PBS: Africans in America, Part 1, The Terrible Transformation   - Numerous articles tracing the origins of American slavery from the European incursion into Africa to mid 18th century America, maps, timelines, illustrations.

• Center for Multicultural and Gender Studies
  At California State University, Chico, just across the street from Chico High School. This might be a very interesting subject to consider as a major!
• The Afro-American Almanac
  an on-line presentation of the African in America. A historical perspective of a nation, its people, and its cultural evolution. From the beginning of the slave trade through the Civil Rights movement, to the present. Information that will give you a better understanding of the problems we face today as a nation.
• African Voices (Smithsonian Natural History Web)
  Examines the diversity, dynamism, and global influence of Africa's peoples and cultures over time in the realms of family, work, community, and the natural environment.
• Black/ African Related Resources
  This is a list of online information storage sites (FTP, Gopher, Telnet, WWW, BBS, Database, etc.) that contain a significant amount of information relating to or of concern to Black or African people, culture, and issues around the world.
• The Universal Black Pages
  A complete and comprehensive listing of all pan African home pages.
• National Urban League
  The mission of the National Urban League is to assist African Americans in the achievement of social and economic equality. The Board of Trustees of the National Urban League and all of its affiliates reflect a diverse body of community, government, and corporate leaders. The League implements its mission through advocacy, bridge building, program services and research.
   

• Dr. Martin Luther King
  Resources on the Internet about the life of one of the most famous Americans of the 20th Century.
• Malcolm X: A Research Site
  This site is dedicated to document the life and times of Malcolm X. Includes speeches, photographs and a timeline of the major events in his life. Actual audio of many speeches are available.
• A Huey P. Newton Story - Huey | PBS
  This site offers a glimpse into the life of Huey P. Newton, one of the founding members and leaders of the Black Panther Party, in Oakland, California.
• Langston Hughes
  Many essays and short writings by Langston Hughes are available here. From the Modern American poetry Website. Includes a brief biography and critical analysis of Hughes' works. See also: Langston Hughes, an informative essay about this very influential American poet.
• W.E.B. Du Bois Papers
  W.E.B. DuBois was a scholar, author, co-founder of the NAACP, crusading editor of various journals, international spokesperson for peace and for the rights of oppressed minorities, who articulated the strivings of African Americans and demonstrated the significance of Black culture before a world audience.
• Mary McLeod Bethune - Photos and primary source documents.
  Mary McLeod Bethune was recognized as one of the most influential Afro-American women in the country with a postage stamp issued in her honor and a statue of her erected in a park in Washington, DC. Bethune was active in the fight against racism and served as an unofficial advisor to President Roosevelt.
• Pioneering Cartoonists of Color
  This site is a salute to Cartoonists of Color who paved the way in the cartooning industry. This site features the early pioneers of Color who created & drew comics & cartoons from the 1920s, to 1970s and later. More often than not, when books were written about cartooning art, African American cartoonists are not included, simply because their work was ignored or purposely omitted. Many examples of their cartoons are included here.
• Black Jews, Hebrews, and Israelites
  The home page for "news, information, and conversation for and about people of color who practice the Hebrew faith. When one speaks of Black Jews, Hebrews, or Israelites, one could be referring to any number of groups. Each is unique, has its own history, and follows its own set of traditions."
• The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences.
  Biography resources for African Americans in the Sciences. Profiled here are African American men and women who have contributed to the advancement of science and engineering.
• Some Important 19th Century African Americans
  Biographical essays of some important 19th Century African Americans are offered here as part of the Internet African American History Challenge, which "helps you sharpen your knowledge of African American history."
• Mathematicians of the African Diaspora
  Links related to African contributions to the field of mathematics.
   

