LibGuides: African American History and Slavery: Find Web Sites

Evaluating Sources

When you search for information, you're going to find lots of it ... but is it accurate and reliable? The CRAAP Test lists questions you can ask to determine if the information you have is credible and useful, or is it a bunch of ...?! Learn More

Currency: When was the information published or posted?
Relevance: Does the source relate to your topic? Is the writing level appropriate?
Authority: What can you learn about the author/sponsor of the information and his/her credentials?
Accuracy: Can you verify the information found in the source? Does the author cite sources?
Purpose: Is the information objective and impartial? Is the information someone's opinion? Are the author's facts backed up by evidence?

African American History Web Sites

Here are links to some trusted web sites on African American history and slavery.

The Black past: remembered and reclaimed
A wealth of materials on African American history.
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BlackPast.org is an independent non-profit corporation 501(c)(3). It has no affiliation with nor is it endorsed by the University of Washington. BlackPast.org is supported in part by a grant from Humanities Washington, a state-wide non-profit organization supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the state of Washington, and contributions from individuals and foundations.
Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938
contains more than 2,300 first-person accounts of slavery and 500 black-and-white photographs of former slaves.
Slavery & Abolition in the US from the Dickinson College Archives & The Millersville University
A digital collection of books and pamphlets that demonstrate the varying ideas and beliefs about slavery in the United States as expressed by Americans throughout the nineteenth century.
Voices from the Days of Slavery
Almost seven hours of recorded interviews presented here took place between 1932 and 1975 in nine Southern states. Twenty-three interviewees, born between 1823 and the early 1860s, discuss how they felt about slavery, slaveholders, coercion of slaves, their families, and freedom.
The Ohio Black Press in the 19th Century
This project provides the extant copies from 16 remaining ones out of the 25-known Black-owned periodicals in 19th-century Ohio, obtained from archives hosted at Columbus Metropolitan Library, Cleveland Public Library, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cincinnati History Library and Archives, American Antiquarian Society, Library of Congress, and Ohio History Connection.

Test Your Knowlege

The Internet African American Challenge
The Internet African American History Challenge is an interactive quiz that helps you sharpen your knowledge of African American History.