African American Heritage

African American Heritage

The Archives holds a wealth of material documenting the Black experience. This page highlights these resources online, in programs, and through traditional and social media.

^{Header images: Background: Leaders at the Head of the March on Washington (NAID 542002); L to R: Young Woman Soliciting Funds for a Chicago Organization (NAID 556134); Participant of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study (NAID 956131); Attendee of the March on Washington (NAID 542029); Student of the Westinghouse Vocational School (NAID 556143)}

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Subject Portals

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Black Power

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Migrations

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Voting Rights

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World War I

Archives Resources

The History Hub

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ALIC Black History Resources

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People in Black History

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Transcribe Records Relating to Black History

Featured Records

Red Cross Photo Album of the Tulsa Race Massacre, 1921 | Featured Document Exhibit

Major General Granger's General Order 3, June 19, 1865 | Archives News Article

Photos of Buffalo Soldiers at West Point | Archives News Article

Images from the March on Washington

Records on President Barack Obama

Records of the Black Experience in DocsTeach

Blogs & Articles

National Archives Blogs

Rediscovering Black History - exploring records relating to Black History at the Archives

Education Updates - African American history blogs

Forward with Roosevelt - Eleanor Roosevelt's Battle to End Lynching

Hoover Heads - Desegregating the Commerce Department

JFK Library Archives - Black History blogs

NARAtions - African Americans blogs

Pieces of History - Black History blogs

Text Message - Black History blogs

Unwritten Record - African American history blogs

Articles

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka - A Landmark Case Unresolved Fifty Years Later, Jean Van Delinder (2004)

Prologue Special Issue on African American History (1997)

The Revolutionary Summer of 1862 - How Congress Abolished Slavery and Created a Modern America, Paul Finkelman (2018)

Slavery and Emancipation in the Nation's Capital - Using Federal Records to Explore the Lives of African American Ancestors, Damani Davis (2010)

Testing the 15th Amendment - Milton Claiborne Nicholas and the Legacy of the First Black Voters, Heather Glasby (2016)

Voices of Emancipation - Union Pension Files giving Voice to Former Slaves, Donald R. Shaffer and Elizabeth Regosin (2005)

Public Programs & Online Exhibits

Online Exhibits

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The Keynote Speaker - Congresswoman Barbara Jordan

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What Was Black College Life Like in the New Deal?

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Tears of America: The Riots of 1968

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Trial of a Century: La Amistad

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964

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Amending America: Civil Rights and Individual Freedom

Desegregation at Little Rock Central High School

Selected Public Programs

Overview of What's in the 1950 Census | View the full 1950 Census Genealogy Series

A Conversation with Stacey Abrams, Dec 3, 2019

Revolutionary Movements Then and Now: Black Power and Black Lives Matter, Oct 19, 2016

On Juneteenth, Annette Gordon-Reed, Jun 2, 2021

Louis Martin: The Godfather of Black Politics, Feb 23, 2021

African American Life in Washington, DC Before Emancipation, Apr 13, 2016

The Role of the Federal Government in Black Education, Dec 2, 2015

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