African American History - General Information

Websites

• African American History for Kids– website featuring biographies, videos, timelines, history, photos, and games centered around black history. Compiled by the University of Illinois Extension.
• BlackPast - Online reference guide to African American History, African American History in the West, and Global African History
• Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement - Online education project from the Seattle Times
• Landmarks Illinois - museums and sites celebrating heroism and contributions by African Americans

Books

• Black Firsts: 4,000 ground-breaking and pioneering historical events
  
• The Handy African American History Answer Book by Jessie Carney Smith
• more books about African American history in the catalog