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Historical Timelines
 Websites presented in alphabetical order African American History Timeline 
 This site provides a chronology of historical events from before 1600 through 1969, a chronology about blacks in the western United States, and a list of sources. Also includes a bibliography, a research guide, and links to descriptions of individuals, places, and events that have contributed to the shaping of black history. From a history professor at the University of Washington. http://www.blackpast.org/?q=african-american-history-timeline-home-page Topics: Black Resources Last updated Apr 3, 2007 African American Perspectives: Pamphlets from the Daniel A.P. Murray Collection 1818-1907
A collection of over 350 pamphlets presenting "a panoramic and eclectic review of black history and culture, spanning almost one hundred years." Searchable, and browsable by subject and author (including Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Ida B. Wells-Barnett). Also contains a timeline of black history (1852-1925), bibliography, and a virtual 1898 meeting of the National Afro-American Council. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aap/aaphome.html Topics: Black Resources, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Jan 26, 2005 African American World
This site covers history, arts and culture, race and society, biographical profiles, and more. Features include a timeline of African American history from the 1400s on, links to public television readings and programs, a page for children, African American history teaching modules, and pro and con opinions on social issues. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/ Topics: Black Resources Last updated Jan 7, 2006 The African Presence in the Americas: 1492-1992
This site explores the "dynamics and dimensions of the 500 year history of African people" in North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean, focusing on themes of migration, work, culture, and resistance. Includes timeline (1000 B.C. to 1992), a glossary, information for teachers, bibliographies, and links. From Cultural Heritage Initiatives for Community Outreach (CHICO) at the University of Minnesota in cooperation with the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/Schomburg/ Topics: Black Resources Last updated Jan 21, 2008 The Bancroft Library: African Americans in California
This site contains a searchable catalog of the Bancroft Library's holdings of materials by and about African Americans, with an emphasis on materials relating to California and the West (including items from the NAACP West Coast Region, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, and the Black Scholar Journal). Also features a timeline and links to related sites. From the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/africanamerican/ Topics: Black Resources Last updated Aug 19, 2006 Baseball and Jackie Robinson: Jackie Robinson & Other Baseball Highlights, 1860s-1960s
"This presentation was created to commemorate" the achievements of Jackie Robinson "and describe some aspects of the color line's development and the Negro Leagues." Includes photographs and illustrations, a timeline, an essay, and resources for teachers. Searchable, and browsable by subject. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/robinson/ Topics: Baseball, Black Resources, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History Last updated Oct 9, 2004 Black History
Historical information, biographies, educational activities, and quizzes. The biography section features several dozen prominent black men and women, whose profiles are derived from the African American Almanac. A briefly annotated timeline highlights events from 1619 to 2003. The literature section features summaries of about 30 books taken from the Schomburg Center Guide to Black Literature. http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/bhm/ Topics: Black Resources Last updated Jul 13, 2008 The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords
Covers the history of black journalism in the United States. Provides information on notable newspapers and journalists, a study guide, a bibliography, and a timeline beginning with the publication of the first black newspaper, Freedom's Journal, on March 16, 1827. Online companion to the Stanley Nelson film of the same title (includes transcript). From PBS Online. http://www.pbs.org/blackpress/ Topics: Black Resources, Media, Newspapers Last updated Oct 16, 2009 Celebrate African Heritage at Halifax Public Libraries
Information about African heritage in Nova Scotia. Includes timelines, booklists, activities, and links to history, culture, biography, genealogy, and education sites. From the Halifax (Canada) Public Libraries. http://halifaxpubliclibraries.ca/ahmonth/index.php Topics: Black Resources, History By Place, Mysteries and More Last updated Oct 29, 2007 Citizen King
Companion site to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American Experience program about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that "explores the last five years in King's life by drawing on the personal recollections and eyewitness accounts of friends, movement associates, journalists, law enforcement officers, and historians, to illuminate this little-known chapter in the story of America's most important and influential moral leader." Includes interview, an opinion poll, links to timelines, maps, and a teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/mlk/ Topics: Black Resources, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Holidays and Observances Individually, Notable People Last updated Jan 6, 2005 Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive
This site is a "fully searchable database of digitized versions of rare and unique library and archival resources on race relations in Mississippi." The "Manuscripts and Photographs" section provides browsable access to selected primary source material. Also includes a short historical essay and timeline back to 1900, oral history transcripts, and links to related sites. From the McCain Library and Archives, University of Southern Mississippi. http://www.lib.usm.edu/legacy/spcol/crda/ Topics: Black Resources, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: History, Social Issues, United States History Last updated Jul 30, 2008 Classic Motown, 1959-1988
This official website from Motown Records highlights artists from the Detroit-based record label, such as the Commodores, the Four Tops, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross, and Stevie Wonder. Includes artist profiles, audio clips, a timeline of events in Motown's history (from 1959-1988), and current news about Motown and Motown artists from that time period. http://classic.motown.com Topics: Black Resources, Industries, Music, Musicians Last updated Aug 24, 2005 Dox Thrash: An African American Master Printmaker Rediscovered
A biographical timeline, images, and information and illustrative examples of various styles of printmaking utilized by Thrash (carborundum mezzotint, carborundum relief etching, aquatint, drypoint, etching, linocut, lithograph, woodcuts). A companion to an exhibit of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, this site also features information on conservation methods used in the exhibit. http://www.philamuseum.org/micro_sites/exhibitions/thrash/ Topics: Black Resources, Notable People Last updated Apr 23, 2006 Duluth Lynchings Online Resource: Historical Documents Relating to the Tragic Events of June 15, 1920
This digital collection provides access "to a variety of primary source materials relating to the 1920 lynching of three young black men--Isaac McGhie, Elias Clayton, and Elmer Jackson--in Duluth, Minnesota." It includes background information on the event, newspaper accounts, legal documents, photographs, oral histories, a timeline, and recommended additional online and print resources. Searchable. From the Minnesota Historical Society. http://collections.mnhs.org/duluthlynchings/ Topics: Black Resources, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Social Issues, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jan 26, 2005 The Fight
Companion site to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American Experience program about the June 1938 boxing match "between the African American heavyweight Joe Louis and his German opponent Max Schmeling." The site explores "the impact Louis's victory had on black America and its significance for Jews on both sides of the Atlantic." Includes interactive features, a timeline, photo gallery, biographies, a teacher's guide, and related resources. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/fight/ Topics: Black Resources, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Sports Last updated Jan 4, 2005 The Frederick Douglass Papers at the Library of Congress
This site collects approximately 2,000 items about "Douglass's life as an escaped slave, abolitionist, editor, orator, and public servant." Searchable by keyword, and browsable by series (family papers, pamphlets, brochures, speeches, reports, broadsides, newspaper clippings, manuscripts, typescripts, articles, and maps). Includes biographical timeline, a family tree, links to full texts of Douglass's autobiographies, and related resources. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/doughtml/ Topics: Black Resources, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People, United States History Last updated Jan 6, 2004 Free to Dance
Explores "the crucial role that African-American choreographers and dancers have played in the development of modern dance as an American art form." Includes a timeline (1619-2001), historical and thematic essays, biographies of African-American dancers, recommended resources, and lesson plans. Online companion to PBS film of the same title, this site also contains transcripts of interviews with those featured in the program. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/freetodance/ Topics: Black Resources, Dance, Lesson Plans, Notable People Last updated Mar 15, 2004 Freedom Never Dies: The Legacy of Harry T. Moore
Devoted to "one of the forerunners of the civil rights movement in America," who "did groundbreaking work in Florida [during the 1930s and 40s] in registering African American voters, investigating lynchings and police brutality, and fighting for equal education for blacks and whites." Includes letters from the NAACP organizer, a timeline (1896-1968), teacher's guide, interactive map, comments on Moore's legacy, and investigations of his unsolved murder. Online companion to PBS documentary of same title. http://www.pbs.org/harrymoore/ Topics: Black Resources, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Correspondence, Mysteries and More, Notable People, Social Issues Last updated Oct 1, 2004 Greensboro Sit-Ins: Launch of a Civil Rights Movement
Presents hours of audio clips, articles, and photographs about the Greensboro, North Carolina, sit-ins that started February 1960. Covers the young black men who sat at a whites-only lunch counter in a Woolworth store, a timeline, and news articles, a video clip of the unveiling of the statue honoring the occasion, and links to other civil rights sites. A project of the News & Record newspaper, which supplied much of the content, and the Greensboro Public Library. http://www.sitins.com/ Topics: Activism, Black Resources, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Photograph Collections: History, Social Issues Last updated Feb 3, 2005 Harlem, 1900-1940: An African-American Community
"Various elements of the history of the urban experience in Harlem's early days as the Cultural Capital of African Americans are represented here by graphic and photographic images from the Schomburg Center collection. Some of the subjects include the Schomburg Center itself, political movements, education, sports, social organizations, religion, the Harlem Hospital, theater, business and music. ... included are a map of Harlem, a time line, a bibliography and additional resources" for teachers. http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/Harlem/ Topics: Black Resources, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History Last updated Jan 9, 2004 Jack Hamann, Rewriting History in "American Soil"
