The African American Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship.
This preview of the Library of Congress exhibition, showcases the Library's incomparable African American collections. The preview is not only a highlight of what is on view in this major black history exhibition, but also a glimpse into the Library's vast African American collection . Both include a wide array of important and rare books, government documents, manuscripts, maps, musical scores, plays, films, and recordings.

Atlanta's King Center.
Includes a list of events celebrating the 1998 Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday as well as a list of links to other MLK sites.

Black History.
From Pacific Bell, this site was "created to support students as they explore topics related to Black History and African-American issues." It has articles and activities for Black History Month, African American History and Slavery from colonization to the WPA, profiles of some important 19th century African Americans, speeches and papers by Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Nelson Mandela, Maya Angelou, and others. Includes the Million Man March on Washington, D.C. and "opinions, ideas, and new celebrations" such as the Congressional Black Caucus, Tupac Shakur, Kwanzaa, and more.

Documenting the American South.
From the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, this site "presents primary source materials documenting the cultural history of the American South from the viewpoint of Southerners" and offers diaries, autobiographies, travel accounts, titles on slavery and regional literature.

Dred Scott Digital Project.
From the library at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, the records in this exhibit document Dred and Harriet Scott's early struggle to gain their freedom through litigation. Original documents in jpg format and transcriptions in Word or HTML format are available.

Frederick Douglass Web Site.
A biography of the life of Frederick Douglass by Sandra Thomas.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Directory.
Maintained by the Martin Luther King, Jr., Papers Project at Stanford University, this site contains secondary documents written about King as well as primary documents written during King's life.

Rosa Parks.
Biography of The Woman Who Changed a Nation By Kira Albin.

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
A national research library devoted to collecting, preserving and providing access to resources documenting the experiences of peoples of African descent throughout the world.