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February
Black History Month

 

African Americans in the Sciences - Profiles of African American men and women who contributed to the advancement of science and engineering.

Africans in America - A PBS four part journey through slavery. Each part has a historical narrative, a resource book and a teacher's guide.

African American History Month - Links from the Library of Congress

African American Timeline

"African American Troops in the Civil War"

African Heritage Project - "Our mission is to rediscover precious records that document the names and lives of former slaves, freed persons and their descendants, and share those records on this free Internet site."

African American Troops in the Civil War - A short history and additional links to African American history sites.

American Radio Works - Voices for the Desegregation Era

Baton Rouge Bus Boycott of 1953

Biography.com Celebrates Black History Month - Biographies on great African Americans, including James Baldwin, Rosa Parks, Lena Horne and Muhammad Ali.

Black American's in Congress - Historical Essays, member profiles, artifacts and historical data.

Black Facts Online - Search by date or keyword for facts about Black History.

Black History -Gale Publishing's collection of Biographies.

Black History Month - A directory of links from the Librarians Index to the Internet.

Black History Month Resources - A directory of links by the Tennessee Technological University History Department.

Black Oral History -"...interviews conducted by Quintard Taylor and his associates, Charles Ramsay and John Dawkins. They interviewed African American pioneers and their descendents throughout Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana, from 1972-1974." From Washington State University.

Creation of the 13th Amendment - The End to Slavery

Duke University Black History Month - A Medical Perspective

Exploring the Amistad at Mystic Seaport

Exploring Black History on the Web

Hartford Black History Project - "...presents in these pages a virtual exhibit of the history of Hartford's African-American community from 1638 to the present."

Harlem Globetrotter History

History Channel - Black History

Ida B. Wells

InfoPlease - Black History Month - A collection a links

Legends of Tuskegee Airmen

 

 

 

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