Links & Resources
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Related Websites
http://www.wellplaced.co.uk
"Well Placed is an Event Management, Search and Training
Consultancy. We work with individuals, groups and organisations
through structured events and activities"
http://www.international-womens-month.co.uk
http://www.caribbean-cake-event.com/
http://www.everygeneration.co.uk
"Every Generation aims to act as a self mentoring and
coaching tool for young black people using an interactive
learning mentoring and personal development website linked
to black historical heroes and achievement"
http://www.livelistingsmag.com
http://www.mckenziehpa.com
Mckenzie Heritage Picture Archive: "Mckenzie
Heritage Picture Archive (mhpa) is a specialist image
library based
in London. We provide publishers, broadcasters and organisations
with photos
and other images of African, Asian and Caribbean people, cultures and communities"
http://www.africanimagealliance.org/
African Image Alliance: "...is a London-based independent, non-profit organisation
which seeks to enhance the general public's understanding of Africa's diverse
culture, heritage and contemporary society through our innovative strand
of public programmes, services, consultation advice and events. Our mission
is to promote a more positive and balanced portrayal of Africa, African culture,
Africans and people of African
descent in the Diaspora through the Media, Visual Arts, Performance,
Education and Heritage programmes."
Africa Beyond launched earlier this month www.bbc.co.uk/africabeyond , which aims highlight African arts in the UK . Africa Beyond will cast its net right across the African continent to illustrate the diverse and complex cultures of the 54 African nations and the diaspora - in cinema, television, photography, literature, music, architecture, visual art, history, craft, design, performing arts, workshops and debate. The new site brings under its wing BBC's Africa on your Street magazine of interviews, features and CD reviews covering recordings, UK gig listings, etc:
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Arts
Music & Radio
Kemet Music Radio Inc.
Kemet Music Radio is an African-owned internet radio station that plays African Urban & Traditional music from Africa, South America, the Caribbean, and around the world. Much of the music features African traditional instruments. http://www.kemetmusicradio.com
www.lakeofstars.co.uk Combining Western artists with acts from all over Southern Africa. Head out to Malawi, deep in the middle of Africa, for a music event like no other. Since 2004 the unique festival has slowly been growing on the shores of Lake Malawi. The Lake of Stars Festival is a three day charity event.
www.daip.co.uk The Diversity Arts Incubation Programme offers a support system designed to progress the professional development of all Young Emerging Artists, Creative Industry Entrepreneurs and Multidisciplinary Arts Practitioners.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/africaonyourstreet/
Africa on your street: This website celebrates
African music in the UK, from touring international artists
to the
wealth of African musicians based
here on our doorstep.
http://www.zionone.com
Zion One: "Zion One.com is London's hottest black TV, events & entertainment
site."
http://www.btwsc.com/
BTWSC "...is a Brent-based, pan-London not-for-profit
voluntary organisation. It uses the creative arts to develop
the potential of both youth and adults. Its core projects
are centred around music
business and music technology courses; writing workshops
and writing competitions; ceremonies recognising unsung people;
and family and community cohesion projects. Key words: youth
projects + music business courses + family & community
cohesion projects + creative writing + debates/discussion
sessions + newsletter + life/social skills
+ positive activities for young people + songwriting & music
technology projects + youth drama group
+ Dads & Lads/Parents & Children projects + Positive
Black Music Awards."
http://www.calypsoworld.org/
Calypso: A World Music: An Exhibition of
Photographs and Illustrations of the International History
of Calypso, 1930-1970. Calypso in Trinidad, International
Calypso, Artists, Songs & Calypso Today.
http://www.londoncalypsotent.com/
The Association of British Calypsonians: "...is a unique
organisation, which was formed in 1991. It is the only representative
body
for British-based Calypso singers and composers in both the
UK and Europe."
http://chevalierdesaintgeorges.homestead.com/History.html
Composers of African Descent: Classical
Music by Africans, African Americans & African Europeans.
Biographies and Audio Recordings and more.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/history_of_jazz.htm
History of Jazz from USA Teachers site. "Grammy-Award
winning trumpeter and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln
Center Wynton Marsalis invites you to take a tour of jazz — see
the people, read about the events, and listen to the music."
http://www.jahsonic.com/BlackMusic.html
A History of Black Music: an eclectic
personalised site full of interesting references, links
and definitions.
http://www.bassline.org.uk/info.html
British Association of Sound Systems: A
History of Sound Systems and the Future: What is a Sound
System? Origin and Background, UK History, Present Day, Future
of Sound Systems, Sounds Past and Present.
http://www.motown.com/
Motown: Motown Now & Motown Classic - includes time-line,
biogs & discographies of this famous USA label.
http://www.soulsvilleusa.com/
The Stax Museum of American Soul Music: Includes a virtual
tour of the history of Soul Music, Stax-style.
http://www.rhythmandtheblues.org.uk/index.shtml
Shades of Blue: "is very much a personal
commentary on the great blues and authentic soul music produced
from the 1940s
to the present day - the power of the blues to wound, to
heal and uplift, the joy and pain of testifying soul, the
emotional highs of gospel - all shades of blue in fact!"
Includes R&B History, Artists, Labels, Literature, Reviews,
Links & Editorials.
Film
MA-AT Black Children TV Drama series specifically developed for the educational and cultural development of Black children. Visit Site
http://blackworld.bfi.org.uk/
British Film Institute Black World: "With
over 50 related events and projects and a network of
creative partnerships across the country, Black World
is a major
national initiative from the British
Film Institute celebrating black creativity in film, television and the moving
image. Film screenings, TV seasons, video and moving image, DVD releases,
new books and magazines, debates, DJs, VJs and much
more provide the ideal opportunity
to discover a new world."
