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African American History R.Q.W.s (Research Quality Websites)

When researching African American history, it is IMPORTANT to use sources that have been fact checked and do not include racially biased information.  Listed below are reliable sources that will help your search.
* Check out our print collection listed below:
*The Biographical Dictionary of African Americans (R 920 K863)
*African American Voices of Triumph (R 973.03 AF83)
*African American Inventors (R 509.2 H324)
*African American Doctors ( R 610.92 H324)
*African Authors (R 896 H419)
*Black American Writers Past and Present : a Biographical  and Bibliographical Dictionary (016 R895)
*Famous Negro Athletes (920 B644)
*Seven Black American Scientists (920 H324)
*Interesting People: Black American History Makers (920 L512)
*The Pittsburgh Crawfords: the Lives and Times
         of Black Baseball’s Most Exciting Team (796.357 B225)
*The Tuskegee Airmen (940.54 H271)
* Check out our print collection listed below:
*The African American  Encyclopedia (R 973 AF83)

*Reference Library of Black America (R 973 R259)

*History of the African American People (R 973 H789)
African American Biography R.Q.W.s:
*Library of Congress:  African Americans in Science and Technology
*Black History Month from the History Channel 
*Distinguished Women of Past and Present
*10 African American Pioneers in Sports
*5 African Americans Forgotten in History
*10 Black Pioneers in Aviation Who Broke Barriers
*Katherine Johnson and 9 Other Black Female Pioneers in Space
*10 Black Inventors Who Changed Your Life
*10 Best-Selling Black Authors Who Shaped Literary History
*10 Black Visual Artists Who Broke Barriers
* Check out our Biography & History (American) databases for reliable ebooks, eperiodicals, and RQW sites about the person you are researching!
*In addition to the links below, check out our American History databases for reliable ebooks, eperiodicals, and RQW sites about the event you are researching!
African American History R.Q.W.s:
*National Museum of African American History and Culture
*BlackPast.org
*AVoice:  African American’s in Congress
*Library of Congress:  African American History and Culture
*African American History Month- Library of Congress
*African American Archaeology and African Diaspora Archaeology Resources
*Black History Month from the History Channel
Africans in America
WMAHS Library Information Center  
Patricia Ann King, MLS
library.wmasd.org --> High School
African American History Resources @ Your Library
African American Biography Resources
African American History Resources
African American History Videos
* For the Love of Liberty:  The Story of America's Black Patriots
* Found Voices: The Slave Narratives
* Famous Americans: Famous African Americans
* The March on Washington 1963
* The Civil Rights Movement
* African Americans Who Left Their Stamp on History
* The Life and Legend of Sojourner Truth
* Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Movement 1954–1985
* Little Rock Central High: 50 Years Later
* Filling the Gap: A Forgetten Chapter of American History
* The African Americans: Many Rivers To Cross
* Buffalo Soldiers: An American Legacy
* Flight to Freedom: The Underground Railroad
African American History Ebooks/Database Articles
*African American History Month: Britannica School
*African American History at a Glance: Britannica School
*Black History Month: Modern History Makers - Britannica School
*African Americans: Britannica School
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African Americans: World Book Advanced
*Gale in Context: Biography - African Americans
*A Spectacular Leap: Black Women Athletes in Twentieth-Century America
*Separate Games: African American Sport behind the Walls of Segregation
*Out of the Shadows: A Biographical History of African American Athletes
*Milestones in Black American History
*Civil Rights Movements: Past and Present
*Great Events from History: African American History
*Great Lives from History: African Americans
*Civil Disobedience, Social Justice, Nationalism & Populism, Violent Demonstrations and Race Relations
*African-American Scientists & Inventors
*American Mosaic: African-American Contributions
*Multicultural America: The African Americans
*Encyclopedia of African-American Heritage, Third Edition
*Black Americans of Achievement
*African Americans in US History
*Biographical Dictionary of African Americans, Revised Edition
*The Civil Rights Movement, Revised Edition
*The Abolitionist Movement, Revised Edition