Documenting the American South
Collection of sources on Southern history, literature and culture from the colonial period through the first decades of the 20th century.
Making of America
Digital library of primary resources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction including sociology as well as education, psychology, American history, religion, science and technology. Try using the advanced search with colored or negro as search terms. Note: These are primary source materials so the search terms reflect the language used in the time period. You can also add a geographic community name ex. Chicago as a search term and set dates
March On Milwaukee Civil Rights History Project
Primary source digital collection from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries and the Wisconsin Historical Society - 1960s civil rights history
Race & Place: An African American Community
Archive about the racial segregation laws, or the 'Jim Crow' laws from the late 1880s until the mid-twentieth century from the University of Virginia.
SNCC Digital Gateway
documents the history and legacy of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. information and primary sources Duke University.
Umbra Search African American History
University of Minnesota, in collaboration with Saint Paul's Penumbra Theatre Company. Search tool for over 500,000 digitized items.