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Museums
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Documenting Our Past: The Teenie Harris Archive Project 
 Teenie Harris' "40-year career with the Pittsburgh Courier, one of the largest and most influential Black newspapers in the country, began as the nation emerged from the Depression and ended with the Civil Rights Movement. Numbering upwards of 80,000 images [over 45,000 shown here], this archive represents the largest single collection of photographic images of any Black community in the United States -- or the world, for that matter." From the Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh. http://www.cmoa.org/teenie/info.asp Topics: Black Resources, Notable People, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Photography, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jan 2, 2009 The Duke Ellington Society: An Appreciation of the Great Duke Ellington
An elegantly designed site produced by the Duke Ellington Jazz Society. All aspects of Ellington's art and career are covered, with special sections on his singers and on Billy Strayhorn, with music samples and links to other Ellington sites. Note: the news and links sections have not been updated recently. http://museum.media.org/duke/ Topics: Black Resources, Music, Musicians, Notable People Last updated Oct 1, 2004 DuSable Museum of African American History
This Chicago museum was "dedicated to the collection, preservation, interpretation and dissemination of the history and culture of Americans of African descent." In addition to information about the museum, its exhibits, and events, the site lists a few Web sites with more information on African American history and culture. http://www.dusablemuseum.org/ Topics: Black Resources, Museums, Museums by Place: United States Last updated Jan 11, 2004 Insights: National Museum of African Art
This exhibition "features the work of nine contemporary artists from the ... [Smithsonian National Museum of African Art's] collection. By displaying ensembles rather than individual works, the exhibition reveals the artistic process and play of experimentation, continuity and change in each artist's chosen subjects and materials." Comments from artists and curators accompany the images. Also includes brief biographical information. http://www.nmafa.si.edu/exhibits/insights/ Topics: Art by Region, Black Resources, Museums, Museums by Place: United States Last updated Jan 19, 2005 Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia
Take the virtual tour of the museum or browse through articles presented to "promote racial tolerance by helping people understand the historical and contemporary expressions of intolerance." Each cartoon, caricature, object, and image of African American stereotypes includes historical background notes. From Ferris State University, Big Rapids, Michigan. http://www.ferris.edu/news/jimcrow/ Topics: Black Resources, Collectors & Collecting, Social Issues Last updated Jan 11, 2004 Museum of Afro American History Boston
This institution is "dedicated to preserving, conserving and accurately interpreting the contributions of African Americans during the colonial period in New England." The site features information about museum exhibits, the African Meeting House and Abiel Smith School, and the Black Heritage Trail (a "walking tour encompassing the largest collection of historic sites in the country relating to the life of a free African American community prior to the Civil War"). Includes links to related sites. http://www.afroammuseum.org Topics: Black Resources, Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Outdoor Recreation, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Jan 19, 2005 Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD)
Information about this museum in San Francisco, which opened in 2005 and which "celebrates how we all, as one world, have changed and influenced the history and cultures of the African Diaspora." The site features online exhibits such as "thousands of images contributed from visitors all over the world" relating to the African Diaspora and "narratives about people of African descent." Also includes images and information about museum exhibits on art, culture, and history. http://www.moadsf.org Topics: Black Resources, Regions of the World Last updated Nov 30, 2005 National Civil Rights Museum (NCRM)
"The National Civil Rights Museum exists to assist the public in understanding the lessons of the Civil Rights Movement and its impact and influence on the human rights movement worldwide." The site shares scenes from the Memphis, Tennessee, museum's exhibits along with text covering highlights of U.S. civil rights history. http://www.civilrightsmuseum.org/ Topics: Black Resources, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Museums by Place: United States Last updated Feb 1, 2005 National Museum of African Art
Information about the museum includes tours, educational programs, and photos of permanent and current exhibitions, as well as links to the library, photographic archives, and conservation information. One of the Smithsonian Institution museums. http://www.nmafa.si.edu/ Topics: Art by Region, Black Resources, Museums, Museums by Place: United States Last updated Jan 21, 2008 Rosa Parks Library and Museum
The website for this library and museum contains information about Rosa Parks (1913-2005), the black woman whose refusal to give her seat on a public bus to a white man inspired the 1955 civil rights movement event known as the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Includes biographical information, photos, and links to more information about Parks and Montgomery, Alabama, history. From Troy University, Montgomery, Alabama. http://montgomery.troy.edu/museum/ Topics: Black Resources, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Notable People: Women Last updated Oct 26, 2005 The Schomburg Legacy: Documenting the Global Black Experience for the 21st Century
This exhibition from the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture "presents a comprehensive survey of the development of the Center's collections since the death of Arturo Alfonso Schomburg (1938) and explores the Center's role as the premier public research library in the world devoted to documenting and preserving the histories and cultures of people of African descent worldwide." http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/WEBEXHIB/legacy/legacy2.htm Topics: Black Resources, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jul 21, 2004 The Sonja Haynes Stone Center Library for Black Culture and History: Guide to the Web
Compilation of annotated links to hundreds of websites about "African, African American, and African Diaspora history and culture. ... The topics covered range from the underground railroad to hip hop music." Other subjects include civil rights, education, health, literature, military, religion, slavery, sports, and women. From the Sonja Haynes Stone Center at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill. http://www.lib.unc.edu/stone/webguide/ Topics: Black Resources Last updated Feb 14, 2006 SoulOfAmerica.com: Black Museums
Annotated list of museums and monuments relating to the African American experience and history. Museums are listed by U.S. city. Includes links to websites. From SoulOfAmerica.com, a company that "publishes information that addresses cultural travel, primarily in America and the Caribbean." http://www.soulofamerica.com/index.php?id=13,1650,0,0,1,0 Topics: Black Resources, Museums Last updated Apr 22, 2007 |
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