suggested format for a Karuma (feast) programme.
http://www.tike.com/celeb-kw.htm
Gullah Language and Culture
This page -- part of a tourism website -- offers an overview of the people who speak the language called Gullah and their culture and origins.
http://www.coastalguide.com/gullah/
The Headroom
Some interesting things to be learned here -- topics include freed slaves who became millionaires in the hairdressing and barber business (Historical Hair Care Facts).
http://www.afrohair.com/
Black Hair Care Professionals
Everything the African American might want to know about caring for his/her hair, including the latest popular styles, products, and services.
http://blacksalons.com/index.htm
The Jackson Whites
There's a true story to start this page off, then an explanation of who the Jackson Whites are and how they came to be, plus reviews of essays, newspaper accounts, books, and other publications which provide further information.
http://www.netstrider.com/documents/whites/
Juneteenth
A brief page about what Juneteenth was 130 years ago and what it has come to signify today.
http://www.juneteenth.com/
Kwanzaa
A site with basic information about this African American celebration -- its history, rituals and principles.
http://www.globalindex.com/kwanzaa/welcome.htm
Oblate Sisters of Providence
The story of Mother Lange, born a slave, and founder of the first African American order of Catholic Nuns.
http://www.louisdiggs.com/oblates/
Practitioners May Misunderstand Black Families
An essay which says that psychologists need to understand the strengths of the African-American family before they can effectively treat it.
http://www.apa.org/monitor/oct95/strength.html
Soul Food
A glossary definition from the Diner's Digest gives a listing of some foods used in, and the origins of, this cooking style.
http://www.cuisinenet.com/glossary/soul.html
Your Church Can Have A Website
This site offers what appears to be a good deal for Black Churches ... a FREE website with lots of trimmings, at least for the first year. If you're interested, all the contact information can be found here.
http://www.americanvisions.com/Churnet.htm
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