Recommendations

by Lisa Guernsey
New York Times
February 17, 2000

The Encyclopedia Britannica Guide to Black History

This collection from the Encyclopedia Britannica includes audio clips of Gwendolyn Brooks reading one of her poems and Malcolm X talking about civil rights, and links to 15 other sites, including the Amistad Research Center and the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for Afro-American Research at Harvard. "The Encyclopedia Britannica got this one right," Professor Winbush said. "I particularly like the timeline they include."

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The Internet African American History Challenge
www.brightmoments .com/blackhistory
This site, one of my favorites, comprises 11 profiles of prominent 19th-century black Americans.

You can take three levels of multiple-choice quizzes. The site doesn't simply tell you which answers you got wrong and give you the answer; it tells you where on the site you can read to discover the correct answer.

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Afro-American History
www.aawc.com/aah.html
While this site may not be as lacquered as some of the others, it highlights interesting links. Click on Black History Month and you will be led to early black communities in Nova Scotia, for example, and by books by black Canadians.

"Whether you are interested in the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry or a historical resource on the Gullah culture, this site can guide you there," Mr. Wilson said.

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