African-American History (Library of Congress)

African American History Month

African-American music history

Carnegie Hall exhibition. Click on the different periods and types of music.

American Memory

This giant project from the Library of Congress collects primary sources in many forms (text, photos, videos, art, etc) about all subjects of American History. This is their African-American history page.

Civil Rights Act of 1964

A government archives primary sources site--"Our Documents." Civil Rights Act of '64 section. Gives a nice, clear explanation of the Civil Rights Act and why it was important/its effects.

National History Day, The National Archives and Records Administration, and USA Freedom Corps maintain this site

Civil Rights During WWII

Civil Right Minorities

Civil War: African-American soldiers

This photo tour from Time Magazine focuses on African-American soldiers in the Civil War using primary source photographs

CNN Civil Rights Movement Timeline

Not a lot of detail but a good overview

Documenting The American South

Documenting the American South

Great Migration (History Channel)

Great Migration (History Channel)

Great Migration (Library of Congress)

Great Migration (Library of Congress)

Great Migration of African Americans North after Civil War, from Chicago's perspective

Great Migration of African Americans

Library of Congress

Lots of primary sources

PBS

re: slavery. click on the "Enter" button

Slavery (from the Civil War Trust)

A nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving Civil War battlefield sites

Slavery (History Channel)

Slavery (History Channel)

Slavery (PBS)

Slavery (PBS)

Stanford MLK Encyclopedia

Stanford MLK Encyclopedia

Voices of Civil Rights Project

Voices of Civil Rights Project