HIS 141: African American History I

Document Bank of Virginia - Primary sources on United States and Virginia history.

from The National Archives. Thousands of American history primary source documents from 1754 to the present. Includes documents, images, maps, charts, graphs, audio and video.

This version of the Slave Narratives includes over 200 photographs.

Fordham University

A finding aid which offers citation access to primary sources available in Yale libraries. Some items available in full online to the general public.

Contains over 2,000 images from the Civil War period.

"On February 13, 1861, delegates representing all counties in Virginia met to decide how the state would respond to recent events, especially Abraham Lincoln's election and South Carolina's secession.

Features an online King encyclopedia and important documents.

Look for "Through the Lens of Time: Images of African Americans from the Cook Collection", "Voices of Freedom", and more on civil rights leaders and events in Richmond.