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Some Specific Latino-American Cultures
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19th Century Blacks in Maine
___Good information and biographies of notable Maine blacks. -
Illustrated - From Visible Black History -
http://www.visibleblackhistory.com/19th_century.htm
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
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http://dbs.ohiohistory.org/africanam/mss/index.cfm
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
African American Sailors in the Union Navy ___The 75 names here
represent African Americans who fought with the Union navy during the
Civil War. Click on any name to find personal information, naval
service, and detailed muster records. - Text only - From the National
Park Service -
http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/map/us.cfm?homestate=ME
African Americans in the Modern Northwest ___"Blacks have fared somewhat
better in the West, compared to the other sections of the country, in
the realms of political representation, economic gains, social status,
and education." From this essay you can learn why. - Illustrated - From
the University of Washington -
http://www.washington.edu/uwired/outreach/cspn/hstaa432/lesson_21/hstaa432_21.html
African Missouri ___"This homepage supplies links to information,
articles, and narratives about the State's history taken from sources
such as the Official Manual of the State of Missouri, Preservation
Issues by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, the African
American Heritage of St. Louis by the St. Louis Public Library, the
Black Studies Gopher of the University of Missouri-St. Louis, and
narratives provided by the Western Historical Manuscript Collection and
University Archives (University of Missouri System)." - Illustrated -
From the Curators of the University of Missouri -
http://www.umsl.edu/~libweb/blackstudies/
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 -
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
Black Kidnappings in Southeastern Illinois ___Interesting information
about the crime of kidnapping free blacks from the state of Ohio for the
purpose of selling them in the southern slave states. - Text only - From
Jon Musgrave -
http://www.illinoishistory.com/blackkidnappings.html
Black Seafaring in Maine ___"Blacks made considerable contributions to
Maine's success in the shipping business and they went on to be
instrumental in subsequent transportation enterprises, such as work on
the railroads and at airports." Learn more about that here. Images can
be
enlarged with a click of your mouse. - Illustrated - From Visible Black
History -
http://www.visibleblackhistory.com/black_seafaring.htm
Blacks in Alaska History ___"Dedicated to the pursuit of any information
or historical photographs documenting the involvement of Blacks in the
history of Alaska." - Illustrated - From Blacks in Alaska History
Project, Inc. -
http://www.yukonalaska.com/akblkhist/
Chronicling Black Lives in Colonial New England ___An interesting look
at African Americans in New England, with a few individual's stories
scattered throughout. - Text only - From The Christian Science Monitor -
http://csmonitor.com/cgi-bin/durableRedirect.pl?/durable/1997/10/29/feat/feat.1.html
A Community Remembers - African American Life in Princeton ___"African
Americans in Princeton have been a vital community presence for over
two-hundred years. Their history however, has not been without
struggle." Read about that struggle here. - Illustrated - From the
Princeton Historical Society -
http://www.princetonhistory.org/aalifeindex.shtml
The First African-American Settler of Auburn, Maine ___A genealogical
study of Primus Shapley. - Text only - By Douglas A. Hall, from the
Androscoggin Historical Society -
http://www.rootsweb.com/~meandrhs/auburn/black/settler/black.html
Gallery of Great Black Kentuckians ___Interesting information about
interesting people. Click on their names to read more about them and see
a larger image. - Illustrated - From the Kentucky Commission on Human
Rights -
http://www.state.ky.us/agencies2/kchr/ggbk.htm
Gullah Language and Culture ___A brief page about the origins and
current status of the culture known as Gullah. - Illustrated - From the
CoastalGuide by ICW-NET -
http://www.coastalguide.com/gullah/
Harlem 1900-1940: An African-American Community ___Take a cyber tour of
this exhibition. There is a section for teachers, a timeline and links
to other resources. Topics include activism, arts and community. -
Illustrated - From the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture -
http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/Harlem/
A History of the African-American Community in Thomasville & Thomas
County, Georgia ___"African Americans helped establish Thomasville. It
is our hope that this site will help to introduce local citizens and
visitors on the web to the history and culture of Thomasville and Thomas
County's African-American community." - Illustrated - From Thomasville
Visitors Center -
http://www.thomasvillega.com/black_history.htm#Library
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/
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
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
Persistence of the Spirit ___"Persistence of the Spirit is an
interpretive study of the people and events that contributed to the
black experience in Arkansas... This special World Wide Web site
presents an overview of the historical interpretation with links to
additional resources and historical
information." - Illustrated - From the Arkansas Humanities Resource
Center -
http://www.aristotle.net/persistence/
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/
Timeline of Missouri's African American History ___This timeline is
spread over five pages and spans the years from 1720 to 1995. Click on
'next' at the bottom of each page to move forward. - Illustrated - From
the Missouri State Government -
http://www.sos.state.mo.us/archives/resources/africanamerican/timeline/timeline1.asp
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/
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