[See DVD section of
our shop]
http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/445627/
Black Pioneers: The early history of Black filmmaking
in the UK. "Black filmmaking in Britain is often
treated as a recent phenomenon, beginning around the 1980s.
In fact,
the roots
go back deeper..." Also see
http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/1144245/index.html Black
British Film
http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/1082830/index.html British
African Stories
http://www.screennation.co.uk/ (Site presently not
working)
The Screen Nation Film & TV Awards is uniquely the only
annual international celebration of achievement within urban
world cinema and TV in the UK.
http://www.sistersincinema.com/
Sisters in Cinema: "...is a resource guide for and about
African American women feature filmmakers. Sisters in Cinema
is also a 62-minute documentary which offers an overview
of the lives and the films of African
American women feature film directors from the early part
of the century to today."
Literature & Poetry
 OUR ROOTS four-page colour comic at £2.00 a copy. The many copies you purchase the the
better the discount. Ideal for schools, libraries and individuals.To view the front cover of comic in colour, please visit.... http://www.tayofatunla.com/ourroots.htm
http://www.meppublishers.com/online/crb/
Caribbean Review of Books (CRB). The CRB, published
by Media and Editorial Projects, is a quarterly magazine
covering new Caribbean books and writing, for readers interested
in the regional literary scene.
http://www.ebonyreads.com/about.htm
Ebony Reads "has been set up to make readers
aware of the breadth and depth of fiction by Black writers
... it is an educational exercise with the aim of raising
awareness of fiction by black authors ... features
Black writers from the UK, the US, Africa, South America
and the Caribbean. As well as classics such as Toni Morrison’s
The Bluest Eye and Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart,
books that might appeal to younger readers have also been
included."
[See books in the Modern
British Novels category of our bookshop]
http://www.wasafiri.org/
Wasafiri: "... primarily concerned with
new and postcolonial writers, it continues to stress the
diversity
and range of black and diasporic writers world-wide. Aims:
to create a definitive forum for the voices of new writers
and to open up lively
spaces for serious critical discussion not available elsewhere.
It is Britain's only international magazine for Black British,
African, Asian and Caribbean literatures."
http://www.cavecanempoets.org/index.html
Cave Canem: A home for Black Poetry: "Cave Canem is committed
to the discovery and cultivation of new voices in African
American poetry." USA Black Poetry site.
Miscellaneous
http://www.blackartists.org.uk/
"In 2005 Black Arts Alliance will
be 20 years old! The longest surviving network of Black artists
representing the arts
and culture drawn from ancestral heritages of South Asia,
Africa, South America, and the Caribbean and, in more recent
times, due to global conflict, our newly arrived compatriots
known collectively as refugees."
http://www.blackwomenart.org.uk/
Black Women in the Arts: "...was established
in November 1995 by female artists with the aim of supporting
and promoting
the artistic endeavors of female artists from the African,
and African-Caribbean communities. Black Women in the Arts
recognizes that these groups locally and nationally can be
isolated and under-represented within the creative industries."
Carnival
http://www.lnhc.org.uk/
The Notting Hill Carnival official site.
http://www.carnivalnet.org.uk/
Carnivalnet: A site listing Carnival throughout the UK +
American Carnivals, Mela, & Samba.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/carnival/
BBC London's Notting Hill Carnival Site:
Lots of pictures & articles.
The politics of partying (The Guardian,
August 17th 2002)
"In the run-up to the Notting Hill carnival
next weekend, Gary Younge delves into the roots, the history
and the symbolism
of the largest street party in Europe."
Fashion
http://www.blackfashiondesignersnetwork.com/
The Black Fashion Designers' Network (BFDN): "Our vision
is to establish a major exhibition which would be the largest
black fashion organisation in the UK. This
organisation would promote international innovative black
talent in the fashion industry, and attract buyers from around
the world, enabling black cutting edge designers to become
high profile fashion leaders."
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Education & Research
African Timeline
Paul Obinna is the creator of a Timeline which documents 8000 years of African History and can be viewed at:http://www.hogarth-blake.com/timeline.html
http://www.maryseacole.com
The Mary Seacole Centre for Nursing Practice: "The
Mary Seacole Centre for Nursing Practice is one of the academic
centres within The Faculty of Health and
Human Sciences at Thames Valley University. The focus of the centre's
work is the promotion of multi-ethnic perspectives in nursing
and midwifery"
http://www.acdiversity.org/
African & Caribbean Diversity (ACDiversity):
"Objectives:To create and implement programmes for the
economic and educational development of the African and Caribbean
communities; To promote and facilitate the recruitment, development
and advancement of black people in all employment areas;
To provide continuous professional development programmes
for the membership." Also run The Diversity
Careers Fair,
"The Diversity Careers Fair
Since 1998, ACDiversity has staged eight successful ethnic
minority careers fairs in London attracting over 9,000 highly
qualified delegates and many of the UK’s leading employers.
The careers fairs have been highly rated by delegates and
over 95% of the exhibitors have stated that they would participate
in future ACDiversity careers fairs."
