Search for a Black History Project
This website is a free, searchable directory for online history projects that can help further Black History research. This ongoing project was created to collect information about these digital Black History projects in order to benefit historians, genealogists, and family historians who are researching the lives of Black individuals and families.
401 Search Result(s)
| Project Name | Description | Creator(s) |
|---|---|---|
| The Green Book of South Carolina | A guide to African American historical and cultural sites in South Carolina. Sites are organized by location and categories. | South Carolina African American Heritage Commission |
| The Haiti Lab | A lab based at Duke University's Franklin Humanities Institute that combines "research, education, and practical applications of innovative thinking" in order to expand Haitian studies and to inform disaster recovery in the country. Website contains links to digital projects and resources relating to Haiti. | |
| The Haitian Atlantic: A Literary Geography | An interactive map and timeline that explores ways in which Atlantic World writers have engaged with the Haitian Revolution's legacy, history, and language over the course of the 19th Century. | Dr. Marlene L. Daut |
| The Harlem Shadows Project | A digital, open-source set of documents related to "Harlem Shadows," a collection of poems written by Claude McKay and published in 1922. | Dr. Chris Forster and Dr. Roopika Risam |
| The Harriet Jacobs Papers | A collection that includes over 500 written documents by Harriet Jacobs, her daughter Louisa Matilda Jacobs, her John S. Jacobs, and from abolitionists and feminists. Documents range from 1813-1917. | Pace University |
| The Henry McNeal Turner Project | A project about Henry McNeal Turner, the 12th Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) church, and his writings. | Dr. Andre E. Johnson, University of Memphis |
| The Jesuit Plantation Project | A project that explores the community of Jesuit-owned farms prior to a sale of 275 enslaved people in 1838, focusing on the lives of the enslaved individuals. | Dr. Sharon M. Leon |
| The Knotted Line | An "interactive, tactile laboratory for exploring the historical relationship between freedom and confinement in the geographic area of the United States." Includes educator resources. | Radical Imagination |