The R.C.C. Library Celebrates African American History Month
 
African American Quilt Display
African American History Timeline
African American Experience Database
Links to African American Resources
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African American History Month at the R.C.C. Library!

African American Quilt Display
The African American quilting tradition dates back to colonial times. Contemporary quilters continue this tradition with vibrant images of all kinds. This is the third African American quilts exhibit in the Roxbury Community College Library. The quilts have been created and loaned by Prof. Michelle Howard-Harrell of the Early Childhood Education Department and her “quilting sisters.” On display January 22 to March 15.












 



 



 



 



 







 



































Photographs by Milton Samuels.
Click Here to see comments about the quilts.
African American History Timeline Display
 

This 35 foot long Timeline contains 183 photographs, drawings, maps, cartoons and captions illustrating the arrival of the first Africans in Virginia in 1619 to the election of Barack Obama in 2008. On display in the library second floor windows January 22 to March 15.

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Featured Database

 

The widest-ranging and easiest-to-use online collection on African American life ever assembled, The African American Experience is the definitive electronic research tool for African American history and culture from one of the most respected publishers in the field.

The African American Experience: Access from off campus with RCC library barcode.

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Barack Obama Election and Innauguration

Click on this link to view over 400 newspaper front pages of the Obama election victory.
 
Links to African American Sources
 
   

There are many good African American history websites on the Internet. To find more about African American history, click on the links below.

Biographies
Description
Black History Page Black history biographies from Gale
Celebrating Black History Black history/ biographies
Frederick Douglass Information about Frederick Douglass
Malcolm X: a research site A comprehensive site about Malcolm X
Massachusetts Hall of Black Achievement BSC biography gallery
Notable African Americans Biography page of Information Please
W.E.B. Dubois Learning Center W.E.B. Dubois website
   
Civil Rights Movement
Description
African American Odyssey: Civil Rights Era Lots of information from the Library of Congress
Brown vs. Board of Education Nice timeline
Civil Rights Very good education site on the Civil Right Movement
Civil Rights Documentation Project Oral history website from SMU
Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital archive of the Civil Rights Movement
Greensboro Sit-ins Website about counter sit-ins
Voices Civil Rights Excellent website about the movement
We Shall Overcome Historical places of the civil rights movement from the National Parks Service
   
Harlem Renaissance
Description
A Guide to Harlem Renaissance Materials Good resources website from LOC
Art of the Harlem Renaissance Artworks website
Drop Me Off in Harlem Information and biographies
Harlem, 1900-1940 Excellent website about the Harlem Renaissance
   
History
Description
The African American Experience (database) Library's database has primary documents, timelines and images
African American World PBS guide to history and culture
African Genesis: Black History Good general history site
Black Facts Online Search by date to discover facts
Black History Pages Directory of African American history websites
Encyclopædia Britannica's Guide to Black History Biographies, timelines and images
Museum of African American History Links to resources
Say It Plain Speeches by African Americans
The African-American Mosaic LOC resource guide
   
Quilts
Description
African American Quilting Traditions Pictures and brief descriptions of quilts
   
Slavery
Description
American Slave Narratives Excellent slave narratives
Armistad America History and Documents about the Amistad
DPLS Archive: Slave movement Online archive of slavery documents
Exploring Amistad at Mystic Seaport Good site about the Amistad
Slavery Good educational website
Slavery and the Making of America PBS website on slavery
Slavery Images Slave trade images
The Face of Slavery Images of slavery
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