Guide to the most important center devoted to the study of African-American culture. Excellent links to information about on and off-line exhibits, bibliography, manuscripts, publications of the Schomburg, moving pictures, images, and more. Site managed by The New York Public Library.

Bibliographic listing of works by one of the most influential African-American literary scholars and editors of the 20th century. Site managed by Stanford University.

A guide to full text and extract-format periodicals and newsletters, many of which contain articles about African-American literature and culture. Site managed by The University of Delaware.

This essay examines the tradition and history of oral storytelling in the African-American culture. Site managed by George Washington University.

These first-hand accounts of the experiences of slaves collected by the the Works Progress Administration (1936 through 1938) are hosted online by the American Studies Hypertexts at the University of Virginia.

These excerpts from the Slave Narratives are hosted online by the University of Houston.

Explore the 'Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project' (1936-1938) database of first-hand accounts of slavery hosted by the Library of Congress.

This text, author unknown, is hosted by the University of Virginia.

This online version of Elizabeth Keckley's autobiography is hosted by by the Digital Schomburg, the New York Public Library.

Read an electronic edition (in HTML or SGML/TEI) of 'Slave Songs of the United States' hosted by the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

The Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute maintains this curriculum guide for teaching African-American folklore in the classroom.

An overview of how African-Americans have been depicted in children's literature with links to related online resources. Site hosted by the University of Southern Mississippi.

Practical advice on incorporating African-American folklore into a classroom curriculum. Site managed by Yale University.

The premier African-American literature and culture journal, available to subscribers on-line. Site managed by Johns Hopkins University.

Journal information about Black American Literature Forum/African American Review, another key journal in discussions of African-American literary culture. Site maintained by African American Review.

A description of the Harlem Renaissance, its poetry and prose, painters, and more. Maintained by a web manager at Northern Kentucky University.

The Kennedy Center for the Arts hosts this interactive portal on the Harlem Renaissance with information on the artists, places and significant events.

PBS hosts this online companion to a February 1998 exhibit in San Francisco exploring the artistic and cultural legacies of Harlem in the 1920s and 30s.

Syllabi for courses focusing on African-American women and gender issues. Several of the courses make substantial use of the Internet. Site managed by The University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

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