HISTORY AND CULTURE:

 

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The African-American Mosaic
Library of Congress
"Introduction to the collections of the Library of Congress that concern African-American history and culture. Offers an illustration of holdings in four areas: colonization, abolition, migration, and the Works Progress Administration. Utilizing an exhibition format, this resource guide presents historical discussion accompanied by illustrations, maps, and primary documents. Through the exhibition of such material as photographs of the early African-American colonization of Liberia, maps illustrating black migration to the north, or artwork arising out of black participation in the Works Progress Administration, The African-American Mosaic provides teachers and other curious users with substantial historical information while introducing them to the riches of the Library of Congress." 
The Amistad Research Center
"Collection information for the Amistad Research Center, the largest independent African-American archives in the United States, home to an extensive range of research materials concerning a variety of minority groups. Provides details (Gopher format) for the following areas: Manuscripts, offering the papers of African-American artists, educators, authors, business leaders, clergy, lawyers, factory workers, farmers, and musicians; African-American Art, including, in particular, works by Harlem Renaissance painter Aaron Douglas; African Art; Media, featuring oral history interviews; Historical Exhibits; and Library and Archives."
W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for Afro-American Research
"Information on the activities of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute at Harvard University, which  follows the legacy of Du Bois, promoting research on topics of African and African-American history and culture. Includes material on the development of the Encyclopędia Africana, a project originally envisioned by Du Bois. 
The site is not especially helpful for historical research on Du Bois, but it provides a sense of his intellectual legacy and includes excellent information concerning the leading scholarship in African and African-American studies."
American Memory: Historical Collections for the National Digital Library
"Exhibits and digitized primary source and archival materials related to American culture
and history. Includes texts, motion pictures, sound recordings, and photographs. Provides
sections on African-American perspectives, the Civil War, Continental Congress documents, presidential portraits, vaudeville and popular entertainment, and women's
suffrage.
Detailed multimedia presentations on significant historical events provide access to the
highlights of the collections at the Library of Congress. The creation of this National Digital Library is a model for in-depth archival and historical presentations."
Race and Ethnicity
"Michael C. Kearl / Trinity University
Statistics from the 1990 U.S. Census for minority groups, sociological overview of racial
stereotypes, and directory of links for race and ethnicity, African-Americans, Hispanic
Americans, Asian-Americans, and Native Americans.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
New York Public Library
"The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is a national research library devoted to collecting, preserving and providing access to resources documenting the experiences of peoples of African descent throughout the world. The Center's collections first won international acclaim in 1926 when the personal collection of the distinguished Puerto Rican-born Black scholar and bibliophile, Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, was added to the Division of Negro Literature, History and Prints of the 135th Street Branch of The New York Public Library. Schomburg served as curator from 1932 until his death in 1938. Renamed in his honor in 1940, the collection grew steadily through the years. In 1972 it was designated as one of The Research Libraries of The New York Public Library and became the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Today, the Schomburg Center contains over 5,000,000 items and provides services and programs for constituents from the United States and abroad. "
Electronic Resources for African-American Studies
University of Arizona-Library
A site supported and maintained by the U of A Library.  It allows access to a number of different types of sources; some of which permit fulltext access of primary sources.   Last updated 3/99.
Black Film Center/Archive
Department of Afro-American Studies; Indiana University
A diverse collection of over 800 historic and contemporary Hollywood and independent films; black & white and color, silent and sound; features, documentaries, dramatic and musical shorts, comedy shorts, newsreels and animations in 16mm, 8mm, and
videocassette formats. This site provides index access only with the exception of 7 short clips that you can view.  These clips date between 1896 and 1906.