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Last History Club meeting today. COAS 349, 12pm. <-->
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Last History Club meeting today. COAS 349, 12pm. <-->
SHUT UP Michael Cole!!!! Must we hear, You are watching the longest episodic show in history...
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SHUT UP Michael Cole!!!! Must we hear, You are watching the longest episodic show in history...
history final coming right up... le sigh.
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history final coming right up... le sigh.
Going to give a presentation in History today. We were given creative license. My PPT is about Star Wars.
ejkhabibi (Edward Kronfli III) Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:31:47 -0000
Going to give a presentation in History today. We were given creative license. My PPT is about Star Wars.
RT @stevenfurtick: Celebrate your small beginnings this Christmas. The turning point in human history was born in a barn.
Jimmypaa1 (Jimmy Parsons) Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:31:43 -0000
RT @stevenfurtick: Celebrate your small beginnings this Christmas. The turning point in human history was born in a barn.

 

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1,001 Black Inventions - Provides historical plays and programs about the vast intellectual accomplishments of African Americans.

African American Album Vol.2 - Presents the history of Charlotte-Mecklenburg County North Carolina's Black community from 1940 to the 1990s through photographs, oral history, audio and video.
Meta Description: [ African American Album Vol. 2 presents the history of Charlotte-Mecklenburg County North Carolina's Black community from 1940 to the 1990s through photographs, oral history, audio and video. ]

African American Historical Text Archive - Collection of articles and historical documents.
Meta Description: [ The Historical Text Archive publishes high quality articles, books, essays, documents, historical photos, and links, screened for content, for a broad range of historical subjects. The HTA is a collection of primary and secondary materials and links to other resources relating to history and cult... ]

African American History and Culture - Articles on historical achievements and educational interactive trivia game relating to black history.
Meta Description: [ African American history web site featuring black history profiles and facts of black history. Play our interactive trivia game and learn. ]

404 African American Newspapers The 19th Century CD-ROM - Searchable database contains a comprehensive collection of nineteenth-century newspapers.

African American Pamphlets - The Daniel A. P. Murray Pamphlet Collection presents a review of history and culture spanning almost one hundred years. Among the authors represented are Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Benjamin W. Arnett, Alexander Crummel, and Emanuel Love.
Meta Description: [ The African-American Pamphlets from the Daniel A. P. Murray Collection, 1880 - 1920, contains 351 rare pamphlets offering insight into attitudes and ideas of African-Americans between Reconstruction and the First World War. ]

African American Resources at the Maryland State Archives - An archived history of black people in the state Maryland.

African American World - Presents the broad range of the black experience in the United States, from the Harlem Renaissance to the ongoing debate over affirmative action.
Meta Description: [ African American World ]

African Americans at World's Fairs and Expositions - Information from the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 to the Negro Historical and Industrial Exposition of 1915.
Meta Description: [ Jim Zwick's books on Mark Twain and anti-imperialism, web sites, biography, and how to contact him. ]

404 African Americans in History - A brief biographical sketch of several key figures in African American history.

African Americans in the Anti-Imperialist Movement - The effect of the anti-imperialist movement on African Americans.
Meta Description: [ Jim Zwick's books on Mark Twain and anti-imperialism, web sites, biography, and how to contact him. ]

African Americans on Wall Street - Book chronicling the work of African American pioneers who broke social and racial barriers on Wall Street.

African-American History - Jessica McElrath features many biographical sketches and stories of notable events and time periods. Her collection of photographs from the various periods is extensive.
Meta Description: [ Articles, biographies, and photographs about African American History, plus links to relevant resources about black history. ]

African-American Women On-line Archival Collections - Provides memoirs of Elizabeth Johnson Harris, born in Augusta, Georgia in 1867; letters of Hannah Valentine and Lethe Jackson, house slaves in Abingdon, Virginia; and a letter written by Vilet Lester, a slave in North Carolina from the Special Collections at Duke University.

African-Native Genealogy and History - Celebrating the Estelusti ~ The Freedmen ~ Oklahoma's Black Indians of the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole Nations.

