Some of the great speeches in American history are included here. This portion of the site lists speeches by controversy or movement. African American Women From Duke University. Read memoirs and letters by African-American women. This site has archived works by and about African Americans.
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Excerpts from Slave Narratives From Steven Mintz of the University of Houston. Black History Month Biographies From Gale Publishing. This portion is part of their Black History Month site. Get biographical information on influential African Americans past and present, such as Maya Angelou, William Edward Burghardt DuBois, and Medgar Evers. One may also access other features of the Black History site, such as the timeline.