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) |
|---|---|---|
| The Freedom Mosaic | A project that contains stories and oral histories relating to Civil Rights and Human Rights. | National Center for Civil & Human Rights |
| The Gates Preserve | A "multimedia company committed to archiving, preserving and repurposing culture such that it lasts forever." | |
| The Geography of Slavery in Virginia | Advertisements for servants and slaves who ran away or were captured. Content comes from 18th-19th century Virginia newspapers. | The University of Virginia |
| The Great Migration Project: A City Transformed (1916-1930) | A project that explores the "historic tide of African Americans moving North that changed Philadelphia, America, and the world. | Scribe Video Center, The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage |
| The Green Book of South Carolina | A guide to African American historical and cultural sites in South Carolina. Sites are organized by location and categories. | South Carolina African American Heritage Commission |
| The Haiti Lab | A lab based at Duke University's Franklin Humanities Institute that combines "research, education, and practical applications of innovative thinking" in order to expand Haitian studies and to inform disaster recovery in the country. Website contains links to digital projects and resources relating to Haiti. | |
| The Haitian Atlantic: A Literary Geography | An interactive map and timeline that explores ways in which Atlantic World writers have engaged with the Haitian Revolution's legacy, history, and language over the course of the 19th Century. | Dr. Marlene L. Daut |
| The Harlem Shadows Project | A digital, open-source set of documents related to "Harlem Shadows," a collection of poems written by Claude McKay and published in 1922. | Dr. Chris Forster and Dr. Roopika Risam |