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- A Digital Collection Celebrating the Founding of the Historically Black College and University (HBCU)
- This digital collection provides electronic access to the archives and special collections of participating Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). (Source: Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Library Alliance, Inc.)
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- African Americans at Miami Digital Project
- This online collection of primary source materials examines the history of African Americans at Miami University. Included on the site are digital scans of newspaper articles, photographs, and other media, as well as a time line of notable events. (Source: Miami University Libraries)
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- African-American Architecture Alumni Project
- This site documents the history of African American architecture students at the University of Illinois and also provides a network of African American architecture alumni with their contact information and current work. In addition to the history of African American students, the site provides a methodology of the research, data from surveys of alumni, biographical information of select alumni, and links to further research. (Source: University of Illinois)
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- African-American Education in the Jim Crow South
- This online exhibit examines African American education in the South under Jim Crow laws through selected documents and photographs from the Rockefeller Family Archives. Original letters and historic photographs are presented along with accompanying historical information. (Source: The Rockefeller Archive Center, The Rockefeller University)
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- Black Alliance for Educational Options
- The mission of the Black Alliance for Educational Options is “to actively support parental choice to empower families and increase quality educational options for Black children.” The website features detailed information on the many educational options available to children, scholarship information, and details on Project Clarion, a campaign to educate parents on the No Child Left Behind Act. (Source: Black Alliance for Educational Options)
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- Black Male Initiative
- The Black Male Initiative was designed to “increase, encourage, and support the inclusion and educational success of under-represented groups in higher education, in particular black males.” The website features information on admission and financial aid, online library resources, news, events, and a history of the organization. (Source: The City University of New York)
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- Charles H. Houston Center
- The Charles H. Houston Center at Clemson University focuses on the study of “the participation and presence of African American students and faculty in education in South Carolina.” The site contains information about the Center’s founding and history, examples of research currently being conducted, programs sponsored by the Center, and a list of related web resources. (Source: Charles H. Houston Center, Clemson University)
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- Early Black Women at Cornell: Part and Apart, 1890s-1930s
- This site provides information on the early history of African American women attending Cornell University. Included are photographs and profiles of featured individuals and information on the issues they faced as well as links to further online resources. (Source: Cornell University)
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- eBlack Studies
- The eBlackStudies site intends to “provide information for students and scholars in all academic fields that focus primarily on Africa and the African Diaspora.” The site includes links to scholarly journals, academic and professional organizations, and information on academic degree programs. (Source: Twenty-First Century Books)
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- Economic Impact of the Nation's Historically Black Colleges and Universities
- This research study examines “the economic role of the nation’s historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) by estimating the short-term economic impact that each of these institutions has on their local communities.” Included is the full text of the report available as a pdf file. (Source: National Center for Education Statistics)
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- From Swastika to Jim Crow
- This site contains information about the documentary film From Swastika to Jim Crow, which chronicles the story of expatriate German scholars who taught at historically black colleges in the South. (Source: PBS)
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- GA--The Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History and Conference Center
- Lucy Craft Laney is known as one of “Georgia's most influential educational leaders,” having founded several schools and provided educational opportunities for hundreds of Black youth in the Augusta, Georgia area during the late 1800s. The Lucy Craft Laney Museum is dedicated to preserving Ms. Laney’s memory and continuing her work. This website contains information about Ms. Laney as well as information about the museum and its exhibitions and outreach programs. (Source: The Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History and Conference Center)
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- Historically Black Colleges and Universities
- This site contains links to historically black colleges and universities in the United States. (Source: National Park Service)
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- KY, NC--American RadioWorks: An Imperfect Revolution: Voices from the Desegregation Era
- This site features oral histories, available in audio and text format about desegregation of schools in Louisville, Kentucky and Charlotte, North Carolina. American RadioWorks' program focuses on the past and present issues in these school districts. (Source: American Public Media)
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- MI--African-American Presence at MSU, The: Pioneers, Groundbreakers, and Leaders, 1900-1970
- This site examines the history of African Americans at Michigan State University. The site features information on historic firsts and brief profiles of important African American groundbreakers and leaders at the university. (Source: Michigan State University)
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- Michigan State University Libraries Digital Collections – MSU Student Activism – Black Activism
- Michigan State University’s Black Student Alliance, BSA, was founded in 1969. Full-text links to documents produced by Michigan State’s BSU are located at this site. (Source: Michigan State University Libraries)
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- NAFEO: National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education
- Society/Education; Organizations
“From its inception, NAFEO has served as the liaison between the nation's HBCUs and various segments of society, including executive, legislative, regulatory and judicial branches of federal and state government and with corporations, foundations, associations and non-governmental organizations…” The site includes information on news and events, programs, and internship opportunities. (Source: National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO)
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- National Black Graduate Student Association
- The National Black Graduate Student Association works towards “improving the status of African Americans in higher education by systematically identifying and addressing their needs and concerns.” The web site features information on conferences and publications, a career center, news, membership information, and links to additional online resources. (Source: National Black Graduate Student Association)
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- Online Lectures from the Harvard Du Bois Institute
- This site contains audio and video files of a variety of lectures available through Harvard’s W.E.B. Du Bois Institute. Each lecture file contains a brief summary, information about the lecturer, and audio and video options of retrieving the lectures. Subjects include Africa, affirmative action, civil rights, religion and music, to name a few. (Source: WGBH)
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- The Civil Rights Project
- The Civil Rights Project seeks to “renew the civil rights movement by bridging the worlds of ideas and action...” The Project maintains an online quarterly newsletter and news archive. In addition, the site highlights research, including papers on religion and advocacy as well as specific racial and ethnic groups. Also, the research section provides links to many full-text articles on civil rights in relationship to education, including “No Child Left Behind” and affirmative action. Links for additional research, legal information, and teaching aids are also available. (Source: UCLA)
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- TX--In Fulfillment of a Dream: African Americans at Texas A&M University
- This site chronicles the history and influence of African Americans involved with Texas A&M University from the university’s founding to the present. The site features a chronology of significant events pertaining to African Americans and the university as well as digitized historical images accompanied by descriptive text of African Americans in various roles of involvement with the university. (Source: Cushing Memorial Library, Texas A&M University)
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