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/ccs/
Centre for Caribbean Studies, University of Warwick: "...the
Centre concentrated its efforts and resources in
producing research and scholarship
on all aspects of the Caribbean - its history, societies, politics,
culture, economics and societies."
http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/sc.html
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture: Based
in New York, USA, "The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Cultureis
a national research library devoted to collecting, preserving and providing access
to resources documenting the experiences of peoples of African descent throughout
the world." Includes links to Collections (Arts & Artifacts, Research
and Reference, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books, Moving Images and Recorded
Sounds, & Photographs and Prints.) and Online Exhibitions.
http://www.bl.uk/collections/nl28.html#mapping
Mapping Newspaper and Periodical Sources
Relating to the Black and Asian Communities in Britain: "Stella
Britzolakis spent several weeks at Colindale (British Library
Newspaper Library) to identify and map the Newspaper Library's
research resources for Caribbean studies and the history
of Black
and Asian people in Britain". This is her research article.
http://www.asalh.org
Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH): "The
mission of the Association for the Study of African American Life and
History (ASALH) is to promote,
research, preserve, interpret and disseminate information about Black
life, history and culture to the global community."
http://www.africaeducation.org/
Africa Education: "find out most of what's happening in the
area of education and development in Africa." Rich in
resources and information from institutions to who's who
to jobs
to research to bursaries etc.
Young
People’s Commission for Africa
"Students from 25 UK
schools are connecting with students from 25 African schools
to discuss the continent and its
future via the Internet."
http://www.emaonline.org.uk/
Online Support for Ethnic Minority Attainment (EMA):
"This EMA Portal has been developed by Birmingham, Leeds
and Manchester LEAs with the help of the DfES to provide
resources and support to enable every pupil to fulfil their
potential. The teaching and learning resources focus on children
and young people with English as an additional language and
those from minority ethnic backgrounds."
http://www.blackboyscan.co.uk/
National Black Boys Can Association:
"To raise the social and academic aspirations and achievements
of Black boys between
the ages of 9-16"
http://www.usatfbmf.com/
"The From Boyhood to Manhood Foundation in
the London Borough of Southwark was founded in 1996
following concern within the community about the number of
young black boys being excluded from school and
becoming involved with gangs, drugs and violence...The FBMF
believes that boys in trouble deserve a chance to turn their
lives around before it becomes too late...Empowering young
people to be responsible is a key element of the FBMF programme
along with moral principles for the boys to follow."
http://www.bully.org/index.html
Anti-Bullying Events for Young people: "Anti-Bullying
events for young people by young people. Strategies to tackle
the bully, bullies and bullying. Anti-Bullying
Strategies, Solutions and Events."
http://www.compowernet.org/index.htm
The Communities Empowerment Network (CEN):
"was established in 2000 with a grant from the National
Lottery Charities
Board in order to provide advice, counselling, support, representation
and training for people experiencing mistreatment and disadvantage
in education especially exclusion from school...School exclusions
affect black children especially those of African-Caribbean
origin disproportionately. They are 4-6 times more likely
to be excluded from school than their white counterparts
for similar behaviour."
http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/
The National Literacy Trust: "...is
an independent charity dedicated to building a literate nation.
The importance
of literacy has long been recognised: it underpins all
educational achievement and is central to economic advance;
it helps develop human potential and raises self-esteem.
We are the only organisation concerned with raising literacy
standards for all age groups throughout the UK." Type
Black History into their search engine!
http://www.rif.org.uk/
Reading Is Fundamental, UK "..is an initiative
of the National Literacy Trust that helps children and young
people (aged
0 to 19) to realise their potential by motivating them to
read.
We promote the fun of reading, the importance of book choice
and the benefits to families of having books at home. Our
projects provide motivational activities, opportunities for
family and community involvement, and free books for children
to choose and keep."
http://www.gutenberg.org/
Project Gutenberg: "Choose among 16,000 free
electronic books (eBooks). All Project Gutenberg
eBooks are free as in free beer for anyone living in the
United States: You
may download all
our eBooks for your personal use for free. Most Project Gutenberg
eBooks are also free as in free speech: You may copy them,
give them away and use them in any way
you like. See the license page for details. If you don't
live in the United States, please check the copyright laws
of
your country before downloading an eBook." E.g. Go to Online
Book Catalogue on left menu, click E under Authors, scroll
down to Equiano Olaudoh (a long way down), click on first
title, scroll down to Formats Available For Download and
click "Main Site" link. Hey Presto! The complete "Interesting
Narrative of the Life of
Olaudah Equiano" by himself, in text form, phew!
http://www.cr.nps.gov/NR/twhp/feb00.htm
Teaching with Historic
Places, African American History: "features complete
lesson plans that consider important aspects of African American
history. Created by National Park Service interpreters, preservation
professionals, and educators, these lessons are free and
ready for immediate classroom use by students in history
and social studies classes."
http://web.channel4.com/learning/main/netnotes/seriesid11.htm
History
in Action: Race in the Twentieth Century:
KS3. Scottish levels E / F / SG / NQs. "Historical film
is viewed in a critical context, exploring the representations
of Empire and immigration in Britain
and civil rights in the United States." Channel 4 site
that provides programme notes to accompany TV Resources
for the Classroom.
National Union of Students: Black Students' Campaign
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History
Black History: General
Black British Experience
African History
Caribbean History
Black History in America
Black Women's History
Civil Rights Movement
Slavery, Emancipation, and Abolition
Historical Figures
Genealogy
Black History: General
"Black
History, Lost, Stolen or Strayed"
Transcript of Black History Month keynote lecture delivered
by Emeagwali. Part 1 was delivered at Arizona State University
West, Phoenix, on February 17, 2003.
http://www.readblackhistory.com/
North Star Journal: "The North Star
Journal provides black history articles by e-mail. The articles
are about people, places, and events in Africa, Canada, the Caribbean, and United
States." Canadian Site.