This companion to a National Public Radio (NPR) program features the text of the first chapter of "On American Soil." Using declassified evidence, Hamann revisits the hanging of an Italian prisoner of war near a U.S. Army base in Washington state and the subsequent court martial of African American soldiers charged with the assault. Includes links to background information, a timeline, and an interview with the author. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4659346 Topics: Activism, Black Resources, Crime, Military, Mysteries and More, U.S. History By Place, Wars & Conflicts Last updated May 26, 2005 The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
This site is a companion to the print publication of the same name that provides articles and statistics with a "purpose ... simply to show major racial imbalances and leave competitive markets and other nonlegislative forces to operate on the information provided." The site features selected articles, news updates, a timeline of affirmative action, and statistics. Searchable. http://www.jbhe.com/ Topics: Black Resources, Magazines, Social Issues Last updated Aug 4, 2009 Jubilee Singers: Sacrifice and Glory
Dedicated to the "group of young ex-slaves in Nashville, Tennessee, [who] set out on a mission to save their financially troubled school" (Tennessee's Fisk University). Contains audio, video, a timeline, recommended resources, lyrics to spirituals popularized by the singers (including "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"), and profiles of group members. Online companion to the PBS film of same title, this site also features a program transcript, interviews with program participants, and a teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/singers/ Topics: Black Resources, Music, Musical Genres, Musicians, Recreation, Religion Last updated Jan 17, 2005 Malcolm X: The Search for Truth
Companion to an exhibit using materials from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library, to present "a provocative and informative perspective on the life of the person known variously as Malcolm Little, 'Detroit Red,' Malcolm X, and El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz." Includes timelines of the life of the Black Nationalist leader, a bibliography, a filmography, and related links. http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/malcolmx/ Topics: Black Resources, Faiths, September 11 & Beyond Last updated May 31, 2005 Martin Luther King Jr. & the Civil Rights Movement
Information on Martin Luther King Jr., including a biography, text of speeches and writings, some audio features, photographs, and a timeline of Dr. King's life and the civil rights movement. Also provides study guides, a quiz, and resource links, as well as reflections from others and an article about the holiday. From The Seattle Times. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/special/mlk/ Topics: Black Resources, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually, Notable People, Photograph Collections: History Last updated Nov 24, 2007 The Murder of Emmett Till
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American Experience program about the 1955 murder of a northern black teenager after he whistled at a white woman in Mississippi. "Till's death was a spark that helped mobilize the civil rights movement." The site features a timeline, information about people and events (such as lynching in the United States), and related material. Also includes a transcript, teacher's guide, a bibliography, and links to related sites. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/till/ Topics: Black Resources, Crime, Judicial Process, Mysteries and More, Social Issues Last updated Jun 15, 2005 Nikki Giovanni
This site celebrates the life and work of poet Nikki (born Yolande Cornelia) Giovanni. In addition to photographs of Giovanni, the site includes a biography, timeline of her life and accomplishments, and links to other sites. Also lists her poetry books, children's books, and essays (no excerpts), and features clips from a documentary about Giovanni. The multimedia section contains video clips of Giovanni reciting poems and delivering speeches. http://nikki-giovanni.com/ Topics: Authors by Region: United States, Black Resources, Notable People, Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections, Poetry Last updated Jan 7, 2006 Ralph Ellison: An American Journey
This site contains a biographical essay and career timeline of the author of "Invisible Man." From the PBS "American Masters" series, the site also features an interview with filmmaker Avon Kirkland and additional footage not included in the film. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/ellison_r_homepage.html Topics: Authors by Region: United States, Black Resources, Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People Last updated Jan 6, 2004 Remembering Black Loyalists, Black Communities in Nova Scotia
"Between 1783 and 1785, more than 3000 Black persons came to Nova Scotia as a direct result of the American Revolution." This site reviews their history. It includes a timeline, images of artifacts, and biographies (some with portraits and other illustrations). From the Nova Scotia Museum, Canada. http://museum.gov.ns.ca/blackloyalists/ Topics: Black Resources, History By Place, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Apr 12, 2004 Reporting Civil Rights
