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African America Studies

JSTOR

Search through a wide range of scholarly content. Access open and free content only.

Global Issues (Gale In Context)

International academic perspectives on global issues

High School (Gale In Context)

An engaging student experience merges magazines, news, multimedia and more.

World History (Gale In Context)

Academic articles, videos, case studies, and more on topics in world history

Environmental Studies (Gale In Context)

Academic articles, videos, case studies, and more on topics in environmental studies

Gale eBooks (Gale eBooks)

Enjoy unlimited access to top reference eBooks.

Library of Congress African American History

Library of Congress Black history collection includes: Correspondence, speeches, writings, court records, slave records, slave deeds, emancipation and manumission papers, birth and marriage records, wills, family and genealogical papers, military records, financial records, ships' papers, broadsides, newspaper clippings, printed matter, and other papers pertaining to African Americans from the colonial period through the early twenty-first century. Subjects include the slave trade, slaves, medical care of slaves, fugitive slaves, abolition, emancipation, manumission, freedmen, free blacks, civil rights, and military service, in particular during the American Civil War.

Smithsonian Learning Lab

The Smithsonian Learning Lab is a free platform with millions of vetted digital resources and collections. You can search resources by type or search collections by topic.

Black History 365

The Black History 365 curriculum is informed by a collection of more than 3,000 documents and artifacts (oldest piece dated 1553), owned by The Freeman Institute Black History collection.

National Archives African American Heritage

The Archives holds a wealth of material documenting the Black experience.

Black Past

Reliable information on the history of Black people across the globe, and especially North America. The Black Past goal is to promote greater understanding of our common human experience through knowledge of the diversity of the Black experience and the ubiquity of the global Black presence.

Black Freedom Struggle

By centering on the experiences and perspectives of African Americans, we hope this collection imbues the study of Black history with a deeper understanding of the humanity of people who have pursued the quest for freedom, and the significance of movements like Black Lives Matter.

African American History Websites

Find books, websites and other resources on Black History

National Geographic

Monthly subscription contact Mrs. Kreucher, [email protected] for username and password

PBS

Contact Mrs. Kreucher for username and password

Google Arts and Culture

Google Arts and Culture is a massive collection of videos and images of cultural artifacts from over 2,000 museums around the world. You can explore places around the world and gather vetted resources for lessons and activities for your classroom.

AAAS Science

Science Magazine