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/bh_hotlist.html
Black History Hotlist: USA site bringing together
resources from all over the Internet on Black History Month,
Slavery & History, African American Leaders, Poetry and
other resources. "Some are provided by companies like
CNN Interactive while others are the products of university
scholars or amateurs. Use these sites as the raw material
for your own study of African-American history and issues.
Remember to read critically and look for hidden agendas,
bias, or errors that might creep into the Web pages".
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/DLHinson/AfroBHis.htm
Hinson's Afrocentric Resource Guide: USA Black History site rich in links -
you should find something there.
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Black British Experience
http://www.movinghere.org.uk/galleries/histories/caribbean/caribbean.htm
Moving Here: "Moving Here is the biggest database
of digitised photographs, maps, objects, documents and
audio items from 30 local and national archives,
museums and libraries
which record migration experiences of the last 200 years."
http://www.touruk.co.uk/london_museums/black_cultural1.htm
Black Cultural Archives and Museum: Housed
in the centre of Brixton, the Black Cultural Archives records
the history
of London's black community. Since the 1980's the Archives
have one of the largest collections of historical artifacts
and items relating to the black presence
in Britain. Its material details the history of black people
in Europe from 208 AD to the 1890s and in Britain from 1900
to today.
http://www.connections-exhibition.org/
Connections: Hidden British Histories: "This
is part of a project that documents the history and experiences
of Asian,
Black
and
Jewish people
in modern
Britain
and the interaction between these groups. Through
this website you can: Find out where you can see the exhibition;
Find information on Asian, Black and Jewish Histories;
Learn about the parallel experiences of these communities;
Look at the connections between people by reading personal
stories;
Visit young connections - a special section for young people;
View the exhibition boards;
Download resources - activity sheet, teachers' guide and
ideas for expanding the exhibition."
http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/blackhistory.bcc
Black History in Birmingham Libraries
http://www.wewerethere.mod.uk/intro.html
We Were There: "...far fewer of us know about
the contribution made by military and civilian personnel
from other parts of the British Empire and Commonwealth;
particularly those from Africa, the Indian sub-continent,
the rest of Asia (including Hong Kong) and the West Indies.
The men and women from these countries served in theatres
of war throughout the world, many in the front-line, working
as infantrymen, pilots and seamen. Others worked in the essential
support services, such as medicine, logistics, transport
and labour."
[See books in the Black
British History category
of our bookshop]
Memorial Gates: We Also Served
"Many books, TV programmes and films tell the story of the
part played by British soldiers, sailors and airmen in
the First and Second World Wars. But few people in Britain
realise the enormous contribution made in both wars by
men and women from the Indian sub-continent, Africa and
the Caribbean. Their part in these wars is often forgotten – it
is almost as if the sacrifices they made have been wiped
out of history. Use this website to find out about the
stories of some of these veterans, and some facts and figures
about their contribution.
Investigate the memorial built in London to help us remember
them, or some resources if you want to find out more."
A White Man's War? World War One and the West Indies
"Black Britons from the West Indies responded to the outbreak
of World War One with money as well as volunteers, despite
some political opposition. Glenford D Howe considers the
effect of war on the West Indies and the experience of
black people who fought for the empire."
http://www.iwmcollections.org.uk/commonwealth/
Imperial War Museum's Online Document Collection
- Commonwealth: "The support given to Great Britain
by the peoples of the Dominions and Commonwealth was of vital
importance in achieving victory in both World Wars. Commemoration
of the role and sacrifices of the Commonwealth is an integral
part of the remit of the Imperial War Museum. Great significance
is placed on documenting, collecting and displaying items
relating to the member states' war efforts and peace-keeping
operations in the 20th and 21st centuries." - "Collections
Online offers access to material covering all aspects
of twentieth century conflict. The site now includes detailed
catalogue information for over 160,000 items from the Imperial
War Museum's collecting departments.
You can also view images of over 30,000 highlights from the
collection, including photographs, works of art, aircraft,
vehicles and objects, and listen to selected 'soundbites'
from the Sound Archive."
http://www.bigginupblackhistory.com/
Biggin' Up Black History DVD: "RESPECT -
Biggin' Up Black History is an exciting DVD film tribute
to those who came over
from
the Commonwealth to serve in
World WarII and help rebuild Britain in the following years.
Featuring Croydon teenagers and WWII Vets, RESPECT is filmed
by former MTV producers who took to the streets mixing rap,
music and vox pops to make history relevant to today's audience."
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/blackhistory/index.htm
Black Presence: The National Archive online exhibition
covers Black and Asian history in Britain from 1500 to 1850.
"People
of
African
and Asian origin have lived in Britain for at least two millennia.
They arrived here many hundreds of years before the massive
forced migrations sparked by the slave trade and the British
colonisation of India. And by the time the SS Windrush arrived
in 1948, famously carrying the first postwar arrivals from
the Caribbean, Britain had a firmly established Black and
Asian population."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/society_culture/multicultural/windrush_01.shtml
Windrush - the Passengers by
Mike Phillips: "For the Windrush passengers who made their
life in Britain, the journey to Tilbury was just the beginning..."