African American History

Black History Month Exhibitions With Images and Articles: TIME: Celebrating Black History
CNN: Black History Month 1999
Black History Month (InfoPlease)
Black History (Encyclopædia Britannica Guide)
Celebrating Black History on the Web
Black History Hotlist
Sampling African America

• Harlem 1900-1940: An African American Community
  "Harlem's early days as the Cultural Capital of African Americans are represented here by graphic and photographic images. Some of the subjects include political movements, education, sports, social organizations, religion, the Harlem Hospital, theater, business and music." From the N.Y. Public Library.
• The History of Jim Crow
  "The history of Jim Crow encompassed every part of American life, from politics to education to sports. This site offers new historical resources and teaching ideas on one of the most shameful periods in American history." The site includes essays, personal stories, lessons, photographs, and maps and geographical resources.
• The Port Chicago Disaster - A Resource for the Classroom
  Just before 10:20 p.m. on July 17th, 1944, the worst home front disaster of WII, occurred at a Naval pier in the San Francisco Bay Area. Five thousand tons of ammunition in ships being loaded by black sailors exploded, sending a blast more than 12,000 feet into the sky.
• We Shall Overcome -- Historic Houses of the Civil Rights Movement
  "This National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary tells the powerful story of how and where the centuries long struggle of African Americans to achieve the bright promise of America culminated in the mid-20th century in a heroic campaign we call the modern civil rights movement. Many of the places where these seminal events occurred, the churches, schools, homes, and neighborhoods, are listed in the National Register of Historic Places and are included in this itinerary."
• African American Labor History Links
  This site makes links to documents and sites on the Web that relate to the history of labor unions and African Americans who founded or were in them.
• Internet African American History Challenge
  "An interactive quiz that helps you sharpen your knowledge of African American History. It's an "open book" test. So if you're not sure of an answer, you can check our reference material for help."
• The Black History Database
  You can search and look at some interesting facts for Black History Month, by keyword and by month of the year.
• The Encyclopedia Britannica Guide to Black History
  Excellent online presentation made available by Britannica.
• Black History Hotlist
  Good collection of resources on African American History and Culture!
• Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement
  Brief comments with striking images highlighting important events in the American civil rights movement. (An ongoing project supported by students at Western Michigan University's Department of Political Science.)
• The African American Mosaic
  A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black History & Culture. This exhibit marks the publication of The African American Mosaic: A Library of  Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black History and Culture. A noteworthy  and singular publication, the Mosaic is the first Library-wide resource guide to the institution's African- American collections.
• Taking the Train to Freedom
  "Due to conditions outside our department, the National Park Service has suspended operation of www.nps.gov until further notice. We apologize for this inconvenience and are working to restore service as soon as possible." 12-18-01
• Black Military History
  African Americans in the service of their country through military service.
   

• African American Arts, Culture, History, Etc.
  A nicely organized set of links.
• African American Women Writers
  "A digital collection of some 52 published works by 19th Century black women writers. A part of the Digital Schomburg, this collection provides access to the thought, perspectives and creative abilities of black women as captured in books and pamphlets published prior to 1920. Key-word-searchable."
• African Art: Aesthetics and Meaning
  The objects selected for this exhibit were chosen both to exemplify African aesthetic and moral principles and to display some of the finest pieces in the Bayly's large collection. Most of the pieces in the exhibit come from West African societies.
• Images of African Americans From the 19th Century
  The N.Y. Public Library has made this collection of images available. Search by subject or keyword.

