Understand South African nuclear policy through this digital document collection that spans over twenty-five years. Collection provides information about how it started with obtaining uranium supplies under the United States-South Africa...

Gives the history of the San people, an indigenous group living in South Africa. There are also details on how the UN and other groups are trying to help the San.

A detailed account of the history of African Americans is presented in this article. Divided by main topics or periods of time, the coming of slavery to America is the first focus. Followed by plantation life and escapes to freedom and...

This site is the web presence of "African Voices," a permanent exhibition at the National Museum of Natural History. It explores the "diversity, dynamism, and global influence of Africa's peoples and cultures." Includes art, texts, and...

The history of Africa is documented from earliest times to the present. The menu bar divides it into time periods which then divide into sub-topics; also included is a visual timeline.

Thorough reference directory for finding information on South Africa. Content includes background details, a country profile, and numerous links to comprehensive information on this country's culture, history, geography, economy,...

Explore how South Carolina moved from a "plantation culture" in 1670 to a "growing research center and banking state" today. South Carolina played a major role in the Revolutionary War and the Civil War.

A detailed presentation illustrating the history of Africans migrating to the Americas from as early as 1500 through the late 1860's. Review the distribution of Africans in North and South America, the initial settlements, escaped and...

One of the first African-Americans elected from the Deep South and the first black Congresswoman ever from that region, read about how Barbara Jordan emerged as a powerful interpreter of the Watergate impeachment investigation.

Article and activity in which students read and analyze the historic challenges faced by African Americans as they sought to gain an unimpeded right to vote in the segregated South followed by activity asking students to evaluate current...

During the nineteenth century, enslaved African Americans worked on large plantations in the US South under brutal conditions.

The South relied on slavery heavily for economic prosperity and used wealth as a way to justify enslavement practices.

A discussion of the rise of nationalism on South Africa as a background to the African National Congress and the restraints put on the black middle class.

A chapter from a history text that looks at the development of the Southern Colonies. It discusses the Southern agricultural economy that relied on slave labor, tobacco as a cash crop, Southern society, indentured servitude, Bacon's...

Learn about life after slavery for African Americans.

Learn about African Americans in the early republic.

After Reconstruction, states in the South passed laws that barred African Americans from voting and segregated schools, restaurants, and public accommodations.

Explains how Jim Crow laws came to be created in the South and what it meant for African Americans. Discusses the Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court case, how its decision was eventually overturned, and the events that brought an end to...

Provides a broad country profile of the South African nation of Lesotho, background overview, and numerous links to extensive information on the nation's culture, history, geography, economy, environment, population, news, government,...

Overview of the challenges African Americans in the South faced and attempts to overcome the rising issues of discrimination and segregation after Reconstruction.

Offers a country profile, virtual travel guide, and background details on the South African nation of Angola, plus numerous links to comprehensive information on the nation's culture, history, geography, economy, environment, population,...

An overview of the status and experiences of African Americans in the mid-1800s, both free and enslaved. Includes references to Frederick Douglass and his efforts to enlighten people about the discrimination and prejudice faced by...

This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica's Guide to Black History features Nelson Mandela, a black nationalist and first black president of South Africa (1994-99). His negotiations in the early 1990s with South African Pres. F.W. de Klerk...

Opposition to Congressional Reconstruction was strong in South Carolina. Read about how this opposition was carried out and how it affected the newly freed African Americans in state elections in South Carolina. The national election of...