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) |
|---|---|---|
| African American Odyssey | Contains African American collections from the Library of Congress that span over 9 chronological periods from 1492-1970s. Periods include: Colonial Settlement, the American Revolution, the Industrial United States, and more. Collection includes over 240 items. | Library of Congress |
| African American Sheet Music | A digital collection of more than a thousand sheet music items created by and related to African Americans. Time period ranges from 1820s to today. | Brown University Library Center for Digital Scholarship |
| African American Trail Project | A project that maps African American and African-descended public history sites across greater Boston and throughout Massachusetts. It is also a collaborative public history initiative housed at Tufts University. | Tufts University |
| African American VA Historic Sites Database | A guide to African American historical sites in Virginia. Organizes sites by type, displays sites on maps, and provides photos and descriptions. | Virginia Humanities |
| African American Women Writers of the 19th Century | A digital exhibit which contains biographies of African American women writers from the 19th century and the text of their writings. Writing include fiction, poetry, essays, autobiographies, and biographies. | New York Public Library, Digital Schomburg |
| African Americans and the US Presidency | A timeline that explores the relationship between African Americans and the US presidency through events, biographies, legislation, and more. Timeline ranges from 1732 to 2016. | From Slavery to Freedom Lab |
| African Americans in Ohio | A listing of links to collections in Ohio that are focused on the history of African Americans in Ohio | Ohio History Connection |
| African Americans in the Kentucky Borderlands | This database contains genealogical information linking thousands of African Americans in Boone County and Northern Kentucky to people (family connections, enslavers) places (homesteads, cemeteries, churches) and events (Reconstruction, war, resistance). This is an ongoing project that continues to grow through the efforts of the Boone County (KY) Public Library's Local History and Genealogy department. | Boone County Public Library |