• Harlem 1900-1940  An African American Community
  An online exhibit with images and text.
• Black Film Center/Archive
  The Black Film Center/Archive (BFC/A) is a repository of films and related materials by and about African Americans.
• BlackPressUSA
  "BlackPressUSA.com is the joint web presence of America's Black community newspapers and the NNPA News Service... featuring news exclusively from African American journalists and Black community publications." See also these news oriented sites: The Black World Today, and  African American Newspapers for newspaper addresses and some links: Several African American newspapers are represented by this superb Online Center.
• Soldiers Without Swords
  Tells the story of the pioneering men and women of the Black press who gave voice to Black America.
• Voices From the Gaps: Women Writers of Color (Related Sites on the World Wide Web)
  Collection of links to Web sites which feature women writers of color. A "Teaching" section also links to supporting materials.
• African Art
  "African artifacts have generally been exhibited with reference only to cultural context and use. In view of recent studies of African aesthetic principles and related moral and religious values, there is good reason to emphasize the formal aesthetic aspects of the objects and the moral and religious ideas they express."
• Poets of the Harlem Renaissance and After
  Information on several important African American poets is offered here, with brief essays and examples of their poetry, along with a picture of the poet.
• Documenting the American South
  This database presents primary source materials documenting the cultural history of the American South from the viewpoint of Southerners. It offers diaries, autobiographies, travel accounts, titles on slavery and regional literature drawn from the splendid Southern holdings of the UNC--CH Academic Affairs Library. To date we have digitized and encoded over 80 titles, or 18,000 pages of primary source materials and published them on the WWW.
• Writing Black USA
  An excellent online collection of writings by African American authors, from the Colonial period to modern times.
• African American Literature Syllabi
  From the Teaching American Literature (T-AMLIT) archive at Georgetown University.
• African American Literature Links
  Collection of links related to African Americans and their writings.
• Negro Baseball Leagues
  At one time, the baseball leagues were separated by race. This page is dedicated to the Negro Baseball Leagues.
• African Wedding Guide
  A very thorough guide to assist those who would like to have their wedding performed in the African manner.
• Black Community Crusade for Children
  "The BCCC's mission is to ensure that no child is left behind and that every child has a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start, and a Moral Start in life, with the support of caring parents and nurturing communities."
• The Chitterling Site
  "Here, you will learn favorite recipes for some really delicious classic soul food dishes. Dishes like chitterlings, or "chitlins," are catching on in upscale restaurants around the world. Soul food is often thought of  as foods eaten by poor southerners, but now some dishes are gourmet foods in many places."

• National Brotherhood of Skiers
  The National Brotherhood of Skiers is an organization which brings together African American ski clubs from across the country to ski and have a good time. One of the purposes of the NBS during its creation was to help get a black skier into the Olympics.
• The National Bowling Association
  NBA promotes friendship, sportsmanship and fellowship among its members. It also serves as a recruiting agency and point-of-entry for black bowlers who otherwise would not receive the encouragement, tutelage and guidance needed to learn the game and develop the skills that are essential to full enjoyment and successful competition.

• KWANZAA Information Center
  Information on KWANZAA, the African American spiritual holiday that was formulated, devised, developed and initiated by Dr. Maulana Ron Karenga on December 26, 1966.

Art1:

• African American Artists: National Gallery Collection Selected African American Artists at
            the National Gallery of Art
• African American Art and History - Links page
• African American World Guide to History and Culture - PBS
• Artcyclopedia - List of links pages for African American Artists Chronological order by  
            birth date.
• Ta-coumba Aiken - St. Paul Minnesota artist. Paintings. Create a video featuring
            Ta-coumba and acrylic painting techniques - From Cave Art to Your Art Sanford Art
            Adventure. See Ta-coumba in action - Artist's Toolkit (ArtsConnectEd).
• Carol Lynn Barth (Born 1949)  Paintings - dolls and creative rock painting. 
            See her paintings inspired by women of Africa. Beautiful fabric patterns and colors.
• Romare Bearden  (Know the Artist: Romare Bearden - EMS student Web page)
            Artcylcopedia: Romare Bearden on the Internet 
            African-American Social Realist Painter, 1914-1988
• John Biggers
Information includes short biography, cultural context, discussion questions, medium, references and themes. Presented by the Getty Education Institute for the Arts, ArtsEdNet.  Artcyclopedia: John Biggers (Born 1924)
The Web of Life: The Art of John Biggers An ArtsEdNet online exhibition and discussion that focuses on using discipline-based art education (DBAE). This program focuses on the African American artist and art educator John Biggers. Includes: information about Biggers, teaching materials, activities for students, a conversation with the artist, examples of work, a list of resources, and an opportunity to contact the artist and project coordinator via e-mail. Sponsored by the Getty Education Institute for the Arts.
• Beverly Buchanan - African-American artist who explores Southern vernacular 
           architecture in her art. (Artist's personal site)
• Beverly Buchanan  Biographical sketch  -- two works - Mary Pauline Gallery  
            Happy Shack
• Selma Burke  artist who designed the portrait on the dime. Photograph and brief
            biography. More information on Selma Burke. Photograph of Burke with one of her
            sculptures. Sculpture by Selma Burke in the Paul R. Jones Collection. 

