Top Websites for African American History

African American History is a huge field of study including almost four-hundred years of events and people, many of which now come to life on hundreds of websites.  The following is a list of websites meant to help people looking into African American History, a branch of American history intimately connected to the development and progress of the United States. These are just a few of many websites about African American history and are just meant to help people looking for a survey or specific information. Use them if they can help you, or follow a link and discover something new!

African-American History: General Sites
Here are some sites with general information, surveys of major historical events, and links to other African American history websites.

Black History Tour (http://library.thinkquest.org/10320/Tour.htm)
This website provides a survey of African American history from its African roots to “What the futures holds”. Even though most sections are short (typical for a website), there are a lot of different historical areas covered. A bibliography is included at the end of the page for future reference.

African American History (http://www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/)
This site, compiled by webmaster Lisa Cozzens, divides information into several categories including “Civil War to 1900” and “Early Civil Rights Movement” events. The site also includes descriptions/explanations of important events in African American history include the Dred Scott case and the famed Montgomery bus boycott. There’s also a 35-source bibliography provided for those interested in following up these topics with future reading.