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AFR 206: African American History: Primary Sources

SPOTLIGHT ON . . .

cover of book, Negro Traveler's Green BookDetail of cover, The Negro Travelers' Green Book (1956), University of South Carolina Libraries' Digital Activities Center

"Borne out of the era of Segregation, Victor H. Green's The Negro Travelers’ Green Book provided African-American motorists and tourists with the information necessary to board, dine, and sightsee comfortably and safely."  This interactive site maps many of the locations listed in the book.  Check out your own hometown or a place you're curious about.

IN MOTION: THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MIGRATION EXPERIENCE

steam locomotive train

InMotion is a fantastic collection of images, texts & maps covering 13 periods of migration, from the transatlantic slave trade to African immigration since the 1970s.  From the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

OLD NEWS ARTICLES & ADS

DIARIES, MEMOIRS & LETTERS

PHOTOS & IMAGES

SHORT WRITINGS OF ALL TYPES