Official website for this memorial that will be located on a 'four-acre plot on the north east corner of the Tidal Basin within the precinct of the Jefferson Memorial and north of the memorial to President Roosevelt' in Washington, D.C. Features maps, a description of landscape elements, and more.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
Portraits by 20th century artist Robert Templeton of leaders involved in the American Civil Rights movement. Features briefly annotated images of over two dozen individuals such as Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and Whitney Moore Young, Jr.
Overview of the 400-year anniversary celebration (in 2005 through 2007) of people with African backgrounds living in Canada. Includes a timeline of Canadian black history, important events and personalities (such as Africville and black cowboys), education resources, and more. In English and French.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
Small exhibit on the Emancipation Proclamation, issued by Abraham Lincoln at the beginning of 1863 during the Civil War. Includes an essay about Lincoln and slavery, timeline, and images of versions of the document. Includes a timeline.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
This essay recounts the events surrounding the slave rebellion organized by African American leader Gabriel Prosser in 1799 and 1800. Includes links to related essays. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
'... Ralph Johnson Bunche (1903-71) fought poverty and racism on his way to becoming one of the twentieth century's leading peacemakers. ... [T]his exhibit celebrates his remarkable legacy by focusing on his accomplishments in three main areas: as a student, a scholar, and a diplomat.' (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
Describes the origins of the Juneteenth holiday. 'On June 19 ('Juneteenth'), 1865, Union general Gordon Granger read the Emancipation Proclamation in Galveston, thus belatedly bringing about the freeing of 250,000 slaves in Texas.' (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
