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) |
|---|---|---|
| Black Bottom Archives | Black Bottom Archives is a "community-driven media platform dedicated to centering and amplifying the voices, experiences, and perspectives of Black Detroiters" through various means, such as preserving local Black History. The website contains a digital archive that contains historical documents, photos, an interactive map, and oral history interviews (with audio and transcriptions). | Black Bottom Archives (BBA) |
| Black Broadway on U | An interactive project that showcases the history of Washington DC's greater U Street community, also known as "Black Broadway." Provides photos, short films, oral histories, maps, and more. | Shellee Haynesworth |
| Black Businesses in 20th Century Buffalo | A Google map of businesses owned by African-Americans in Buffalo, NY in the 20th century | The Buffalo History Museum |
| Black COVID Care | An interactive website that offers a "sonic exploration of how Black people have kept themselves and their communities well during the pandemic." | Black Sound Lab |
| Black Craftspeople Digital Archive | Showcases the stories and work of Black craftspeople. Looks at the lives of Black craftspeople through the items they created, their locations, and their experiences. Project currently includes information about Black craftspeople in South Carolina Lowcountry during the 18th century. Features include an interactive map. In future, will include exhibits and information about additional Black craftspeople beyond that location and time period. | Black Craftspeople Digital Archive Team (BCDA), Dr. Tiffany Momon |
| Black Film Archive | A digital archive that showcases Black films made from 1915 to 1979. Offers a streaming guide with cultural context. | Maya Cade |
| Black Fire at UVa | A "multimedia initiative documenting the struggle for social justice and racial equality at the University of Virginia." Contains interviews with alumni, documents related to the Black Student Alliance, issues of Pride Magazine (2019), and more. | |
| Black Gotham Archive | A project that examines the history of 19th century Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan, New York in the context of the African American experience. | Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities |