African-Americans by Region, State & Locality
Reviewed Resources for Students and Teachers
Hispanic, Latino-American Resources
Some Specific Latino-American Cultures
Some Specific Asian-American Cultures
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The African American Experience in Monmouth County, New Jersey 1700-1865___"This site is an educational service and genealogy source for students, teachers, agencies and individuals interested in local African American history. It provides information, images
and documents on African American communities and families, both free and enslaved, in Monmouth County, New Jersey before the Civil War. This site also features an overview of the African American experience in the Ante-bellum United States." - Illustrated - From Monmouth University - http://zorak.monmouth.edu/~afam/index.html
The African-American Experience in Ohio, 1850-1920___"Search or browse the Ohio Historical Society's collections relating to African-Americans in
Ohio." This isn't the most user-friendly website I've run across but a little perseverance will go a long way in your research of African Americans in Ohio. Whenever you can click on an image do so to access a scanned copy of the document(s) in question. Then click on 'view text' to see a typed version. - Illustrated - From the Ohio Historical Society - http://dbs.ohiohistory.org/africanam/mss/index.cfm
African-American Historical Society of Alaska __ You will find history of the society, membership information and links. - illustrated - From juneteenthalaska.com - http://www.juneteenthalaska.com/
African American History of Western New York___"... an ongoing project to study the historical presence of Blacks in Buffalo, Rochester, Jamestown, Syracuse, Geneva, Ithaca, Corning, Niagara Falls, Canandaigua, Fredonia, and, in general, western New York State from 1700 to 2000." - Some
illustration - From the Mathematics Department at the University of Buffalo - http://www.math.buffalo.edu/~sww/0history/hwny.html
Alabama African Americans __ "...genealogy information on Alabama African Americans including churches, genealogy, slave records and many other links. - From about.com - http://huntsville.about.com/od/africanamericans/Alabama_African_Americans.htm
Black Archives of Mid-America ___"The Black Archives of Mid-America's
historical collections contain documents, photographs, and oral histories about many decades and eras in the history of African Americans in the Midwest, the United States, and other countries." - Illustrated - From the Black Archives of Mid-America Inc. and Kansas City Public Library - http://www.blackarchives.org/
Black Baltimore 1870-1920___You don't want to miss the most excellent site which provides histories and biographies and information about events relevant to Baltimore's extensive Black history. - Illustrated - From the Maryland State Archives
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http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/stagser/s1259/121/6050/html/1000.html
Black Heritage Trail
___Because all but two of the 14 buildings whose history is presented here are private residences there are few photos of them, but the text provides a good look at the history of Boston's early African American community through these buildings. - Illustrated - From
the Museum of Afro American History - http://www.afroammuseum.org/trail.htm
Black History of the Seacoast ___"African American history in New Hampshire begins as early as 1645." This excellent website brings that
history to you. - Illustrated - From SeacoastNH.com - http://seacoastnh.com/blackhistory/index.html
Great Migration (African American) __ "The Great Migration was the movement of 2 million African Americans out of the Southern United States to the Midwest, Northeast and West from 1910 to 1930." An encyclopedic article with links to related materials. - illustrated - From Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Migration_(African_American)
In Those Days: African American Life Near the Savannah River ___I've just spent an enjoyable few hours reading the oral histories about African American life over the years in this region of Georgia and South
Carolina. All those interviewed were senior citizens -- one gentleman was 111 years old. - Illustrated - From the Southeast Archaeological Center, National Parks Service - http://www.cr.nps.gov/seac/ITD/longversion/intro-lg1.htm
In the Steps of Esteban: Tucson's African American Heritage ___"This exhibit documents the history of Tucson's African American community, sharing the stories, photographs and memories of some of its members. It also brings forward some of the experiences of African Americans in the U. S.
Southwest." Photo exhibits, biographies, oral histories and lesson plans are some of the sections here. - Illustrated - From Through Our Parents' Eyes -
http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/esteban/
Iowa Commission on the Status of African Americans __ "The Iowa Commission on the Status of African-Americans (ICSAA) is a state agency that exists to address the needs and concerns of Iowa's African-American citizens." Learn about its goals and accomplishments. - illustrated - From iowa.gov -
http://www.humanrights.iowa.gov/saa/index.html
Maine Families with Black American Heritage ___Geneaological information of varying length for six Maine families. - Text only - From Douglas
Hall - From the State of Tennessee - http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/me/maine/blacks/black.html
Midwest Coalition of African American Police Officers __ Learn about the organization, goals and accomplishments. - illustrated - From mcaapo.com - http://www.mcaapo.com/
Negroes in Tennessee ___This page, first printed in 1939, provides 22 points of interest concerning Black history in Tennessee, starting with the probability that some blacks camped there in 1541 as a part of De Soto's expedition. - Text only - From the State of Tennessee -
http://newdeal.feri.org/guides/tnguide/ch10.htm
Race and Place: an African-American Community in the Jim Crow South ___"Race and Place is an archive about the racial segregation laws, or the 'Jim Crow' laws from the late 1880s until the mid-twentieth century. The focus of the collection is the town of
Charlottesville in Virginia... The archive contains photos, letters, two regional censuses and a flash map of the town of Charlottesville." - Illustrated - From the University of Virginia -
http://www.vcdh.virginia.edu/afam/raceandplace/
Utah's African American Voices ___An excellent website built around a PBS documentary, with biographies, articles and photos about Utah's Black history. - Illustrated - From PBS - http://www.kued.org/productions/voices/
