A comprehensive source/guide and gateway
African and African American
history, culture and society.
links compiled by Michael Pratt
African
American Pamphlets Home Page
The Daniel A. P. Murray
Pamphlet Collection presents a panoramic and eclectic review
of African-American
history and culture, spanning almost one hundred years from the
early nineteenth through
the early twentieth centuries, with the bulk of the material
published between 1875
and 1900. Among the authors represented are Frederick
Douglass, Booker T.
Washington, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Benjamin W. Arnett,
Alexander
Crummel, and Emanuel Love.
African
American History: Welcome
This project documents
a selection of important events in African American history,
beginning
with the Dred Scott case in 1857 and ending with the implementation of
school
desegregation plans
in the1970s. The text is entirely original, culled from various school
projects and papers
that I wrote between 1995 and 1997.
A.
Philip Randolph: For Jobs and Freedom A. Philip Randolph: For
Jobs and
Freedom A film
biography of the labor activist and civil rights pioneer, Asa Philip
Randolph, this
program chronicles his life and many accomplishments. Use this site as
an
historical and
biographical reference as... Includes information on the film, and a biography
of the man himself.
A.
Philip Randolph Teacher's Guide Teacher's Guide Background Many
people think
Martin Luther
King, Jr. spearheaded the 1963 March on Washington. But the real force
behind the event
was a dignified gentleman who had been working for economic parity for
his people, advocating
mass...
AFRO-Americ@:
Black Resistance... Slavery in the U.S. Contrary to popular White opinion,
slaves were neither
complacent nor content. They resisted every chance they got.
A list of the major
revolts and insurrections.
AITLC
Guide to W.E.B. DuBois Du Bois, W(illiam) E(dward)
B(urghardt) (1868-1963)
stood like a colossus
astride the 20th century of African-American thought and struggle. He
was arguably the most
profound thinker and the most prolific writer black America has ever
produced. A biographical
sketch and some examples of his work.
Frederick
Douglass National Historic Site dedicated to preserving the legacy
of the
famous 19th century
African American.
Ida
Bell Wells-Barnett URL: http://www.dnai.com/~ljtaflin/FEMJOUR/wells.html
Summary: Although Ida Wells-Barnett
was a well-known journalist in her time, she is more
remembered for her anti-lynching
campaigns. She actively fought racism all her life, even
biting the hand of a train
conductor that tried to get her to sit in the "blacks-only" section.
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The
Marcus Garvey & UNIA Papers Project, UCLA Marcus Garvey and
the Universal Negro
Improvement Association
(UNIA) form a critical link in black America's centuries-long
struggle for freedom,
justice, and equality. As the leader of the largest organized mass
movement in black history
and progenitor of the modern "black is beautiful" ideal, Garvey is
now best remembered
as a champion of the back-to-Africa movement. This is a Research
Project of the James
S. Coleman African Studies Center
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Papers of the NAACP The NAACP is the nation's oldest and most important civil rights organization. The 737.000 pages now published for the first time form a comprehensive inner history of the policies and personalities at the highest levels of the civil rights leadership. The following descriptions include the 18 parts and 2 supplements that have been published through 1994.
Black History Month Information
Created by Andra L. Lucas
February 9, 2000
NCRM Interactive Tour: Dred Scott "Dred Scott (ca. 1795-1858) sued for his freedom in a Missouri state court, arguing that he had become free when he went to Illinois and Minnesota with his owner"
The Women of The Hall - Sojourner Truth
Elijah McCoy: Inventor and Engineer
The Women of The Hall - Mary McLeod Bethune mlk-online.net"A gifted teacher and leader, Mrs. Bethune ran her school with a combination of unshakable faith and remarkable organizational skills."