- Breaking Racial Barriers: African Americans in the Harmon Foundation Collection - http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/harmon/
One of the many white Americans who expressed interest in the achievements of black Americans during the Harlem Renaissance was real estate developer William E. Harmon. This collection of portraits and biographies is based on the works he amassed in the early part of the 20th century.
- African American Artists - http://www.usc.edu/isd/archives/ethnicstudies/africanamerican/black_artists.html
Profiles and examples of work by Bearden, Clark, Douglas, Hunter, Johnson, Lawrence, and Tanner.
- CNN - Black History Month - http://www.cnn.com/EVENTS/black_history/29days.html
CNN profiles men and women who have made lasting contributions, ranging from literature, music, and the arts to science and technology.
- Mary McLeod Bethune - http://www.nahc.org/NAHC/Val/Columns/SC10-6.html
Tells about the African-American educator who founded Bethune-Cookman College.
- James Weldon Johnson - http://library.thinkquest.org/10320/JWJohn.htm
Introduces the black intellectual and civil rights leader best known for his contributions to the world of literature.
- Marian Anderson - http://www.afrovoices.com/anderson.html
Potrays the life of the singer who, at the peak of her career, was regarded as the world's greatest contralto.
- Tiger Woods - http://www.tigerwoods.com/
Tells about the youngest golfer and only African American to ever win the U.S. Junior Amateur title.
- Alexander Crummell - http://www.brightmoments.com/blackhistory/ncrummel.stm
Profile of the black nationalist and minister who was instrumental in the 1897 founding of the American Negro Academy.
- Muhammad Ali - http://www.gale.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/ali_m.htm
Three-time world heavyweight boxing champion who tossed an Olympic gold medal into a river because he was disgusted by racism in America.
- Miles Davis - http://www.milesdavis.com/bio.htm
Trumpeter and bandleader who played a major role in the transition from the hard, aggressive stance of Bop to the softer, more subtle side of jazz.
- Spike Lee - http://www.gale.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/lee_s.htm
Introduces the filmmaker known for tackling the toughest issues that relate to the black community and basking in the controversy that surrounds his creations.
- Booker T. Washington - http://www.gale.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/washington_b.htm
Born into slavery, Washington dedicated himself to education, became a teacher, then founded Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute in 1881.
- Oprah Winfrey - http://www.gale.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/winfrey_o.htm
Award-winning daytime television host who overcame numerous obstacles to achieve her current fame.
- Nat King Cole - http://www.gale.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/cole_n.htm
Black vocalist who left a permanent mark on the world of jazz.
- Henry Louis Gates Jr. - http://www.gale.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/gates_h.htm
Scholar and education who heads Harvard's Afro-American Studies program.
- Wilma Rudolph - http://www.gale.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/rudolph_w.htm
The only American woman runner ever to win three gold medals in the Olympic games.
- Thurgood Marshall - http://library.thinkquest.org/3337/tmarsh.html
Brief profile of the first African-American to hold the coveted position of Supreme Court Justice.
- Serena Williams - http://www.gale.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/williams_s.htm
Photo and short biography of one of the top-ranked female tennis professionals in the world.
- Colin L. Powell - http://www.gale.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/powell_c.htm
Distinguished Desert Storm hero and first African-American chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
- Free To Dance: Debbie Allen - http://www.pbs.org/wnet/freetodance/biographies/allen.html
Features the multifaceted performer who is known as an actress, dancer, singer, choreographer, director, and producer. From PBS.
- Sambo Jackson - http://www.jlhs.nhusd.k12.ca.us/Classes/Language_Arts/Azevedo%20WebSite/Per.%206/Inovations/Inventors/ellenicecream.html
Tells how an accident resulted in ice cream.
- Nat Love - http://www.natlove.com
Information on the life and adventures of the famous African-American cowboy.
- Famous African-Americans - http://library.thinkquest.org/J002424F/
Short biographies of inventors, musicians, educators, and others who have made a difference.
- Voices from the Gaps: Angela Davis - http://voices.cla.umn.edu/newsite/authors/DAVISangela.htm
Tells about UCLA teacher and Black Panther Party sympathizer who ended up on the FBI's most wanted list after guns registered to her were used in a courtroom shooting.
- Tindley, Charles - http://www.lowershore.net/famousnatives/tindley.htm
Brief biography on the composer of the song "We Shall Overcome" and generally considered the Father of American Gospel Music.
- The Museum of Black Innovations and Inventions - http://www.blackinventions101.com/pages/699282/index.htm
A multimedia presentation that appears at educational conferences, schools, churches, colleges, and community organizations.
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