ENG 329: African American Literature: Sites of Culture

A very interesting site about old settlers of our own town, Mount Pleasant, Michigan! Apparently, Doraville Whitney was the first Black settler to Isabella County in 1860.

Relying on the expertise of distinguished curators and scholars, Digital Schomburg provides access to trusted information, interpretation and scholarship on the global black experience.

Part of the Artistry site.

Another good resource from Indiana University.

This excellent resource has been a joint effort of the Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, and others. It is a tribute to the generations of African Americans who struggled with adversity to achieve full citizenship in American society.

This is a PBS site about people of African descent who have shaped the course of American history over 500 years. From the fight against slavery to the March on Washington, relive the triumphs and tragedies of the African American experience with our extensive timeline of African American history.

A link to information on Ken Burn's film, Jazz.

A Documentary History Project headquartered at Amherst College.

A history of African American music.

A Library of Congress resource guide.

The African American Museum is an institution dedicated to the research, identification, selection, acquisition, presentation and preservation of visual art forms and historical documents that relate to the African American Community.

The African American Museum of Iowa aims at preserving, publicizing, and educating the public on the African American heritage and culture of Iowa.

The African American Museum in Philadelphia is the first institution built by a major United States city to house and interpret the life and work of African Americans.

A Website of California African American Museum.

The Charles H. Wright Education website is an online resource that serves educators, students, and families. It provides an overview of the Museum's education and public programs, online teaching and learning materials, virtual tours of traveling exhibitions, online catalogs of the library and historical collections, and a calendar of events.

The Museum of African American History is dedicated to preserving, conserving and accurately interpreting the contributions of African Americans in New England from the colonial period through the 19th century.

The National Museum of African American History and Culture is a part of the Smithsonian Museum Complex located in the DC area. This museum seeks to stimulate a dialogue about race and to foster a spirit of reconciliation and healing.

A good resource for information and inspiration about the lives of African American Marylanders. The museum seeks to realize its mission by collecting, preserving, interpreting, documenting and exhibiting the rich contributions of African American Marylanders from the state’s earliest history to the present and the future.

Located in the Southeast, The Tubman Museum was named in honor of Harriet Tubman, the courageous African American woman, also known as the “Black Moses”, who led hundreds of other slaves to freedom and served as Union spy, scout, and nurse during the Civil War.