• Elizabeth Catlett   [African-American Sculptor and Printmaker, Born C.1919]
• Robert Colescott [African-American Painter, Born 1925]  Works at Arthur Roger Gallery
             Video: Robert Colescott- One Two Punch   Oral History Interview
• Michael Cummings   [African-American, Born 1945]
Information includes short biography, cultural context, discussion questions, medium, references and themes. Presented by Getty Education Institute for the Arts, ArtsEdNet.  See Carnival Time  Michael Cummings Home Page
Acyclopedia: Michael Cummings  Lesson plan using African American Quilts

Joseph Delany (1904-1991) Gallery   Joseph Delaney Online

Aaron Douglas  (1898-1979) 

Image "Into Bondage", 1936, and text. Website of the exhibition Rhapsodies in Black: Art of the Harlem Renaissance, presented by the IniVA, London.
Artcyclopedia [African-American Harlem Renaissance Painter, 1899-1979]

Sir Jacob Epstein  (1880-1959)

Image "Portrait Bust of Paul Robeson", 1928, and text. Website of the exhibition Rhapsodies in Black: Art of the Harlem Renaissance, presented by the IniVA, London

Sam Gilliam (Painter, born in 1933) Painted draped abstract canvases. See Sam Gilliam 
          Looking at Painting (from KET TV, Kentucky) . Find out more about Gilliam

Paul Goodnight

Website of the artist. Includes artist biography, artist statement, limited editions, and open edition prints.

Jonathon Green - Interactive site - South Carolina artist. Inspiration for his work comes
          from the Gullah community in which he grew up.

Renee Green

Includes an image, brief text, discussion, and artist statement. Highlights the artist's 1990 mixed media installation "Revue". Presented by the Post-Colonial Performance and Installation Art website.
Artcyclopedia: Renee Green  [African-American Installation Artist]

David Hammons [African-American Installation Artist, Born 1943]

Information includes short biography, cultural context, discussion questions, medium, references and themes. Presented by Getty Education Institute for the Arts, ArtsEdNet.  
Artcyclopedia: David Hammons  

Rick Hyman "Migration of the African American Family". Online exhibit from Virginia  
          Museum of Fine Arts.

Synthia Saint James

Biographical information and images. Presented by »Africa: One Continent, Many Worlds« website.

William H. Johnson  (African American 1901-1970) 

Image "Self-Portrait with Bandana", 1935-38, and text. Website of the exhibition Rhapsodies in Black: Art of the Harlem Renaissance, presented by the IniVA, London.  Artcyclopedia: William Johnson -- Harlem Renaissance Painter

Marie Johnson-Calloway  (African-American, Born 1920)

Information includes short biography, cultural context, discussion questions, medium, references and themes. Presented by Getty Education Institute for the Arts, ArtsEdNet.
Artcyclopedia: Marie Johnson-Calloway  

Grace Jones

Includes an image, brief text, discussion, and artist statement. Highlights the artist's 1985 "Performance in Paradise Garage". Presented by the Post-Colonial Performance and Installation Art website.

Loïs Mailou Jones  (African-American Harlem Renaissance Painter, 1905-1998)

Image "Les Fetiches", 1938, and text. Website of the exhibition Rhapsodies in Black: Art of the Harlem Renaissance, presented by the IniVA, London                                  Lois Mailou Jones on the Internet- Artcylcopedia

Simmie Knox - born in 1935 in Aliceville, Ala - self taught-  first black painter to be
         commissioned for a presidential portrait. CBS News article - with photos  Biography 

Jacob Lawrence  (African American Painter, 1917-2000) 

Image "Dust to Dust (The Funeral)", 1938, and text. Website of the exhibition Rhapsodies in Black: Art of the Harlem Renaissance, presented by the IniVA, London.    Exploring Stories - Whitney Museum of Art    Webography (many links)

Phillips Collection - Jacob Lawrence. View this site in flash or HTML (it is much quicker to load in html). This excellent site gives biographical information and presents some of his most noted works. Be sure to click on the hyperlinks with in the text. Has a nice section on teacher resources.