BBC site on The Empire Windrush's voyage carrying passengers
from the Cribbean to Britain in 1948, and its historical
heritage.
http://www.casbah.ac.uk/index.html
CASBAH: "A pilot web site for research
resources relating to Caribbean Studies and the history of
Black and
Asian peoples
in the UK. The database contains information from a UK-wide
sample of relevant archive, printed and audio-visual resources
held in academic, public and special libraries and repositories."
http://www.mdx.ac.uk/www/runnymedecollection/
Runnymede Collection at Middlesex University:
A collection of resource material relating to the history
of race relations in the UK between 1968 and 2000. "It is
a specialist collection of books, pamphlets, documents, journals
and press cuttings on the development of multiculturalism
and cultural diversity. This Collection is managed by the
Centre for Racial Equality Studies at Middlesex University
and is open to anyone interested
in this important aspect of our heritage. Includes material
on Enoch Powell, the Notting Hill Carnival, Anti-Semitism,
the Grunwick Strike, Ugandan Asian refugees and the Race
Relations Act in 1976."
http://www.be-me.org/
Black & Ethnic Minority Experience (BE-ME): "BE-ME
was established in 1999 to record the experiences of African-Caribbean
and Asian people who came to Wolverhampton after World War
II. BE-ME has recorded over 100 audio/video interviews with
respondents from Wolverhampton’s African-Caribbean
and Asian communities ... a selection of these interviews
is now accessible on this site. This website also contains
on-line
learning
packages created in conjunction with local schools and universities.
These packages are available to the public and demonstrate
BE-ME’s resolve to create models of good practice in
education."
http://www.mckenziehpa.com/bv/before.html
Before the Black Victorians: "The first mention of a Black
African in Britain in the historical record is at a Roman
military settlement at Carlisle, in
ca. 210 AD. Shortly after, in the years 253-58 AD, Hadrian's
Wall on the Empire's northern frontier was guarded by a division
raised in North Africa...."
AND
http://www.mckenziehpa.com/bv/
The Black Victorians: Black lives in
Victorian Britain.
http://www.blacknetworkinggroup.co.uk/history_index.htm
Black History in the South West: A new site
in development that includes links to pieces on Joseph Emidy,
an African in Cornwall & Local Black History in Devon.
http://www.bhac.org/
Butetown History & Arts Centre: "Butetown
History & Arts Centre collects, preserves and presents
the lived history of old Cardiff Bay. The exhibits, books
and other materials
that we produce draw on the photographs, documents and memories
of local people, including the historic African Caribbean
community." (Italic for our addition)
BBC Tyneside
Solidarity
on Tyne: "Whilst the wealth of British cities
such as Liverpool and Bristol was built on the profits of
the slave trade, the people of Tyneside offered support and
a safe haven to those who abhorred slavery in the United
States of America."
The
Black Romans: "Did you know that Black and Asian
people first came to the North East in Roman times? Or that
England was once ruled by a Libyan? These and many more historical
facts were revealed as part of BBC Black History Month."
When
the Boat Came in: "Geordies are, and always
have been, Black & White and united in a common struggle.
And in the 1900s local people stood shoulder to shoulder
with Arab seamen, supporting their cause which lead to the
UK's first 'Race Riot'."
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/museum/item.asp?item_id=4
Domesday Book Abbreviatio: "Earliest known images of a black
man that we have in the National Archives."
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African History
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica/index.shtml
The Story of Africa: African History from
the dawn of time: "The Story of Africa tells the history
of the continent
from an African perspective.Africa's top historians take a
fresh look at the events and characters that have shaped
the continent from the origins
of humankind to the end of South African apartheid. See the
rise and fall of empires and kingdoms, experience the power
of religion, the injustices of slavery, and chart
the expansion of trade between Africa and other continents.
Hear what it was like to live under colonialism, follow
the struggle against it, and celebrate the achievement of
independence." (BBC World Service site)
[See books in the African
History category
of our bookshop]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/country_profiles/default.stm
BBC Africa Country Profiles: "Full profiles
provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic
background of countries and territories, and background on
key institutions. They also include audio or video clips
from BBC archives."
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/africa/africasbook.html
Internet African History
Sourcebook:
Sources for African history by topic.
Includes the Black Athena Debate, human origins, Egypt, Nubia,
Ethiopia, Islam in Africa, West African kingdoms, Great Zimbabwe,
etc.
http://www.africanholocaust.net/
African Holocaust: "...is a non-profit multimedia organisation
dedicated to the study of African history. Our mission is to produce accessible
bodies
of work, which
will teach our people their history within an African-cultured
framework. This work will also serve as a multicultural dialogue
to share the African cultural/historical experience with
the wider World community."
African mythology
"General African mythology. There is currently no
distinction between tribe, culture, or country. This area
features, among
others, entries from Ashanti, Fon, Dinka, Yoruba, Khoikhoi,
Ibo, Xhosa, Shongo, and Zulu mythologies." An A-Z listing
of African Myths and their definitions.
African Timelines
A chronology of African History, packed with links to articles
on many aspects of history from all periods and parts of
Africa. Contents divided broadly into Part I: Ancient
Africa,
BC/BCE from the beginnings;
Part II: African Empires
AD/CE 1st - 15th centuries;
Part III: African Slave Trade & European Imperialism,
15th - early 19th centuries;
Part IV: Anti-Colonialism & Reconstruction,
19th - mid-20th centuries;
Part V: Post-Independence Africa & Contemporary Trends
mid to late 20th century.
