ResearchBuzz: Culture-African-American Archives

Ancestry has announced a new African American Research Center, a collection of historical records providing information on African Americans. For the month of February, Black History Month, Ancestry is making access to the collection free. It's available at http://www.ancestry.com/aahistory. There...

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Newspapers & Technology is reporting ( newsandtech.com/issues/2005/02-05/ot/02-05_blackpapers.htm ) about a project to digitize the archives of over 200 African-American newspapers and make them available online. The project is a partnership between Amalgamated Publishers Inc. and Ninestars Information Technology Ltd. There's...

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Thomson Gale is offering a free Web site for Black History Month. It's available at http://www.gale.com/blackhistory . Resources here include activities for different grade levels, biographies, links, and a timeline. New biographies this year include Reggie White, Ray Charles, Barack...

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Information company Gale has created a free resource for Black History Month at http://www.gale.com/free_resources/bhm/index.htm . Look to the left side of the page for a map to the materials available. There are activities (divided into elementary, middle, and high school...

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In recognition of Black History Month, InfoPlease has assembled a resource center containing biographic information about famous African Americans, features, and a civil rights timeline. Access it at http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhm1.html ....

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