A timeline can be a powerful learning tool because it reveals a pattern in events. While few would consider St. Augustine, Florida a hotbed of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement, a selection of background information and a timeline of...

This site has historical information about West Africa and the French colonial presence in the 19th and 20th Centuries.

The history of West Africa provides a context for learning about the transatlantic slave trade. Discover the rich cultural traditions and economic networks that existed in the West African empires such as Ghana, Mali, and Songhay long...

Learn about religion in the West African island territory of Britain, Saint Helena, in this Association of Religion Data Archives country profile; includes general facts, history, and religious data.

Explains what the Homestead Act of 1862 was and what it meant for settlers, as well as the Exodus of 1879 when many African Americans became exodusters and left the South. Includes questions for students at end.

A concise biographical sketch that examines the contributions of African American painter and Pennsylvania native, Horace Pippin.

This entry from Encyclopedia Brittanica's Guide to Black History features Taj Mahal, an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and one of the pioneers of what came to be called world music. He combined blues and other African-American...

Discover the Georgia Sea Islands which are home to the Geechee and Gullah culture that are part of West African ethnic groups.

Learn about religion on the West African islands of Sao Tome and Principe, in this Association of Religion Data Archives country profile; includes general facts, history, and religious data.

Describes the events that led to the California Gold Rush, the lives of the miners, the discrimination faced by Chinese immigrant miners and African Americans, the women who mostly stayed behind when their husbands went west as well as...

An excellent source of information on the history, economy, culture, and government of Mauritania.

This entry from Encyclopedia Brittanica's Guide to Black History features Kenny Washington, one of the first African American college gridiron football stars on the West Coast and one of two black players to reintegrate the National...

This site contains facts about the life of Stagecoach Mary Fields (1832-1913).

Read about the all-black towns that were settled in Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory in the mid-19th century.

Read about the life of Cornel West, American philosopher, scholar of African American studies, and political activist.

A record of statistics concerning modern day Sierra Leone, up to 1998. Scroll down to history section to see a brief, but informative description of pre-colonial and post-colonial history for Sierra Leone.

Complete guide to the statistics, history, economy, culture, politics, and demographics for the West African country of Benin.

This entry from Encyclopedia Brittanica's Guide to Black History features Wole Soyinka, a Nigerian playwright and political activist who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986. He sometimes wrote of modern West Africa in a...

In this encyclopedia article, you can learn about Col. Charles Young, the first African-American colonel in the U.S. Army.

Learn about Grafton Tyler Brown, the most successful African American artist in the 19th Century west, who lived his adult life as a white man.

Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Sierra Leonean Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)

A simple explanation of the Central Africa region of Africa, with information on the cultural history and examples of artwork.