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Migrations North & West
 Websites presented in alphabetical order African Americans in the Columbia River Basin 
 This site presents information about the history of African Americans in the Columbia River Basin area of Oregon, Idaho, and Washington state. The historical overview discusses pioneers and homesteaders, building communities, race, and social space. Includes a bibliography, a learning module on interpreting written documents, and a database of photographs, texts, and other materials. Searchable by keyword, subject, material type, and date. From the Columbia River Basin Ethnic History Project. http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/crbeha/aa/ Topics: Black Resources Last updated Jun 24, 2009 The African Presence in the Americas: 1492-1992
This site explores the "dynamics and dimensions of the 500 year history of African people" in North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean, focusing on themes of migration, work, culture, and resistance. Includes timeline (1000 B.C. to 1992), a glossary, information for teachers, bibliographies, and links. From Cultural Heritage Initiatives for Community Outreach (CHICO) at the University of Minnesota in cooperation with the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/Schomburg/ Topics: Black Resources Last updated Jan 21, 2008 The African-American Mosaic: A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black History & Culture
A companion to a library exhibit, with materials on African American colonization, abolition, migration, and participation in the Work Projects Administration (WPA). From the American Memory Project at the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html Topics: Black Resources Last updated May 5, 2005 Could Katrina Damage Prompt Huge Wave of Black Migration?
This article considers the idea that "if those forced out of New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina end up re-building their lives in new locations, it could be the largest U.S. black resettlement since the Great Migration of the 20th Century lured southern blacks to the North in search of jobs and better lives." Includes link to related news coverage about Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. From the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2005/09/05/black_resettlement20050905.html Topics: Black Resources, Hurricane Katrina Last updated Jan 11, 2007 Hidden History: Black History of the Yukon
Highlights from the history of blacks in the Yukon, Canada, are explored in this small exhibit. Topics include early history of blacks in Canada, population increase due to the Klondike Gold Rush, black Canadians during World War II, and early settler Lucille Hunter. In English and French. Based on a 2006 physical exhibit produced by the Yukon Archives, the Yukon Human Rights Commission, and the Yukon Status of Women Council. http://tc.gov.yk.ca/archives/hiddenhistory/ Topics: Black Resources, History By Place Last updated Jan 15, 2008 In Motion: The African American Migration Experience
This site contains tens of thousands of essays, books, articles, manuscripts, illustrations, lesson plans, and maps related to black migration during the past four hundred years. From the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. http://www.inmotionaame.org/ Topics: Black Resources, Lesson Plans Last updated Jan 24, 2007 Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Seattle's Black History
This 2002 series of Seattle Post-Intelligencer articles describes the role played by black pioneers in shaping the history and character of Seattle. Features a timeline from 1852 to 2003. Includes historic photographs and links to additional resources. http://www.seattlepi.com/specials/blackhistory/ Topics: Black Resources Last updated Oct 8, 2009 |
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