Africans in America - A collection of images, documents, stories, biographies and commentaries depicting America's journey through slavery.

Afrigeneas Archives - Monthly Archives of African Ancestored Genealogy Discussion at Mississippi State University.

Afro-American Almanac - Presents a historical perspective of a nation, its people, and its cultural evolution.
Meta Description: [ The AFRO-AMERICAN Almanac is an on-line presentation of the African in America. We present a historical perspective of a nation, its people, and its cultural evolution. ]

American Experience: Marcus Garvey - Documentary Marcus Garvey: Look For Me in the Whirlwind. Explores the life of the brilliant, yet controversial black leader.
Meta Description: [ He was both a visionary and a manipulator, a brilliant orator and a pompous autocrat. In just ten years following his emigration to the United States as a laborer in 1917, Marcus Garvey rose to lead the largest black organization in history, was taken to prison in handcuffs, and was eventually de... ]

An African American Album - Exhibit from the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County features photographs reflecting life in the years before 1950.

404 Behind the Scenes - 1868 autobiography of Elizabeth Keckley, who went from slavery to the White House where she served Mary Todd Lincoln.
Meta Description: [ Behind the scenes, by Elizabeth Keckley, ca. 1818-1907 ]

Black Facts - Offers a free, searchable database of events in black history.
Meta Description: [ Black Facts Online - Your Online Resource for Black History Information ]

Black History Page - Sound, video, historical text and important dates.

Black History Pages - Stories from black history presented every day, with links to books and other resources.

Black History Review - Honors African American achievement and teaches history. Includes biographical sketches and book and movie reviews.

Black History Site - Includes articles and book reviews about black history and how the different races and genders fought hard to ensure that the struggle for equality by black Americans did not falter.
Meta Description: [ Black History Site celebrates the accomplishments and achievements of black people while also recognizing the contributions of other races and both genders that helped black americans to realize their goals and those of their descendants. - American Society & Culture ]

Black History Treasure Hunt - This lesson planning site article, hosted by Education Worldweb, has 4 tests on African American history for students ranging from the 4th grade to the 9th.
Meta Description: [ Send students on a Black History Internet scavenger hunt! Students can learn about famous black Americans while polishing their Internet surfing skills. Four different hunts -- for students of all ages! ]

Black Indians and Pioneers - William Loren Katz shares his research on black Indians through essays, articles, tributes and photographs.

404 Black Inventors Then and Now - Inventions and profiles from the 1700s to date.

Cane River Creole Colony - History of the Creole descendants of CoinCoin and Thomas Pierre Metoyer. Includes research information, genealogy, photos, events, database, history, and discussion forum.
Meta Description: [ Cane River Creoles, Creole History, Black History. Concerns descendants of Coin Coin & Thomas Pierre Metoyer. Includes Research documents, genealogy, folktales, articles, events, memorials, photographs, etc. ]

Charleston Black Heritage - Charleston, SC guide for black history features history, gullah and geechee culture, points of interest, churches and a calendar of events.
Meta Description: [ Charleston Black Heritage is the complete source for information on one of the most historic cities - Charleston, SC - in the United States.ˆä This guide features - history, accommodations, hotels, services, heritage tours, churches, entertainment, calendar of events and culture in Charleston, ... ]

Christine's Black History Pages - Directory of black history with over two dozen categories full of resources.
Meta Description: [ The Internet's largest directory of African American history websites. ]

Christine's Genealogy Website - Numerous historical references including emigrants to Liberia, slave sales, and manumission records.

Chronicling Black Lives in Colonial New England - The Christian Science Monitor tells some of the stories of black people enslaved in New England prior to the American Revolution.
Meta Description: [ Chronicling Black Lives in Colonial New England ]

ciety Library - Guide to 20th Century African American individuals, organizations and topics from the Greater Cincinnati area. Find books, articles, photographs and manuscripts.
Meta Description: [ Find books, newspapers, photos, etc. about African Americans in Greater Cincinnati. ]

500 Conceive Believe Achieve - Non-profit organization provides photographic displays and syllabus to educate and promote tolerance and justice.

