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Who We Are: African Americans
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Who We Are: African American HeritageA guide from the National Parks Service to important people and places.
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Encyclopedia of the African Diaspora: origins, experiences, and cultureCall Number: DT16.5 .E53 2008The authoritative source for information on the people, places, and events of the African diaspora, spanning five continents and five centuries.
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Oxford African American studies center : the online authority on the African American experience.Call Number: Online Resource: DatabaseComprehensive collection of scholarship focused on the lives and events which have shaped African American and African history and culture, coupled with precise search and browse capabilities.
Black Newspapers in the UW Collection
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The Future of Historically Black Colleges and Universities
by Call Number: LC2781 .F88 2006ISBN: 9780786425655Publication Date: 2006 -
To reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation Program : report (to accompany H.R. 1135) (including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office). byCall Number: Y 1.1/8:115-157Publication Date: 2017
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Brown v. Board of EducationThe Brown v. Board of Education decision and associated resources from the National Archives.
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Congress of Racial Equality, Seattle Chapter records, 1954-2010Archive held at UW Seattle Special Collections
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Martin and Malcolm and America
by Call Number: E185.97.K5 C66 1991ISBN: 9780883447215Publication Date: 1991
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Report of the Department of Justice Task Force to Review the FBI Martin Luther King, Jr., Security and Assassination Investigations. byCall Number: J 1.2:K 58Publication Date: 1977Full text also available online from Hathi Trust.
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FBI Files on Malcolm XDescription from the FBI "Malcolm X was the Minister of the Nation of Islam until March 1964 when he left this group and formed the Muslim Mosque, Inc. and the Organization of Afro-American Unity. Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965 while delivering a speech in New York City. Norman Butler, Thomas Johnson, and Talmage Hayer were convicted of his murder and sentenced to life in prison. The FBI investigated the groups that Malcolm X was affiliated with due to allegations of communist influence."
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FBI FOIA Vault: the Black Panther PartyThe Charlotte Field Office opened a file on the black panther party in 1969 and the documents in this file cover 1969-1976. Note with caution the description of the Black Panther Party in the introduction to the files. There is a distinct point of view being expressed.
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"Armed Negroes Protest Gun Bill: 30 Black Panthers Invade Sacramento Legislature"This article from May 1967 is the first national news coverage of the Black Panthers. The New York Times also did a retrospective of their coverage of the Black Panthers for the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Black Panther party, so check that out for more news coverage.
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The Black Panther's Ten-Point ProgramThe founding document of the Black Panther Party.
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Black Lives MatterThe Black Lives Matter Global Network is a chapter-based, member-led organization whose mission is to build local power and to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes.
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Black Lives Matter: A Legacy of Black Power ProtestFrom the African American Intellectual History Society, a brief discussion of the Black Lives Matter Movement's place in the historiography of black protest.
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Seattle Black Panther Party History and Memory ProjectFrom the UW Seattle Civil Rights & Labor History Project.
A Black Lives Matters march in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Image by Fibonacci Blue [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.
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Congressional Black CaucusThe CBC captures Black Representatives in the Senate and House.
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National Black Caucus of State LegislatorsNBCSL serves as a national network, advocate and catalyst for public policy innovation, information exchange, and joint action on critical issues affecting African Americans and other marginalized communities
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Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle"We empower African Americans and underserved communities to thrive by securing educational and economic opportunities."
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Smithsonian: National Museum of African American History and CultureThe new Smithsonian museum has a number of resources for learning more about the Black American experience.
Quantitative Data
Looking for quantitative resources? Try these:
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Explore Census DataCensus and survey data about the United States, Puerto Rico and the Island Areas. (American FactFinder will be retired in early 2020)
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U.S. Statistics GuideStatistics resources from the UW Libraries.
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African American ExperienceReference content, primary documents, and media illustrating the history and culture of the African American community
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African American Newspapers of the 19th centurySelect 19th century African American newspapers.
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America: History & Life with Full TextScholarly articles on American and Canadian history
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Black DramaOnline collection of plays written by African American playwrights.
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Black Freedom Struggle in the 20th CenturyCollections related to the civil rights movement including records of federal agencies, organizations, and individuals. (ProQuest History Vault)
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Black Studies CenterScholarly and general interest sources and historical newspapers and other primary sources on the Black experience from ancient past to present. day.
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Black Studies in VideoVideo collection includes documentaries, newsreels, interviews and archival footage
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Ethnic NewsWatchJournal, magazine, and newspaper articles from ethnic and minority presses covering 1959-present.
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U.S. Federal Legislative History LibraryAn expansive collection of federal legislative histories from the U.S. GPO and private publishers.
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