Resources in History, Political Science, American Studies, and Black Studies: Black Studies

Uncover Africa through cartography

The Amistad Research Center is committed to collecting, preserving, and providing open access to original materials that reference the social and cultural importance of America's ethnic and racial history, the African Diaspora, human relations, and civil rights.

BlackPast is dedicated to providing reliable information on the history of Black people across the globe, and especially in North America.

We seek to advance the global Black community by developing leaders, informing policy and educating the public.

The decades between the banning of the international slave trade in 1808 and the abolition of slavery during the Civil War saw the massive and harrowing relocation of approximately 850,000 enslaved men, women, and children.

Education and training, research and scholarship, global network, programs and events.

Chronological Topics include: Slavery, Abolition, Reconstruction, Segregation, Black Migration, and Civil Rights.

National parks honor and preserve African American heritage. Visit these sites to learn, feel, and experience the heartbeat of American history that is African American history.

Digital Schomburg provides access to trusted information, interpretation, and scholarship on the global Black experience through online materials at the Schomburg Center.

This collection, for the ear and the eye, highlights speeches by an eclectic mix of black leaders.

The King Institute supports a broad range of educational activities illuminating Dr. King's life and the movements he inspired.

The CIC Program provides local access, education and technical assistance on census data for planning and decision-making to underserved communities.