African American Studies Research Guide: Websites

...documentaries and other programs produced locally in the Bay Area and Northern California between 1939-2005.

Chronicles the Greensboro Sit-Ins that sparked the student Sit-In movement of the 1960s across 55 cities.

Center for Disease Control

Digital collections containing personal narratives, audio interviews, pamphlets, books, etc., documenting the African-American experience.

Exhibit of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, October 19, 2007-March 2, 2008.

"A Library of Congress resource guide for the study of Black history and culture."

Relying on the expertise of distinguished curators and scholars, Digital Schomburg provides access to trusted information, interpretation, and scholarship on the global black experience 24/7.

From the Library of Congress

"310 interviews--all from North Carolina--from the Durham, Charlotte, Wilmington, Enfield, New Bern, and James City areas documenting African-American life in the Jim Crow south."

This guide contains links to digital material related to these authors, such as historic newspaper articles, blog posts and portraits that are available throughout the Library of Congress website.