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Africa Focus
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"Sights and Sounds of a Continent" from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. This is a digital and visual images collection from the African Studies progam at the university.
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African Studies Quarterly
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"The Online Journal for African Studies" from the University of Florida is a peer reviewed quarterly journal of scholarly writings concerning Africa. Past issues are also available online here.
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African-American Pamphlet Collection, The
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This collection is part of the American Memory Collection from the Library of Congress. It includes full-text access to pamplets from the years 1824-1909 and is accessible by title, author or subject.
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American Constitution: A Documentary Record
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From the Yale University's Law School Avalon Project, this is an excellent digital listing beginning with the Magna Carta in 1215, the roots of the constitution.
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American Memory
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"Historical Collections for the National Digital Library" - American History in words, sound and pictures from the Library of Congress. Click on the "Collection Finder" to browse the collections by category.
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Biography of America, A
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A collaboration between the Annenberg Foundation and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting based upon an educational video series. At each topic or period in history, there is a "Webography" that includes links to numerous resources on the web.
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Canada: Black Loyalists Digital Collection
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This site from the Canadian Government' s digital collection tells the story of the first black settlements in Canada and includes a section on the services of the Black Loyalists in the American Revolution.
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Chronology of U.S. Historical Documents
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A chronology of United States historical documents from the Pre-Colonial period to the present is provided at this website.
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CivilWar@Smithsonian
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From the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, this site is a collection of Civil War resources, a timeline and links to other Internet resources. Includes a wonderful opening movie/portrait.
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Documenting the American South
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From the University of North Carolina, this ongoing project documenting and digitizing the cultural history of the South includes first-person narratives and digitized books of Southern literature.
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Douglass Archives of American Public Address
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A wonderful site from Northwestern University - "an electronic archive of American oratory and related documents." Can be accessed by Speaker, Title, Chronologically, and by Issue.
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Encyclopedia Britannica Guide to Black History
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A timeline to eras in Black American History. This extensive compilation of links to Internet resources includes topics such as: Arts & Education, Biographies, Slavery & Politics and Civil Rights.
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Florida Division of Historical Resources
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Includes brief facts, essays and historic preservation information.
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Florida Memory Project
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Part of the Florida State Archives providing web-based information from records significant to Florida's history. Includes over 80,000 digital images and a significant collection of archival documents.
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Gateway To African American History
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From the Dept. of State's Office of International Information Programs, includes articles, publications and Web resources geared toward an international audience.
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Great American Speeches
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From Public Broadcast Stations (PBS) Online, a compilation of over 80 years of American political oratory.
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Historical New York Times Project
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A project from the Universal Library at Carnegie Mellon of digitized original (N.Y. Times) newspaper pages. The Civil War Years 1860-1866 is the first in the series. Includes a searchable database and it is browsable by topic.
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History Central Catalogue
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An extensively developed worldwide history index from the WWW Virtual Library. This site is maintained at the University of Kansas.
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Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States
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From Bartleby.com, addresses and complete bibliographic information on all the U. S. Presidents including George W. Bush. Also includes a list of Presidents not inaugurated.
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Intelligence in the War of Independence (CIA)
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A publication from the Central Intelligence Agency covering the history of intelligence during the Revolutionary War. Includes secret documents and writings, committees and a list of important revolutionary personalities.
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Internet African History Sourcebook
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From Fordham University, an extensive compilation of historical resources on the continent of Africa. (a subset of the larger Fordham collection).
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Internet Modern History Sourcebook
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One of three major sourcebooks from the Fordham University collection. The others are: Internet Ancient History Sourcebook and the Internet Medieval Sourcebook (both are also linked on this site).
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Manuscript Reading Room (Library of Congress)
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The Library of Congress' American Memory Collection of online digital materials from its manuscript division. Included in the collection are the Thomas Jefferson Papers, the Alexander Graham Bell Family Papers, and the George Washington Papers.
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National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
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This organization's site mission is to be the single source for all information about the Underground Railroad. Includes biographies, family stories, a history timeline and links to other sites dedicated to Black History.
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Outline of American History
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From the United States Information Agency, the outline begins with the Ice Age, continues with the first people to settle in the U.S. and on through the 20th century. There is a brief narrative for each topic.
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September 11 Web Archive
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This site is a collection of archived materials covering the events of September 11th commissioned by the Library of Congress.
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Women in American History
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From the editors of the Encyclopedia Britannica, this site's resources are accessible by era (beginning in 1600-1820). Includes articles and writings of noted individuals and a timeline for each era with appropriate links to relevant individuals.
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Women's Speeches From Around The World
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From Sweet Briar College, this site includes a searchable database or browse by alphabetical listing or by year.
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