Search for a Black History Project
This website is a free, searchable directory for online history projects that can help further Black History research. This ongoing project was created to collect information about these digital Black History projects in order to benefit historians, genealogists, and family historians who are researching the lives of Black individuals and families.
406 Search Result(s)
| Project Name | Description | Creator(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Black Quotidian | A digital project that explores digitized African American newspapers to understand how the Black press reported on Black life. Primary resources are categorized into themes including "Women," "Arts and Culture," "Civil Rights and Black Freedom," "Sports," "Politics and Voting," "Youth," Racial Violence, and "Military and Veterans." | Dr. Matthew F. Delmont |
| Black Self-Publishing | A collaborative research project that contains a list of books that were likely self-published by Black authors who were born before 1851 or first published before 1877. | The American Antiquarian Society |
| Black Solidarity Day | An exhibition that highlights Black Solidarity Day, which is celebrated on the Monday before Election Day. Contains flyers, photographs, newspapers, and more. | Jasmine Sykes-Kunk, Janet Bunde, Shannon O'Neill, Marii, Nyrop. |
| Black Student Union Periodical Collection | The Black Student Union (BSU) at the University at Buffalo was founded in 1967 and recognized by the Student Association in 1968. In 1969, it counted 1,000 members. Twelve periodical publications have been issued by the BSU and are the primary record of the activities and history of the organization. Most of the material was issued on newsprint, and the material is now extremely fragile as a result of heavy use. | Libraries of the State University of New York at Buffalo |
| Black Voices at Rutgers | Black Voices at Rutgers is a research tool that helps you discover and access African American oral history interviews across multiple collections at Rutgers University in New Jersey. | Scarlet and Black Research Center at the Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice at Rutgers University |
| Black Wide-Awake | A collection of historical documents, transcriptions, and information relating to African Americans in Wilson County, North Carolina (NC). | Lisa Y. Henderson |
| Black Women Radicals | Black Women Radicals is a Black feminist advocacy organization. Their website includes a database that contains information about Black women activists and leaders from around the globe. | Jaimee A. Swift |
| Black Women's Suffrage | A digital collection that documents the experiences of Black Women as it relates to women's rights, voting rights, and civic activism. Includes photos, speeches, oral histories, event programs, correspondence, and more. Time period covers 1850s to 1960s. | Digital Public Library of America |