Black History Links
BLACK HISTORY WEBSITES
The Mission of ASALH is to disseminate information about Black life, history, and culture. We believe a web site is an ideal way to do that. We envision the ASALH web site as a place that teachers, students and many others will go to find links to Black History. We are asking you to become part of our team and help us identify web sites that will provide such linkages.
Please submit your links to us via email at:
historian@asalh-manasotafl.org
Resources for Children, Youth, and Teachers
• African American World for Kids: A PBS Web Site for children
Research Centers
• African American Museum and Library at Oakland, Oakland, CA
• Amistad Research Center, New Orleans, LA
• Institute for Research in African American Studies at Columbia University, New York, NY
• Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York, NY
• W.E.B. DuBois Institute for African and African American Research at Harvard University, Boston, MA
News and Cultural Resources
• Black Voices: Black Entertainments and Sports, African American News, Culture, and Community
• Color of Change: Strengthening Black America’s Political Voice
• Heritage Quest Online: A Service of the Sarasota Library System
• MyBlackInfo.Com: Your Source to the African American Community on the Internet
• MyBlackInfo.Com: Resources for African American Women
• Newsone: Breaking News for Black America
• theGrio: African American Breaking News and Opinion
• Soul of America: Black Cultural Travel Made Easy
• The Root: Black News, Opinion, Politics, and Culture
• The 100 Best Web Sites for African Americans
• The official Kwanzaa website: Information about the holiday and messages from Dr. Karenga
Memorials and Museums
• African American Museum in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
• African Burial Ground and Monument, New York, NY
• Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Birmingham, AL
• California African American Museum, Los Angeles, CA
• Center for Civil and Human Rights, Atlanta, GA
• Civil Rights Memorial, Montgomery, AL
• Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, Detroit, MI
• Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum, St. Petersburg, FL
• DuSable Museum of African American History, Chicago, IL
• John Gilmore Riley Center/Museum of African American History and Culture, Tallahassee, FL
• Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration, Montgomery, AL
• Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial, Washington, D.C.
• Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, Jackson, MS
• Museum of African American History, Boston, MA
• Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco, CA
• National Great Blacks in Wax Museum, Baltimore, MD
• National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel, Memphis, TN
• National Memorial for Peace and Justice, Montgomery, AL
• National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, D.C.
• National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Cincinnati, OH
• National Voting Rights Museum and Institute, Selma, AL
• Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Kansas City, MO
Did You Know?
Sarasota Magazine features an article about Angola:
“Called one of the most significant historical sites in Florida and perhaps the U.S. by Florida historian Canter Brown Jr., Angola is a story of struggle, tragedy and ultimately, survival in the quest for freedom. Angola also reveals Florida’s important role as a sanctuary for escaped slaves who established settlements, farmed, traded and traveled.” Read The Article Here
An Underground Railroad Station in Iowa
In September of 2018, daughter of Manasota ASALH member, Robert Fitzgerald, stumbled upon a hidden piece of Black History while on a road trip across country – evidence of an Underground Railroad Station in Iowa. The marble floor in this old “train station” in Wilton, Iowa, contains replicas of quilts made and used by our enslaved ancestors to guide them to freedom. What a surprise to learn that this small, out of the way town was actually a gateway to freedom! Also, it is commendable that the Iowa State Government took an initiative to finance and hence preserve the memory of those courageous Black souls that passed through that spot! Thanks for sharing, Mr. Fitzgerald!
African-American Women included in Overlooked, stories of remarkable women in The New York Times
On March 8, 2018, journalist Amisha Padnani published an article, “How an Obits Project on Overlooked Women was Born.” The article included the statement: “Since 1851, obituaries in The New York Times have been dominated by white men. Now we’re adding the stories of other remarkable people.” Read The Article Here
Overlooked women featured in this series include: Nella Larsen, a Harlem Renaissance-era writer, Opera Diva Sissieretta Jones, and acclaimed Sculptor Edmonia Lewis.
The NAACP was founded on February 12, 1909, the centennial anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln.
In the decades the followed, mayors of cities across the country began issuing yearly proclamations recognizing Negro History Week. By the late 1960s, thanks in part to the Civil Rights Movement and a growing awareness of black identity, Negro History Week had evolved into Black History Month on many college campuses. President Gerald R. Ford officially recognized Black History Month in 1976, calling upon the public to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.” Since then, every American president has designated February as Black History Month and endorsed a specific theme. The 2013 theme, At the Crossroads of Freedom and Equality: The Emancipation Proclamation and the March on Washington, marked the 150th and 50th anniversaries of two pivotal events in African-American history.