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/aoi/history/ao-guide.html
Introduction to African History and Cultural Life:
by Malaika Mutere, PHd - a Kenyan scholar of African music
and culture
who is currently on the African Studies faculty
at Howard University. A look at African History through its
artistic traditions, plus links to many resources.
http://www.sahistory.org.za/pages/specialprojects/june26/menu.html
The SA Freedom Charter Special Project,
featuring:
A history of the Freedom Charter and the Freedom Charter campaign;
A history of the Defiance Campaign;
The Congress of the People on June 26 1955 in Kliptown (incl. eyewitness accounts);
Biographies of important people in the Freedom Charter campaign;
The resulting Treason Trials;
The significance of the Charter in the 1950s and today;
A list of the organisations involved;
A chronology of events;
A picture gallery;
and a list of sources and further reading...
http://www.anc.org.za/ancdocs/history/
South Africa: The Africa National Congress Historical
Documents:
"...section contains documents that were either produced
by the ANC, about the role of the ANC and its allies in
the struggle for liberation or directly concerned with
the ANC." Includes history of the ANC; Speeches and Writings
of ANC Presidents; Major Campaigns and Struggles; Political
Trials; World Against Apartheid and International Solidarity
with the Liberation Struggle; Biographies of Leaders,
Militants and Martyrs; Photographs; and more. (Added 15/3/2006)
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Caribbean History
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cxtoc.html
A Country Study: Commonwealth of Caribbean Islands: US
Library of Congress website. Historical and Cultural
Setting; The Pre-European Population; The Impact of the
Conquest; The European Settlements; The Colonial Period;
The Sugar Revolutions and Slavery; The Post-Emancipation
Societies; Social and Economic Developments,
1800-1960; The West Indies Federation, 1957-62; +Country
Profiles e.g. Jamaica +Bibliography +more.
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Black History in America
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/read_explore.htm
Black History in America from USA Teacher's
site: "American history is not complete without the stories
of African-American men and women, from slavery to political
leaders. Explore the path of black history with our interactive
timeline, and share your opinions on whom you think made
a real difference." Includes timeline with a list of African-American
men and women who changed history.
http://www.blackholocaustmuseum.org/
America's Black Holocaust Museum: "...was founded to educate
the general
public of the injustices suffered by people of African Heritage
in America,
and to provide visitors with an opportunity to rethink their
assumptions
about race and racism. We are America's only memorial to
the victims of the Black Holocaust.
Visitors leave with a deeper understanding of history as
it relates to
racial injustice and the African American experience." In
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Chronicling Black Lives in Colonial New England
Article from Christian Science Monitor 1997 - it begins,
"Young, talented, and bursting with entrepreneurial spirit,
Samuel
Gipson started his own business. By his early 30s, he was
doing well enough to take in a young clerk to whom he bequeathed
his estate. This American success story would be unremarkable
but for three salient facts: The year was 1795, Gipson
spent much of his life enslaved in New England, and his
heir was the son of the man who had owned him..."
http://library.thinkquest.org/10320/Stamps.htm
Stamp on Black History: "Throughout the
years, the United States Postal Service has tried to preserve
America's rich
history and culture through its commemorative stamp program.
The Postal Service has issued Black History-related stamps
to commemorate black men and women who have contributed
to America's history and who have made a difference. In
1940, Booker T. Washington became the first black American
to be honored on a U.S. postage stamp issue. Since then,
other black Americans have been honored as individuals and/or
depicted as representatives of their race in different categories
such as civil rights, sports, science, and music on U.S.
stamps." Many profiles, Black History 'Tour', articles
on stamp collecting etc.
Black Women's History
http://www4.umdnj.edu/camlbweb/blacknurses.html
Black Nurses in History:
A Bibliography and Guide to Web Resources. USA Site on the history of Black nurses
and their struggle for equality in
the
profession.
Includes
Mamie O. Hale, MaryEliza Mahoney, Jessie Sleet Scales,
Mary Seacole, Mabel Keaton Staupers, Susie King Taylor,
Sojourner Truth, & Harriet Tubman.
http://www.maryseacole.com/
Mary Seacole:
Published by Professor Elizabeth Anionwu for the Mary Seacole
Centre for Nursing Practice, Thames Valley University: Many
resources on Mary Seacole.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/crimean_war/110364
The heritage of Mary Seacole - a series
of 5 articles by John Barham, military historian. They
were written between 6th August and 26th November
2004.
[See books in the Mary
Seacole Category of our bookshop]
http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/subject/BlackHist.html
Distinguished Women of Past and Present:
USA site with book recommendations and useful links mostly
about
African-American women.
[See books in the On
Black Women category of our bookshop]
http://www.jamaicaway.com/Heroes/NannyPage.html
Nanny of the Maroons: "Nanny of the Maroons stands out in history
as the only female among Jamaica’s national heroes. She
possessed that fierce fighting spirit generally associated
with the courage of men. In fact, Nanny is described as a fearless
Asante warrior who used militarist techniques to fool and beguile
the English."
[See book "Mother Of Us All" in the On
Black Women category of our bookshop]
http://www.moeyc.gov.jm/heroes/nannycont.htm
Nanny of the Maroons: Jamaican Ministry
of Youth, Education & Culture's site on Jamaica's national
heroes.
http://afroamhistory.about.com/library/bljacobs_contents.htm
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl By
Harriet Jacobs: Extracts from her autobiography.
http://www.scsonline.freeserve.co.uk/olv1p3.htm
More than Producers and Reproducers: Jamaican
Slave Women's Dance and Song in the 1770s-1830s: "Thus far
studies of Caribbean slave women have concentrated upon slave
women as producers and reproducers. This paper argues
that a description of the lives of Caribbean slave women
is not
complete without an analysis of their performing capacity.