Jacob Lawrence:Story Teller - Getty ArtsEdNet. Image Gallery

Artcyclopedia- Links for Jacob Lawrence  

Edmonia Lewis [African-American Sculptor, C.1845-1911]

Glenn Ligon: Annotations [African-American Painter, born in 1960]

The Detroit Institute of Arts  On Artcyclopedia

Glenn Ligon

Visual analysis of a work, biographical information and short bibliography. Essay by Jennifer Texeira, 1997.

Kerry James Marshall.  PBS biography  Online - Artcyclopedia

          A distinguished artist, art educator, curator, art critic, and administrator, Keith 
          Morrison is dean of the College of Creative Arts at San Francisco State University. 
          Born in Jamaica  -- Morrison has exhibited his paintings and prints across the US
          and abroad, Colorful watercolors rich in symbolism

Archibald J. Motley Jr.  (1891-1981)

Image "Blues", 1929, and text. Website of the exhibition Rhapsodies in Black: Art of the Harlem Renaissance, presented by the IniVA, London  
Artcyclopedia: Archibald Motley on the Internet

O. Donald Odita, Nigeria

Olu Oguibe's Guest of the Month.

Olu Oguibe, Nigeria

Artist, critic, poet. Professor of Art History including African and African-American Art at the University of South Florida, Tampa. Excellent website which provides an introduction on African American Art, essays, interviews and artists' profiles, a virtual gallery, bibliography, and more.

John Outterbridge (African-American Assemblage Artist, Born 1933)

Information includes short biography, cultural context, discussion questions, medium, references and themes. Presented by Getty Education Institute for the Arts, ArtsEdNet.  Acrtcyclopedia: John Outterbridge on the Internet

Howardena Pindell (African-American, Born 1943) - Artcyclopedia

Horace Pippen: Know the Artist (student web page)

Noah Purifoy  Home page.  See environment of sculptures Also art for sale. 
          Died in fire - March 8, 2004

Faith Ringgold  (African-American, Born 1930) Artcyclopedia  
         PBS- African American World   PBS "A Day at the Met"  Nancy Doyle Fine Art - bio  
         Portrait of Faith Ringgold by Alice Neel (1977)

Faith Ringgold Home page - Anyone Can Fly Art in Context 

Alison Saar Artcyclopedia (African-American, Born 1956)

Betye Saar Artcyclopedia (African-American Assemblage Artist, Born 1926)

Betye Saar

"Soaring Saar". An article about the assemblages of Betye Saar by Ann Elliott Sherman. From the Feb. 8-14, 1996 issue of Metro.

William Edouard Scott (African-American Painter, 1884-1964) Artcyclopedia

Lorna Simpson (African-American, Born 1960) Artcylcopedia

Kara Walker (African-American, Born 1969) Artcyclopedia

Nari Ward

Project description, past work

Carrie Mae Weems (African-American Photographer, Born 1953) Artcyclopedia

Hale Aspacio Woodruff [African-American Regionalist/Social Realist Painter, 1900-1980]

Painter and printmaker.

Purvis Young

Artist's homepage. Includes biographical information, the text "The Unofficial Storyteller" by Carol Damian, information about the artist's video "Contemporary Urban Painter", and photos of installations and works.

James A. Porter - "Father of African American Art History". African American educator, 
         lecturer, painter, administrator, critic and advisor.  ThinkQuest James A. Porter
         See more of Maryland's distinguished African Americans Okwui Enwezor

Olu Oguibe's Guest of the Month.
Maude Southwell Wahlman Professor of Ethnic Studies, Art Department, University of Central Florida. Curriculum vitae.