Black History

BlackPast.org is an online reference center with thousands of reliable sources on African American history.

Black History Mini Docs (BHMD) offers fast and entertaining videos to to tell stories of notable African-American figures.

Black Freedom Struggle in the United States: Challenges and Triumphs in the Pursuit of Equality from ProQuest.

Explore primary sources by featured subjects.

C-SPAN CLASSROOM

C-SPAN offers educational videos on various topics concerning black history.

The African American History Month website has primary sources, lesson plans, student activities, collection guides and research aids free from the Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

In honor of February's Black History Month, History Channel has videos and information celebrating the triumphs and struggles of African Americans throughout U.S. history, including the civil rights movement and their artistic, cultural and political achievements.

BlackFacts.com aspires to become the premiere online collection of black culture for the USA and abroad.

Their goal is to "become the virtual Black Wikipedia – aggregating verified content from around the globe and building original content related to our culture."

Facing History and Ourselves provides resources that explore racism, prejudice and anti-Semitism. Historical analysis and the study of human behavior help students relate history to their own lives, thereby having a greater understanding and empathy. They also come to know the importance of their roles in our democracy.

The PBS Learning American Masters Collections provides video clips about famous African Americans including:

Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Ralph Ellison, Lorraine Hansberry, Zora Neale Hurston and more.

The 1619 Project website traces America's long history of slavery that began when the first 20 enslaved Africans were sold to Virginia colonists in 1619.

At the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture students can explore the virtual exhibits, online collections and digital resources.

Umbra Search African American History has digitized materials across the University of minnesota collections, bringing together thousands of items from over 1,000 libraries and archives in the U.S.

History Makers has the Nation's Largest African American Video Oral History Collection. Find personal stories of well-known and unsung African Americas.

GET 1 Year Free Basic Access during Black History Month.