It is based on the assumption that interpretations of slave
women's dance and song are important approaches to understanding
the slave woman's sense of life's worth, for dance and song
were nearly inseparable from her identity."
http://www.bpa.cc/bhm_sislin.htm
Sislin Fay Allen: The Metropolitan Police's
first Black female Police Officer (1968-1972): "As
part of its 10th Anniversary Celebrations in 2004, the Black Police Association
embarked on a national search to find the first ever Black Police Officer to
join the police service. The search became an inspiration for the team to talk
to the Met's first Black police officers and capture for history, the lives of
Sislin Allen and Norwell Roberts; the brave who joined the service and in doing
so became guiding lights
for many ever since."
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Civil Rights Movement
http://teacher.scholastic.com/barrier/hwyf/mpbstory/index.htm
Integrating Central High: The Melba Patilla Story: "Step
back in time to the 1950s. There, you'll meet Melba Pattillo,
one of nine teenagers who were the first African-American
students to attend Central High School in Little Rock,
Arkansas. Relive Melba's amazing, historic, and often terrifying
experience, and then express how you would feel if you
were in her situation." USA Teachers site for 'Grades 5–7'.
Alabama
and Civil Rights in the 1960s
"Race relations were explosive in Alabama in the 1950s
and '60s. Just decades after the passage of Jim Crow
laws that reinforced "separate but equal" treatment,
civil rights advocates worked to end racial segregation.
Rosa Parks refused to sit in the back of the bus, and
Martin Luther King, Jr., led a boycott that ended separate
seating in Montgomery, the city considered the cradle
of the Confederacy." A good starting point for learning
about the Civil Rights Movement from USA Teachers site.
Plenty of links, articles & glossary.
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/index.htm
Historic Places of the Civil Rights Movement: 49 places listed
in the National Register for their association with the
modern civil rights movement.
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/civilrightstimeline1.html
Civil Rights Timeline:
Milestones in the modern civil rights movement (USA):
Starts 1954 with The Supreme Court ruling on the landmark
case Brown
v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kans., unanimously agreeing
that segregation in public schools is unconstitutional -
through to 2005. Potted histories of events plus links to
more detail. (Added 15/3/2006)
See also Rosa Parks,
Martin Luther King, Malcolm X
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Slavery, Emancipation, and Abolition
A list of Slave names - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slaves
 Ancestry.com Slave Registers of former British Colonial Dependencies, 1812-1834 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: Office of Registry of Colonial Slaves and Slave Compensation Commission: Records; (The National Archives Microfilm Publication T71/553-564); Records created and inherited by HM Treasury; The National Archives of the UK (TNA), Kew, Surrey, England. Click Here to visit register
http://www.setallfree.net/
Set All Free: "...has been established by Churches Together
in England to commemorate the bicentenary of the Abolition
of
the Slave Trade Act in 2007 in ways which challenge modern
society to engage with Christian values. The project aims
to highlight how the abolitionists’ values can transform
our relationships on an individual, community and society
level."
http://www.brycchancarey.com/index.htm
"Web site ... concerned with the history and literature of slavery and abolition,
and with black writers in eighteenth-century Britain, including Resources
for slavery, abolition, and emancipation; Ignatius Sancho (1729-1780); Olaudah
Equiano; Ottobah Cugoano; British Abolitionists; Discourses of Slavery and
Abolition.
On these pages you will find extensive information, including history, literature,
biography, bibliography, links, maps, and images."
 http://www.nmm.ac.uk/freedom
"The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich has recently launched
a new Key Stage 3 resource called Freedom. It investigates the history of slavery
and the Transatlantic Triangle of Trade through real objects. Students are asked
to interpret the objects by creating their own exhibition. Students' exhibitions
can be saved on the site by logging in and they can be viewed in an attractive
format for class presentations."
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/slavery/
Rare reports and manuscripts on slavery. (USA site)
http://www.antislavery.org/breakingthesilence/index.shtml
Breaking the Silence – Learning about the Transatlantic
Slave Trade: "This site aims to help teachers and
educators to Break the Silence that continues to surround
the story
of the enslavement
of Africa that began over 500 years ago. Teacher ‘Briefings’, Links,
easily downloadable ‘Ready
to use lesson plans and activities’, a ‘Pick
and Mix’ assortment of useful resources, and more.."
http://www.antislavery.org/2007/about.html
Join the fight for freedom 1807-2007: "The campaign is about
commemoration and liberation. Anti-Slavery International
will take the opportunity of the 200th anniversary to raise
awareness of both historical and contemporary forms of
slavery. Many people think that slavery no longer exists.
Yet at least 12 million people live and work in contemporary
forms
of slavery which have been defined and prohibited in international
conventions. This campaign aims to revitalise the abolitionist
spirit which created the momentum to end the slave trade
in 1807 and harness it to make the abolition of all forms
of slavery, in law and in practice, a priority for each and
every government in the world. Sign Up - Join the fight for
freedom and help us make slavery a thing of the past once
and for all."
http://www.discoveringbristol.org.uk/
Discovering Bristol - Bristol and Transatlantic
Slavery: "Find out about Bristol's role in the
transatlantic slave trade. Who was involved, what was bought
and sold, who
stopped it, and what is the effect of the trade today?"
Includes Timeline, Slavery Routes,
The Places Involved,
The People Involved,
Black resistance,
Campaign against the slave trade,
Effects on Bristol and
The wider world.
http://www.headleypark.bristol.sch.uk/slavery/main.htm
Bristol Slavery: Sections include: Background;
Pre 17th Century Slavery; Why were slaves needed?; Why African
slaves?; The Trade Triangle; Transatlantic Trade; The Outward
Passage; The Middle Passage; The Slave Auctions; Plantation
Life; The Return Passage;
People and Companies; Edward Colston; The Pinney Family; Royal African Company;
The Merchant Venturers; The End of Slavery.
http://www.mersey-gateway.org/
Port Cities Liverpool: The Slave Trade:
"The site contains more than 500 images relating to the slave
trade. Llooks at the origins and development of the slave
trade, at the individuals and organisations involved in the
campaign for abolition, and at the impact of the slave trade
on the city and port of Liverpool".
