African-American » History & Culture

Isle of Canes

Companion web site to the historical novel by Elizabeth Shown Mills.

National Park Service - Network to Freedom

A national Underground Railroad program to coordinate preservation and education efforts nationwide and integrate local historical places, museums, and interpretive programs associated with the Underground Railroad into a mosaic of community, regional, and national stories.

North by South

A three-year, NEH-sponsored, study of African American migrations from south to north.

Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History Library

Guide to the web compilation of annotated links to hundreds of websites about African, African American, and African Diaspora history and culture. The topics covered range from the underground railroad to hip hop music. Other subjects include civil rights, education, health, literature, military, religion, slavery, sports, and women. From the Sonja Haynes Stone Center at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill.

The Church in the Southern Black Community (American Memory, Library of Congress)

Texts from the libraries at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The Encyclop

The Journal of African American History

Formerly The Journal of Negro History. Founded by Carter G. Woodson, January 1, 1916. A Publication of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History.

The Universal Black Pages - History Links

Today in Black History

A community driven, interactive online periodical about the black experience. Each day highlights black icons, events, and more that have shaped the world on that day in history. The site is supported by a growing community and is completely free.