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African American Odyssey

An online exhibit featuring a variety of materials such as rare books, government documents, manuscripts, maps, and musical scores to document the African American quest for equality. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Library of Congress

African American Registry

A calendar-based series of Black American accomplishments from before the Mayflower to the present. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Benjamin Mchie

African American Sheet Music, 1850-1920

An online collection of 1,305 pieces of African-American sheet music dating from 1850 through 1920. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Library of Congress

African American World

A multifaceted resource providing information from PBS, NPR, and the Encylopaedia Britannica about African Americans. This website targets many audiences and age groups and encourages discussion of their materials via online forums. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: PBS

The Atlantic Slave Trade and Slave Life in the Americas: A Visual Record

A collection of images and descriptions from a variety of collections focusing on the slave trade and slavery in the Americas. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and the Digital Media Lab at the University of Virginia Library

The Black Press: Soldiers without Swords

Through biographies, historical accounts, activities, and forums, this website interactively provides an in-depth examination of the history and contributions of African American newspapers. (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: Public Broadcasting System

Blues Journey

This multimedia site from the Kennedy Center's ARTSEDGE project uses interviews and music clips to inform users about the blues, from its beginnings in the American South to its impact on world music today. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: The Kennedy Center ARTSEDGE

Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938

Narrative texts and photographs derived from oral interviews of former slaves by the Federal Writers' Project. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Library of Congress

Breaking Racial Barriers: African Americans in the Harmon Foundation Collection

An online version of a historical exhibition that featured portraits of outstanding black Americans. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Smithsonian Institution, National Portrait Gallery

Celebrating Black History Month

Find biographies, quizzes, activities, and even literature that will help you to celebrate Black History Month. (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: Thompson-Gale

The Church in the Southern Black Community, 1780-1925

The hundred texts selected specifically for this collection are primarily books, together with a few pamphlets and journal articles. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Library of Congress

The Civil Rights Digital Library

Provides primary resources and other education materials to help the public understand the civil rights movement, a struggle in racial equality. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Galileo - University System of Georgia

Colonial Williamsburg

This extensive website features access to the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library collections, primary source materials, videos of what life was like in the 18th century in Williamsburg, Va. and much more. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Common-Place: An Interactive Journal of Early American Life

An online magazine about American history before 1900. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: American Antiquarian Society

Creative Americans: Portraits by Van Vechten, 1932-1964

Portraits of famous early 20th century American writers, artists, and celebrities taken by American photographer, Carl Van Vechten. A few landscapes by Van Vechten are also included in this collection. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Library of Congress

Digital Durham: Life and Labor in the New South

Primary sources explore emancipation, industrialization, immigration, and urbanization in the context of the New South. Includes maps, images, letters, journals, and business ledgers. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Duke University

Digital History

Using this online textbook, teachers can supplement their U.S. history courses with a variety of rich resources such as primary sources documents, multimedia exhibitions, interactive timelines, and audio clips. (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: University of Houston

Documenting the American South

Ten thematic collections of books, diaries, posters, artifacts, letters, oral history interviews, and songs for the study of Southern history, literature, and culture. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Eastern North Carolina Digital Library

Digitization project encompassing collections pertaining to the history of eastern North Carolina. Included are images and videos from historic locations. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: East Carolina University Joyner Library

Feeding America: The Historic American Cookbook Project

American cookbooks, a glossary of cookery terms and multidimensional images of antique cooking implements. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Michigan State University Library