Resources:
Liverpool and Slavery CD: This Key Stage 2 learning resource is aimed at
primary school teachers and pupils studying local history.
It looks at the
leading role the city played in the slave trade, which
was a major source of Liverpool's wealth in the 18th century.
For more information or to obtain a copy please contact: marketing@liverpool.gov.uk
Port Cities: London and the transatlantic slave trade
Includes he Elizabethan slave trade,
17th-century expansion,
18th-century peak,
The horror of the slave trade,
The rights of Africans in Britain,
The abolition campaigns, and the
Final balance sheet.
http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/
North American Slave Narratives: "collects books
and articles that document the individual and collective
story of African Americans struggling for freedom and human
rights in the eighteenth, nineteenth, and early twentieth
centuries. This collection includes all the existing autobiographical
narratives of fugitive and former slaves published as broadsides,
pamphlets, or books in English up to 1920. Also included
are many of the biographies of fugitive and former slaves
and some significant fictionalized slave narratives published
in English before 1920."
http://www.cr.nps.gov/aahistory/ugrr/ugrr.htm
The Underground Railroad: "The Underground
Railroad refers to the effort - sometimes spontaneous, sometimes
highly organized - to assist persons held in bondage in North
America to escape from slavery." SEE also Harriet Tubman
links in Historical Figures section.
http://www.diduknow.info/slavery/
Slave stories: "The year is 1780. In this year European traders
will take thousands of Africans into slavery. This website
follows four of those people. You will
meet them on board a transatlantic slave ship. As you follow
each person you will see the other three Africans on the
left of the screen. Click on them to see what they
are experiencing at the same stage of their ordeal - every
African had a different experience of slavery."
UNESCO Slave Trade Archives
"UNESCO has launched the Slave Route Project in 1994. It
aims to break a silence and make universally known the issue
of the transatlantic slave trade and slavery, its causes
and dramatic results, by means of scientific work." Many
weblinks.
The Stono Rebellion
1739: Twenty black Carolinians began the Stono Rebellion,
the largest slave uprising in the British mainland colonies
prior to the American Revolution.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/sep09.html -
Library of Congress webpage on the revolt
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part1/1p284.html -
Public Broadcasting
Service (PBS - USA) story on the revolt
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/doughtml/doughome.html
"The Frederick Douglass Papers at the
Library of Congress presents the papers of the nineteenth-century
African-American
abolitionist who escaped from slavery and then risked his
own freedom by becoming an outspoken antislavery lecturer,
writer, and publisher. The Papers contain
approximately 7,400 items (38,000 images) relating to Douglass'
life as an escaped slave, abolitionist, editor, orator,
and public servant. The papers span the years 1841 to 1964,
with the bulk of the material from 1862 to 1895. The collection
consists of correspondence, speeches and articles by Douglass
and his contemporaries, a draft of his autobiography, financial
and legal papers, scrapbooks, and miscellaneous items.
These papers reveal Douglass' interest in diverse subjects
such as politics, emancipation, racial prejudice, women's
suffrage, and prison reform."
[See books in the Slavery category
of our bookshop]
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Historical Figures
Angela Davis
http://www.jayepurplewolf.com/PASSION/ANGELADAVIS/index.html
Site containing a biography of Angela Davis, African-American
political activist, philosopher, and educator. Site also
contains links to many other Angela Davis resources including
articles, news items, photos etc. Some of the links don't
work but there is plenty there.
[See books in the Angela
Y Davis category
of our bookshop]
Booker T Washington
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/tuskegee/intro.htm
Legends of Tuskegee: "Booker T. Washington
(1856-1915):
It was at Tuskegee, in the heart of the American South, that
Washington founded the "Tuskegee Normal School for Colored
Teachers." He built the school (later known as Tuskegee
Institute) into a major center for African-American education.
He brought the best and brightest African Americans to work
with him to fulfill his mission of educating African Americans
for self-sufficiency. Washington and Tuskegee Institute became
a major political force in America." Online exhibition
http://www.alcyone.com/max/lit/slavery/
Booker T(aliaferro). Washington's influential
autobiography, Up from slavery: An autobiography,
1900, 1901. Complete Text.
Harriet Tubman
http://womenshistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa020419a.htm
"Harriet Tubman - Moses of Her People: Fugitive slave, Underground Railroad
conductor, Civil War nurse and soldier, women's rights advocate and social
reformer"
http://www.math.buffalo.edu/~sww/0history/hwny-tubman.html
Harriet Tubman (1819-1913) Timeline
SEE also Underground Railway in Slavery, Emancipation, and Abolition Section
above.
Ignatius Sancho: African Man of Letters
http://www.brycchancarey.com/sancho/index.htm
"Ignatius Sancho (1729-1780) is thought to have been born a slave on a ship
crossing the Atlantic from Africa to the West Indies. His earliest memories were
of Greenwich, near London, where he worked as a child slave. He persuaded the
powerful Montagu family to employ him as their butler, an important position,
before retiring to run a grocery shop in Westminster. He composed music, appeared
on the stage, and entertained many famous figures of literary and artistic London.
The first African we know of to vote in a British election...."
Ken Saro-Wiwa
http://www.remembersarowiwa.com/lifeksw.htm
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