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) |
|---|---|---|
| Crossroads at Clarksdale | A project that provides resources and information relating to the book, "Crossroads at Clarksdale: The Black Freedom Struggle In the Mississippi Delta After World War II" by Fran | Fran |
| Crunk Feminist Collective | A collective that supports "hip hop generation feminists of color, queer, and straight, in the academy and without." | Dr. Robin M. Boylorn, Dr. Brittney C. Cooper, Dr. Susana M. Morris |
| Cultural Encyclopaedia | A digital platform that provides narratives, representations, and knowledge from and about the African continent. | Nana Oforiatta-Ayim |
| Data 4 Black Lives | A group and movement that aims to use data science to "create concrete and measurable change in the lives of Black people." Contains information on COVID-19's impact on Black people. Also includes programs and events to get involved in the movement. | Yeshimabeit Milner, Lucas Mason-Brown |
| dc1968 project | A digital storytelling project that includes original stories and photographs from those who lived in Washington DC in 1968. | Dr. Marya Annette McQuirter |
| Digital Aponte | Focuses on the life of José Antonio Aponte, a free man of color, artist, carpenter, and alleged leader of an antislavery conspiracy and rebellion in Cuba from 1811-1812. Project provides transcript of his trial, information about his "Book of Paintings" and more. | New York University Libraries, Linda Rodriguez, Ada Ferrer |
| Digital Archaeological Archive of Comparative Slavery | A collection of items found in the Chesapeake, Carolina, and Caribbean during the Colonial and Antebellum eras. Provides a searchable database and image gallery of artifacts. | Digital Archaelogical Archive of Comparative Slavery, Thomas Jefferson Foundation |
| Digital Harlem | An interactive website that contains information about daily life in Harlem, New York from 1915-1930. Information comes from a variety of sources, including newspapers and legal records. | Stephen Robertson, The University of Sydney |