The Kamusi Project--The Internet Living Swahili Dictionary
Flags-from countries in Africa
The Middle Passage-:
Slaves at Sea
Other topics on this site:
- Spain vs. England: The Early History of the Slave Trade
- The Bottom of the Triangle: The Economic Role of the Middle Passage
- Hell Below Deck: Life on the Slave Ships
- Brutal Voyage: The Daily Routine on the Slave Ships
- Fighting Back: Revolt on the Slave Ships
- The Toll of the Trip: Death on the Slave Ships
- A Great Sin of Humanity: The Legacy of the Middle Passage
John Newton->Amazing Grace
Dred Scott Decision: Men or Mules?
The Supreme Court ruled first that blacks, whether free or slaves, were not
citizens and so had no rights.
13th Amendment: outlawed slavery.
The Emancipation Proclamation-January 1,
1863,
Although the Emancipation Proclamation did not
immediately free a single slave.........
the Proclamation
announced the acceptance of black men into the Union
Army and Navy, enabling the liberated to become
liberators.
Republicans-
> >The Republicans in Congress continued to boldly set the agenda, and in
1870 they proposed and passed the 15th Amendment,
The XV Amendment-
Section 1.
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any
State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude--
The
Struggle
for
Civil Rights-
- Campaigners : 1860-1900
- Campaigners : 1900-1980
- 1840-1900: Issues, Events & Organizations
- 1900-1980: Issues, Events & Organizations
- Anti-Slavery Society in New York
NAACP-> National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Founded in 1909 in New York City by a group of black and white citizens committed to social
justice
African-American and Anti-Slavery
Newspapers and Magazines
The African Atlantic
Genealogical Society
Founded in 1964, and incorporated as a not-for-profit entity in the State of New York, in
1996, AAGS hosts a weekly radio program "Generations!: Genealogy Talk-Radio" on WGBB
1240AM, every Monday evening, 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m-Membership meetings are held monthly at the Freeport Memorial Library, Merrick Road and
South Ocean Avenue in Freeport, Long Island. (7 p.m.- 8:45 p.m., September thru July).
AFRICAN ANCESTORED GENEALOGY-State resources; surnames;
Slave Data; & More
Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society
Jean Sampson Scott Greater New York Chapter
AAHGS-JSSGNY
P.O. Box 022340
Brooklyn, NY 11202-0049
(212) 330-7882
African-American Archaeology
New York's African Burial Ground
Records relating to African-Americans in the New York State Archives
African-American Archaeology
New York's African Burial Ground
AAL African American Lifelines
Freedmen's Bureau Online
"Registers of Signatures of Depositors in Branches of the Freedmen's
Saving and Trust Co. 1865-1874"
THE BUFFALO SOLDIERS ON THE WESTERN FRONTIER
-1866: Congress Creates the First Peace Time African-American Units
Lesser known, but equally important, the Buffalo Soldiers explored and
mapped vast areas of the southwest and strung hundreds of miles of telegraph
lines.
54th. Mass. Volunteer Infantry, Co. I
Portraying the experience of the African American soldier in the American Civil War in South
Carolina
Lest We Forget
19th Century African American History
Civil War
This is an excellent site!
The Truman Library
50th Anniversary of the Desegregation of the Armed Services
The History Place-
African-Americans in World War II
New York City- African American Web Sites
Columbia University-African Studies-African Language Resources
on the Internet.