Experience The Past - Resource for Black History with links, articles, and guestbook.

Family Heritage House Museum - Features artifacts, literature and other resources, chronicling the history and cultural achievements of African Americans. Includes details of exhibits, workshops, hours, and directions to the location in Bradenton, Florida.
Meta Description: [ Family Heritage House Museum - An African American Gallery and Resource Center at Manatee Community College ]

Fanny Kemble and Pierce Butler - PBS provides a biographical sketch of this British actress who married a Georgia slaveholder and became an influential abolitionist.

404 Father Ryan Black History Sites - African American military history, journalism, and Harlem Renassaince.

Footsteps African American History - A magazine that celebrates the heritage of African Americans and explores their contributions to our culture.
Meta Description: [ FOOTSTEPS magazine celebrates the heritage of African Americans and explores their contributions to our culture. ]

Freedmen and Southern Society Project - Documenting the history of emancipation during the era of the American Civil War, in the words of the participants themselves.
Meta Description: [ The Freedmen and Southern Society Project is documenting the history of emancipation during the era of the American Civil War, in the words of the participants themselves ]

Gateway to African American History - A comprehensive and well-annotated listing of sources about African American History.
Meta Description: [ This is the custom 404 page for the old NKO website ]

404 Hallowed Ground - Smithsonian Magazine investigation of old grave sites in New England is unearthing hard truths about Yankees and slavery.
Meta Description: [ Articles from the Smithsonian Institution's award-winning, monthly general interest magazine, plus exclusive Web articles, videos, blogs, photographs and more. ]

Historic White Rock Cemetery - Historic African-American cemetery under restoration in Lynchburg, Virginia. Searchable gravesite database.

History of African American Newspapers - A project of The Reflector Newspaper, this page overviews the history and influence of black-run newspapers from before the Civil War to the present.

History of St. Mary's County Maryland - Records the significant contributions of African-Americans in the development of St. Mary's County, Maryland.
Meta Description: [ Folkways project featuring the contributions of African Americans in Southern Maryland, United States - told in their own voices. ]

In Motion: The African-American Migration Experience - Resource for scholars and general audiences offering historical narratives, 8,300 illustrations and more than 60 maps, with three detailed sections on U.S. slavery.

Kemet Nu Productions - Lectures, video, and audio tapes that link ancient Africa with African American history.
Meta Description: [ Ashra Kwesi and Merira Kwesi present slide lectures, videos and audios on African history, civilization, religion and fashion. They also take African-centered tours to Egypt. ]

Nat Love - The life and times of famous African American cowboy Nat Love. Includes key chapters from his Adventures of Deadwood Dick autobiography.

New Philadelphia Illinois Historic Town - Dr Juliet E K Walker commemorates Free Frank McWorter who, born a slave in 1777, founded the first black town.
Meta Description: [ New Philadelphia Illinois- Dr. Juliet E.K. Walker, the foremost scholar on New Philadelphia Illinois and Free Frank in the U.S. Free Frank the critically acclaimed and most concise history and biography on New Philadelphia Illinois an Free Frank McWorter. It is a work that took more than 20 years... ]

New Philadelphia: A Pioneer Town - The New Philadelphia Association researches, preserves and celebrates the history of New Philadelphia, Pike County, Illinois. Tells the story of former slaves who built a racially integrated town before the Civil War.

NPR : Hidden Museum Treasures: Fortune's Bones - A small museum in Waterbury, Connecticut, is struggling with a big question: what to do with a set of human remains in its collection. Harriet Baskas reports on a real skeleton in the closet, the bones of a slave named Fortune. Hear an excerpt from a poem about Fortune's life. Part of the Hidden Treasures Radio Project series. [5:06 Realaudio broadcast]
Meta Description: [ A small museum in Waterbury, Conn., is struggling with a big question: what to do with a set of human remains in its collection. In the next installment of All Things Considered's Hidden Treasures series, Harriet Baskas reports on a real skeleton in the closet, named Fortune. ]

Our Shared History - A comprehensive project of The National Park Service to preserve and interpret African American history.

