African-American » Libraries, Archives & Museums

A Separate Flame: Western Branch: The First African-American Public Library

Louisville, Kentucky.

A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum

Our mission is to promote, honor and celebrate the legacy of A. Philip Randolph, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and contributions made by African-Americans to America's labor movement; with a significant focus on the African American Railroad Employee.

A. Philip Randolph/Pullman Porter Museum Gallery

Chicago, Illinois museum celebrating this leader in the African American labor movement and the African American Railroad Attendant.

African American Monuments, Museums and Memorials

Links to African American museums, monuments and cultural sites.
[The original link is broken. This link points to an archived copy on the Wayback Machine]

African American Museum of Harrisburg

Pennsylvania.

African American Resources

From the Georgia Archives.

Afro-American Sources in Virginia - A Guide To Manuscripts

Amherstburg Freedom Museum

Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada. The Amherstburg Freedom Museum is located in Amherstburg, Ontario, a chief entry point into Canada for those escaping slavery in the U.S. The Museum consists of two historic buildings and a main exhibition building that preserves the rich Black heritage and history of the region.

Amistad Research Center

Association of African American Museums

Black Archives of Mid-America

A collaboration between the Black Archives of Mid-America Inc. and Kansas City Public Library, funded by the Missouri State Library.

Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia

Richmond, Virginia.

Black Loyalist Heritage Centre

Part of Nova Scotia Museum, Canada. The Black Loyalist Heritage Centre tells the story of the world

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - Pennsylvania Department: African-American Genealogy

Digital Library on American Slavery New!

The Digital Library on American Slavery (DLAS) is an expanding resource compiling independent collections focused upon race and slavery in the American South, made searchable through a single, simple interface. DLAS houses tens of thousands of records relating to all 15 slave states and Washington, D.C. as well as a number of northern states. DLAS contains detailed personal information about over 100 thousand individuals, including enslaved people, enslavers, free people of color, and more.

Digital Library on American Slavery - UNCG University Libraries

Race and Slavery Petitions Project, NC Runaway Slave Advertisements, Voyages: The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database, Slave Deeds of North Carolina, Slavery Era Insurance Registries.

Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

From the University of Texas at Austin.

Harriet Tubman Home

Auburn, New York.

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Includes a research library with materials on immigration studies.

Indiana Historical Bureau