AAS 2540 African American Studies
to accompany Dr. Bayyinah Jeffries African American Studies class 2450 on the History of Injustice. Specific focus on the final assignment.
Timelines & Contexts
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African American History OnlineEncyclopedia covering 500 years of African American history. Contains some primary source materials.
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Oxford African American Studies Center
Comprehensive collection of scholarship focused on the lives and events which have shaped African American and African history and culture, coupled with precise search and browse capabilities. -
American Decades1900-1999, by decade. Divided into all facets of life.
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African American Odyssey - LOCFrom Library of Congress African American exhibits - background and images from slavery to civil rights.
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The MarchThe March is a documentary by filmmaker James Blue (1930-1980) about the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in August of 1963. Blue filmed participants as they prepared for the March on Washington in their home cities, followed them as they traveled to Washington, and recorded their reactions as they listened for the first time to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s iconic speech “I Have A Dream” on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
Using American Decades
Timelines
The timelines offered in the above databases will provide accurate, descriptive and visual components. Below is the link to Timelines in African American History Online.