"This site ... presents the reporters and journalism of the American Civil Rights Movement." Find writer profiles, a timeline for 1941 through 1973, and "Perspectives on Reporting," which features personal recollections from reporters active in that era. A companion to the two-volume set "Reporting Civil Rights" from Library of America. http://reportingcivilrights.loa.org/ Topics: Black Resources, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, News, Social Issues, Writing Last updated Dec 12, 2008 Scottsboro: An American Tragedy
Online companion to the acclaimed PBS documentary (of the same title) about the controversial 1931 Scottsboro, Alabama, court trial of nine young black men. Features a timeline of the event and subsequent trials (including Supreme Court decisions), a map, information on related people and events, documents and reactions taken from the time of the incident, a bibliography, links, and a teacher's guide. Also contains a transcript of the film and an interview with the film's cinematographer. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/scottsboro/ Topics: Black Resources, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Crime, Judicial Process Last updated Jan 17, 2005 Seneca Village
History and suggested readings on the life, locale, and times of "Manhattan's first significant community of African American property owners." Established in 1825, it was, in the 1840s, a "multi-ethnic community of African Americans, Irish, and German immigrants, and perhaps a few Native Americans." In 1887 it was "razed and its identity erased by the creation of Central Park." Note: Some links to related websites are not working. From the New-York Historical Society. http://projects.ilt.columbia.edu/seneca/start.html Topics: Black Resources, Parks, Travel, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jun 19, 2006 Separate Is Not Equal: Brown v. Board of Education
An online companion to a Smithsonian National Museum of American History exhibition commemorating the 50th anniversary (May 17, 2004) of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision. The site traces the history of segregation, the battle for education, and the events leading to the historic decision. Includes an annotated bibliography, a teacher's guide, and a timeline of events leading up to the decision. http://americanhistory.si.edu/brown/ Topics: Black Resources, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Education, Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated May 19, 2004 SNCC 1960-1966: Six Years of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Covers the first six years of the organization's history, presenting its stand and activities on nonviolence, the Vietnam War, white liberalism, feminism, and Black Power. Also find profiles of prominent members John Lewis, Julian Bond, Fannie Lou Hamer, Bob Moses, Ella Baker, and Stokeley Carmichael, and information on events (sit-ins, Freedom Rides, the Freedom Ballot, the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, and the 1963 March on Washington). Includes a timeline and sound files. http://www.ibiblio.org/sncc/ Topics: Black Resources, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties Last updated Mar 13, 2005 Social Activism Sound Recording Project: The Black Panther Party
A browsable chronology, beginning in 1960, of the militant African American "self-defense" group formed in Oakland, California. Includes audio, video, transcripts of speeches, and a bibliography. Maintained by Gary Handman, head of the Media Resources Center at the University of California, Berkeley. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/pacificapanthers.html Topics: Black Resources, Political Parties & Theories, Social Issues Last updated Jan 26, 2005 This Far by Faith: African-American Spiritual Journeys
Companion site to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) series that "examines the African-American religious experience through the last three centuries. ... [It] explores the connections between faith and the development of African-American cultural values." Features essays, a timeline, profiles, audio and video clips, show transcripts, and related links. http://www.pbs.org/thisfarbyfaith/ Topics: Black Resources, Labor, Regions of the World Last updated Oct 14, 2004 Uncle Tom's Cabin & American Culture
This site provides access to the famous novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe, which is said to have been a cause of the Civil War. Users may browse all the primary material in the archive (texts, images, songs, 3-D objects, film clips, etc.) one at a time. They may also search all the primary material, or limit by the site's organizational categories. Use the Interpret Mode, which includes an interactive timeline, or virtual exhibits designed for exploring and understanding the primary material. http://utc.iath.virginia.edu/ Topics: Black Resources, Labor, Literature & Books Last updated Sep 22, 2009 Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Companion site to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) documentary directed by Ken Burns about boxer Jack Johnson, "the first African-American Heavyweight Champion of the World, whose dominance over his white opponents spurred furious debates and race riots in the early 20th century." Includes several essays related to documentary on topics such as Johnson's relationships with white women, conviction of violation of the Mann Act, a boxing glossary, timeline, and teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/unforgivableblackness/ Topics: Activism, Black Resources, Notable People, Sports Last updated Jan 13, 2005 United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
Features information about the programs, scholarships, and member colleges of this "minority higher education assistance organization." Include a timeline of the organization, information about scholarships for students attending historically Black colleges and universities, and profiles of member colleges (browsable by name and discipline). http://www.uncf.org/ Topics: Black Resources, College and University Education, Money Last updated Jan 27, 2004 |
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