African American Resources

African American Resources

The objects selected for this exhibit were chosen both to exemplify African aesthetic and moral principles and to display some of the finest pieces in the Bayly's large collection. Most of the pieces in the exhibit come from West African societies.

"African artifacts have generally been exhibited with reference only to cultural context and use. In view of recent studies of African aesthetic principles and related moral and religious values, there is good reason to emphasize the formal aesthetic aspects of the objects and the moral and religious ideas they express."

Information on several important African-American poets is offered here, with brief essays and examples of their poetry, along with a picture of the poet.

Good collection of resources on African American History and Culture!

Brief comments with striking images highlighting important events in the American civil rights movement. (An ongoing project supported by students at Western Michigan University's Department of Political Science.)

For African-Americans, "migration from the South has long been a significant feature of Black history. An early exodus from the South occurred between 1879 and 1881, when about 60,000 African-Americans moved into Kansas and others settled in the Oklahoma Indian Territories in search of social and economic freedom." This presentation from the Library of Congress documents some of those migrations.

"The study includes a general overview of the Underground Railroad, with a brief discussion of slavery and abolitionism, escape routes used by slaves, and alternatives to commemorate and interpret the signficance of the phenomenon."

Biographical essays of some important 19th Century African Americans are offered here as part of the Internet African American History Challenge, which "helps you sharpen your knowledge of African American history."

Profiled here are African American men and women who have contributed to the advancement of science and engineering.

This database presents primary source materials documenting the cultural history of the American South from the viewpoint of Southerners. It offers diaries, autobiographies, travel accounts, titles on slavery and regional literature drawn from the splendid Southern holdings of the UNC--CH Academic Affairs Library. To date we have digitized and encoded over 80 titles, or 18,000 pages of primary source materials and published them on the WWW.

Black history, film reviews, and literature.

The Black Film Center/Archive (BFC/A) is a repository of films and related materials by and about African Americans.

An excellent online collection of writings by African American authors, from the Colonial period to modern times.

An excellent online gallery of exhibitions celebrating African American history and contributions to America.

Profiled here are African American men and women who have contributed to the advancement of science and engineering.

From the Teaching American Literature (T-AMLIT) archive at Georgetown University.

A chronicle of progressive Black politics and culture that features some of the nation's best Black writers.

A journal of African American history and culture.

Several African-American newspapers are represented by this superb Online Center.

Resources on the Internet about the life of one of the most famous Americans of the 20th Century.

Mumia Abu-Jamal is an African-American journalist now on death row in Pennsylvania. The prosecution demanded the death sentence on the basis of Abu-Jamal's political beliefs.

The homepage for "news, information, and conversation for and about people of color who practice the Hebrew faith. When one speaks of Black Jews, Hebrews, or Israelites, one could be referring to any number of groups. Each is unique, has its own history, and follows its own set of traditions."

Biography resources for African-Americans in the Sciences.

A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black History and Culture.

This is a list of online information storage sites (FTP, Gopher, Telnet, WWW, BBS, Database, etc.) that contain a significant amount of information relating to or of concern to Black or African people, culture, and issues around the world.

A complete and comprehensive listing of all pan-African home pages.

The mission of the National Urban League is to assist African Americans in the achievement of social and economic equality. The Board of Trustees of the National Urban League and all of its affiliates reflect a diverse body of community, government, and corporate leaders. The League implements its mission through advocacy, bridge building, program services and research.

Includes links to African-American web sites of interest.

An overview of the life and music of Robert Johnson.

At one time, the baseball leagues were separated by race. This page is dedicated to the Negro Baseball Leagues.

A very thorough guide to assist those who would like to have their wedding performed in the African manner.

he BCCC's mission is to ensure that no child is left behind and that every child has a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start, and a Moral Start in life, with the support of caring parents and nurturing communities.

The National Brotherhood of Skiers is an organization which brings together African-American ski clubs from across the country to ski and have a good time. One of the purposes of the NBS during its creation was to help get a black skier into the Olympics.

NBA promotes friendship, sportsmanship and fellowship among its members. It also serves as a recruiting agency and point-of-entry for black bowlers who otherwise would not receive the encouragement, tutelage and guidance needed to learn the game and develop the skills that are essential to full enjoyment and successful competition.

Information on KWANZAA, the African-American spiritual holiday that was formulated, devised, developed and initiated by Dr. Maulana Ron Karenga on December 26, 1966.

An information on every aspect of this Caribbean religion.