Roberts Settlement - Briefly tells the story of Roberts Settlement in Indiana, founded in the mid 1800's by Elijah Roberts and his family.

Seacoast New Hampshire Black History - The history of African Americans in New Hampshire.
Meta Description: [ Surf America's smallest seacoast! A resource site offering info on history, arts, touring and business for the New Hampshire seacoast, South coast of Maine and North Shore Massachussetts. Rich in history, culture and resources, the region is dominated by the tidal rivers of the mighty Piscataqu... ]

Slave Cemetery in Colonial Newport - Extensive information regarding one of America's oldest and largest slave and free person African-American cemetery.

Small Towns Black Lives - Photographic documentary, art and history project of African American communities in southern New Jersey.
Meta Description: [ Photographic documentary, art and history project of African American communities of southern New Jersey. ]

South Carolina African American History - Honors African-American achievers from South Carolina. Honors a different person each month with a brief biography.
Meta Description: [ For sixteen years, AT&T has produced the South Carolina African American History Calendar, recognizing the achievements of African Americans with ties to South Carolina.ÊÊThis comprehensive website spotlighting the accomplishments of noteable SC African Americans also includes a timeline of his... ]

Stamps on Black History - Tells the stories of dozens of black men and women whose faces have appeared on U.S. postage stamps. Also includes interactive quiz, word puzzles, writing activities, crafts, and coloring pages.
Meta Description: [ ThinkQuest is an international competition where student teams engage in collaborative, project-based learning to create educational websites. The winning entries form the ThinkQuest online library. ]

The American Experience: Jubilee Singers - Traces the history of the choir of former slaves who toured the US and Europe to raise funds to keep Fisk University operating.
Meta Description: [ Former slaves and students at Fisk University raise their voices in song to save their school. ]

The History Makers - Includes biographical information and audio and video clips about African Americans who have influenced history.

The Impact of Dred Scott - During the 1850's, a black slave from Missouri claimed his freedom on the basis of seven years of residence in a free state and a free territory. Read the history of one of the most famous and controversial Supreme Court decisions ever taken and its effect on the next several years.
Meta Description: [ USA-project, Essay-area, impact of Dred Scott decision ]

The Internet African American History Challenge - An Internet-based curriculum enhancement tool for black history education programs.
Meta Description: [ Based on the lives of Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Sojurner Truth and others this site is an Internet based curriculum enhancement tool for Black History education programs. The Internet African American History Challenge consists of test questions based on the lives of important 19... ]

The Mis-Education of the Negro - A short version of the original book consisting of outlines and notes.
Meta Description: [ A short and convenient way to be introduced to this masterpiece using outlines and notes ]

The Ol' Auction Block in Luray, VA. - Through the years the story of the slave block has been kept alive by word of mouth among the inhabitants of the Shenandoah Valley.
Meta Description: [ Through the years the story of the slave block has been kept alive by word of mouth among the inhabitants of the Shenandoah Valley. ]

404 The Southern Experience in 19th Century America - The narrative of Bethany Veney.
Meta Description: [ The narrative of Bethany Veney : a slave woman, by Bethany Veney ]

500 The Trials of The Scottsboro Boys - Information and analyses on the struggle for justice of nine teenage boys accused of the gang rape (in 1931) of two white girls in Alabama, and their several legal trials in the 1930s.
Meta Description: [ A site dedicated to the explication of the trialsl of Scottsboro Boys in Alabam, 1931-1937., Trial transcript excerpts, original essays, images, maps, diagrams, court decisions, and other materials relating to the Scottboro Boys trials. ]

Time Line of African American History - A time line of African American history (1852-1880) from the Library of Congress.

500 Tucson's African American Community - Oral histories, photographs, and texts.

Tulsa Reparations Coalition - The Report by the Oklahoma Commission to Study the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921. The Coalition is working to get reparations.

Where in the heck is Allensworth, CA - Historical account on Colonel Allen Allensworth and the town named after him.

In Motion: The African-American Migration Experience - Resource for scholars and general audiences offering historical narratives, 8,300 illustrations and more than 60 maps, with three detailed sections on U.S. slavery.