BlackPast (Website)

Blackpast.org provides a wealth of knowledge on Black history in one central location online. It includes an online encyclopedia, full-text speeches and other primary documents dating from 1789-2016, bibliographies and timelines, links to digital archive collections, museums and research centers, genealogical websites, and other website resources.

This resource features:

• A Black history timeline
• Short descriptions of significant events in history
• Links to Black institutions, groups, and organizations worldwide
• History of Black people in Portland and Oregon
• Profiles of Black people who contributed to the shaping of Black history
• Perspectives Online Magazine with eyewitness commentary about important, lesser-known events in Black history