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Slavery and the Underground Railway
National Geographic's website great information as wellas a list of useful links to sources of info about the history of slavery in North America.
  Africans in America: Journey through Slavery
This is the companion website to the PBS documentary which explores the history of African slavery from the arrival of the Europeans in Africa to the American Civil War.

African American Odyssey
Slavery and its abolition are explored in these exhibits of Black America's quest for equality.

  About American History
Click on "Black History" and "Civil Rights" to learn about the events, people and places which have shaped the history of Afro-America.

About African-American History
Black codes, Jim Crow Laws, civil rights, Malcolm X and his philosophy, the Civil War are some of the topics addressed in this website.

  Encyclopedia Britannica's Guide to Black History
Includes articles, pictures, a timeline, audio and film clips of black history and culture in the United States.
The African-American Journey
The history and culture of Afro-America, including the history of slavery, is presented in this PBS website.
 

 

 

Prominent African Americans
Lots of famous African Americans, both from history and from present day with pictures
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African-American Pioneers
Gives brief biographies, most with pictures.

   
     
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