Includes links to sites on genealogy, states and regions, people, military, slavery, arts and literature, education, and much more. Presented by the Department of History, University of California at Riverside. A companion Web site to the PBS series that celebrates the extraordinary achievements of 20th-century African American writers, dancers, painters, actors, filmmakers, musicians, and other artists. Provides series information and a searchable database of the artists featured on the programs. Entries may include video clips, images of the artists and their work, and links to sources of additional information.
All entries indicate in which hour of the series the artist appears.
From the King Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Includes links to Nation-Wide King Holiday Events, the King Library and Archives, the King Holiday Chronology, the MLK photo gallery from Life magazine, and more. Designed to assist teachers, but helpful to anyone. An NEH grant will allow the digitization of all known narratives of fugitive and former slaves published in broadsides, pamphlets, or book form in English up to 1920. Many biographies of former slaves published in English before 1920 will also be included.