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African American Scientists and Inventors

Black Inventors A to Z: About.com's biographical guide to African American inventors also contains links to additional content including African American patent holders and a trivia quiz.

The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences: This site contains profiles of African Americans who have contributed to science and engineering. Many profiles contain photographs of the scientist.

Physicists of the African Diaspora: Short biographies of African American scientists prominent in physics, chemistry, engineering and mathematics.

Top Ten African American Inventors: A brief slideshow from Scholastic Magazine for grades 3-4.

(Also available in: History, General)

African American Timeline

African American World: PBS presents a timeline of African American history from 1492 to the present.

Events in African American History: A timeline of African American history from 1619-2003.

Timeline of African American History: From the Library of Congress, a timeline of events from 1852-1925 put together to support a special digital collection entitled "African American Perspectives: Pamphlets from the Daniel A. P. Murray Collection".

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African Americans in Politics

African American Senators: Photos and short biographies of African Americans senators, starting with Hiram Revels of Mississippi in 1870, the first African American U.S.senator.

Notable African-American Government Officials: Important African American Government Officials

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African Americans On The Web

African American History: Major Speeches: Speeches from outstanding African American orators

Encyclopedia Britannica's Guide to Black History: This site contains a timeline, short biographies and image gallery of famous African Americans.

Gale Publications: Black History Resource Center: Celebrate Black History Month with Activities and Trivia Quizzes.

Notable African Americans: Short biographies of prominent African Americans from all walks of life.

U.S Census Bureau: Black (African-American) History Month: February 2013: Up-to-date statistical information about African Americans in the United States.

(Also available in: History, General)

Blacks in the Military

Black Dispatches: African American Contributions to Union Intelligence During the Civil War

Black Sailors Research Project: Howard University: This database serves as a starting point for relatives or researchers as they begin to piece together individual experiences of black sailors in the Civil War.

Desegregation of the Armed Forces: A Collection of Documents detailing President Truman's decision to desegregate the U.S. Armed Forces.

(Also available in: History)

Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Bethune-Cookman College: Noted educator Mary McLeod Bethune founded what later became known as Bethune-Cookman College in 1904.

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania: Located just outside of Philadelphia and founded in 1837 as the Institute for Colored Youth, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania is the oldest of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) in America.

Hampton University: Located in southeastern Virginia, Hampton University offers a broad range of technical, liberal arts, pre-professional, professional, and graduate degree programs.

Historically Black Colleges and Universities: This Department of Education website links to the official sites of more Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

Howard University: This HBCU is located in Washington, D.C.

Lincoln University: Lincoln University is located in southern Chester County, about 45 miles southwest of Philadelphia. Famous alumni include Langston Hughes and Thurgood Marshall.

Morehouse College: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., filmmaker Shelton "Spike" Lee, and Olympic Gold Medalist Edwin Moses are among the renowned alumni of Atlanta, Georgia's Morehouse College.