Resources

Explore the history of African American political meetings from the 1830s through Reconstruction, a foundational model for African American campaigns for civil and human rights

Curator Mary Elliott provides a brief but insightful tour of the NMAAHC Slavery and Freedom exhibition

This innovative and comprehensive database includes over 900,000 records related to the lives of individuals who were enslaved or enslavers

Mary Elliott, co-curator of the NMAAHC Slavery and Freedom exhibition, discusses her work and the role of a curator in this 2016 interview

A collection of 11 national museums in Cape Town featuring natural and social history and art collections, and repository of the São José slave ship artifacts

Repository for the Glennie journal and more, the historical society features extensive archives and collections related to African American history and is a rich genealogical resource

This Library of Congress collection contains more than 2,300 first-person accounts of slavery collected in the 1930s and 500 black-and-white photographs of former enslaved people

Scholars of history, literature, and law consider Celia v. State of Missouri, which illustrates the centrality of state-sanctioned violence in the lives of enslaved women

Explore the history of African American political meetings from the 1830s through Reconstruction, a foundational model for African American campaigns for civil and human rights

Scholarly research on slavery throughout the Chesapeake, the Carolinas, and the Caribbean

This innovative and comprehensive database includes over 900,000 records related to the lives of individuals who were enslaved or enslavers

Historical resource on the Black African presence in the first colonial society of the Americas, named La Española (today’s Dominican Republic) by Spanish colonizers

An interactive database compiling thousands of stories of resistance, using runaway ads to tell the story of fugitives from North American slavery

The Yale GLC is dedicated to the investigation and dissemination of knowledge concerning slavery and its legacies across all borders and all time.

An interactive visualization of the trans-Atlantic networks of intellectual, creative, and political exchange created by enslaved people of African descent in the 18th and 19th century

Providing a more equitable mapping of American history, this scholar-produced site shows former slave sale sites in the present day

Explore over 700,000 digital images of ecclesiastical and secular documents related to African and African-descended people in slave societies, including details of other societal members

Search these records to learn about the broad origins and forced relocations of more than 12 million African people who were sent across the Atlantic in slave ships

A visual archive of hundreds of historical images, paintings, lithographs, and photographs illustrating the African slave trade and the lives of enslaved Africans and their descendants

This website displays research into the lives of 431 enslaved people in seven multi-generational families at Mesopotamia plantation in Jamaica and Mount Airy plantation in Virginia

A curated blog highlighting scholarship and scholars in the field of Atlantic and African Diaspora history from the 15th century into the late 1800s

Mary Elliott, co-curator of the NMAAHC Slavery and Freedom exhibition, discusses her work and the role of a curator in this 2016 interview

Curator Mary Elliott provides a brief but insightful tour of the NMAAHC Slavery and Freedom exhibition

Preserves and tells the stories of the Creole community and Oakland and Magnolia Plantations in Louisiana, two of the most intact Creole cotton plantations in the United States

Repository for the historic Old Slave Mart red flag, this museum educates visitors on the natural and cultural landscape of the South Carolina Lowcountry

An important site to learn about early colonial North American history and the African American experience, particularly seeing up close the landscape built by enslaved Black people

A tremendous local history resource on Edisto Island in South Carolina, the original site of the Point of Pines slave cabin featured in the Slavery and Freedom exhibition

This museum, which houses the second largest collection of Ife busts cast from the original sculptures, encourages connection, reflection on alternative perspectives, and action for positive change

Museum, research center, and publisher dedicated to preserving the history and culture of New Orleans and the Gulf South

A collection of 11 national museums in Cape Town featuring natural and social history and art collections, and repository of the São José slave ship artifacts

The historic repository that maintains objects from Mum Bett and the Bucks of America believes historical understanding is critical to creating a better world

The repository that maintains the iconic object simply known as “Ashley’s Sack,” Middleton Place tells the story of the African American experience beyond the fields

Premier home of Thomas Jefferson, the nation’s second president and author of the Declaration of Independence, features stories of African Americans enslaved at Monticello

The first African Methodist Episcopal Church in the nation, founded by Bishop Richard Allen, continues worship services and includes a museum

Maintains the collection of Lucy Foster artifacts, from the earliest excavation site of African American history

Preserves, interprets, and presents the stories of key historic sites of Virginia, including Bacon’s Rebellion and Historic Jamestowne

The fourth oldest historical society in the nation, this organization holds the largest and most important collection relating to Rhode Island

Repository for the Glennie journal and more, the historical society features extensive archives and collections related to African American history and is a rich genealogical resource

Browse this online collection dedicated to preserving images from Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Learn more about the histories of Historically Black Colleges and Universities and browse a listing of resources at Virginia State University, University Libraries

The National Park Service provides this lesson plan for teachers on the history of Booker T. Washington, Julius Rosenwald, and their work developing the Rosenwald Schools

Founded in 2002 by Professor Juliet E. K. Walker, the center promotes the study of Black business from various disciplines in liberal arts

Lectures and workshops from a 2021 scholarly forum on the history of Black entrepreneurship and innovation

Browse business-related entries from this online reference center devoted to African American history

Explore digitized collections of rare materials documenting African American religion from the 1930s to the 2000s

The Library of Congress provides a guide to the numerous materials in its holdings related to Prince Hall Masons including manuscripts, photographs, and books

The Schomburg Center holds materials reflecting the activities of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (1939–1987), the union organization founded by A. Philip Randolph

Trade association of the more than 200 African American-owned community newspapers from around the U.S. and producer of the BlackPressUSA Network

Digital scholarship and archival resources relating to the historical and contemporary role of Black newspapers in African Diasporic communities

Digital humanities project by scholar Matthew F. Delmont explores the history of daily life in the 20th century through the lens of the Black press

Interprets the life and legacy of Mary McLeod Bethune, specifically focusing on her career in Washington, D.C., and the work and legacy of the National Council of Negro Women, Inc. (NCNW)

Established in 1991 at the site of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, this museum’s mission is to share the culture and lessons from the American Civil Rights Movement and explore how this significant era continues to shape equality and freedom globally

Explore more about the Rosenwald Schools and other building, landscape, and community preservation projects

Explore the historic Jackson Ward neighborhood in Richmond, Virginia, a nationally important center of African American cultural and economic activity during the early 20th century