History,
Philosophy, and Religion
- African
Biography on the Internet (Columbia University Libraries)
- African
History Homepage (Dr. James Jones, Department of History,
West Chester University, West Chester, Pennsylvania)
For use with African History courses: a collection of webpages of notes and other supporting material on "precolonial", "colonial", and "independent" Africa, including notes from archival records, photos, slide shows, and maps.
- African
Philosophy Resources (Prof. Bruce B. Janz. University of
Central Florida, Orlando)
- An extensive list of links to online texts, websites, and related resources on a variety of topics.
- African philosophy online papers
- African philosophy online books
- African philosophy online book reviews
- African Traditional
Religion (Chidi Denis Isizoh, Italy)
Frequently updated: This web site offers an extensive list of links to information about African traditional religions on the Internet. The author also includes an impressive list of sources on the subject, "Bibliography on African Traditional Religion".
- Afrocentricity
and the Black Athena Debate (Professor Wim van Binsbergen,
Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands; via GeoCities)
A collection of articles in English and French on the issues surrounding Martin Bernal's multi-volume work-in-progress, "Black Athena".
- American Museum of Natural History: American
Museum Congo Expedition 1909-1915 (New York)
A multi-media web presentation (photographs, audio narrative, sound recordings, maps, related texts) on the expedition of Herbert Lang and James Chapin begun in 1909 in what was northeastern Belgian Congo. "Five and a half years later, they had collected tons of precious zoological and anthropological specimens representing one of the most comprehensive collections of the day."
- Ancient Egypt on the Internet (Compiled by Columbia University Libraries)
- The Historical Society of Pennsylvania: African
Immigrant Experience (Philadelphia)
This section of the HSP site is based on the 2001 project of the former Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies on African immigrant communities of Philadelphia (includes seven detailed personal history accounts of immigrants; plus a directory of organizations and businesses).
- Bridging
World History (Annenberg Media)
Multimedia materials to aid students discover world history. - Gender
and Cultural Contact in South Africa
A site that presents aspects of the African and European encounter in Southern Africa.
- History
& Cultures of Africa on the Internet (Compiled by Columbia
University Libraries)
- Internet
African History Sourcebook (Paul Halsall, Fordham University,
Bronx, New York)
An extensive compilation of links to available information and documents on the Internet --frequently updated and organized into broad historical periods and individual countries.
- Islam
in Contemporary Africa (February 2006) A bibliography compiled
by Paul Schrijver. Library, Documentation, and Information Department.
(Afrikastudiecentrum = African Studies Centre, University of Leiden,
The Netherlands)
See also: Islam in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Web Dossier (2005). Produced for a Conference on "Islam, Disengagement of the State, and Globalization in Sub-Saharan Africa" held at UNESCO in Paris on 12-13 May 2005. Plus: Islam in Nigeria--Web Dossier and Bibliography (2005)
- Mali: Ancient Crossroads
of Africa (WorldNet Virginia, Prince William County Schools,
Virginia State Department of Education, USA)
A K-12 education website on the history and culture of Mali, with lesson plans, two maps, gallery of photos, and links.
- The
Say Brother Collection -- WGBH Boston (Boston, Massachusetts)
The website of the archive of a local public television program (1968-1982), featuring a searchable program directory and an extensive digital gallery of sample film excerpts. "Say Brother is WGBH's longest running public affairs television program by, for and about African Americans, and is now known as Basic Black. Since its inception in 1968, Say Brother has featured the voices of both locally and nationally known African American artists, athletes, performers, politicians, professionals, and writers..."
- Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History:
African Voices (Washington,
DC)
- This web site offers glimpses (images and explanatory texts) of the permanent "African" exhibitions at the museum, plus:
- African history
- Bibliography
- Web links
- UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization -- History and World Heritage (Paris, France)
- 2004:
Slavery Abolition Year -- International Year to Commemorate the
Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition
- Intercultural Dialogue
-- Iron Roads in Africa = Les Routes du Fer en AfriqueThis site (in English or French) offers information about the UNESCO project on the history of iron technology in Africa. It includes summaries of archaeological research, a list of researchers and their works (as of 1994), information about conferences, films and exhibitions, publications, and links.-- La Route de l'Esclave = Slave Route Project, 1994-2005Sur ce site, on peut trouver les informations à propos de ce projet, des publications, des activités du Comité scientifique, quelques cartes sur les routes internationales de la traite négrière, et aussi, un exemplaire d'un bulletin (PDF), et des liens choisis.
- Slave Trade
Archives Project (Memory of the World)
This site offers general information about the project and links to related web sites. "The Slave Trade Archives Project, initiated by UNESCO, is concerned with the access to and preservation of original archive materials relating to the slave trade."
- World Heritage
- WH General Home Page
- "Launch of African World Heritage Fund" (May 2006)
- Africa
Revisited = Nouveaux regards sur l'Afrique
An overview of African history, archaeology, and cultures, with brief summaries, illustrations, and photos.
- World Heritage in Danger, Africa 1998-2007 (French/English):
- Aapravasi Ghat (Mauritius)
- Air & Ténéré (Niger)
- Ambohimanga, Royal Hill (Madagascar)
- Cercles mégalithiques de Sénégambie = Stone circles of Senegambia (The Gambia)
- Chongoni Rock Art Area (Malawi)
- Djoudj--Parc national des oiseaux (Senegal)
- Drakensberg Park, uKhahlamba (South Africa)
- Garamba National Park (Dem. Rep. of Congo)
- Gebel Barkal and sites of the Napatan Region (The Sudan)
- Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town (Ethiopia)
- Ichkeul National Park (Tunisia)
- James Island and Related Sites (The Gambia)
- Kahuzi-Biega National Park (Dem. Rep. of Congo)
- Kasubi, Tombs of Buganda Kings (Uganda)
- Kondoa Rock Art Sites (Tanzania)
- Koutammakou, land of the Batammariba (Togo)
- Lamu Old Town (Kenya)
- Manovo-Gounda St. Floris National Park (Central African Republic)
- Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape (South Africa)
- Matobo Hills (Zimbabwe)
- Mount Nimba Strict Nature Preserve (Guinea & Côte d'Ivoire)
- Okapi Wildlife Reserve (Dem. Rep. of Congo)
- Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove (Nigeria)
- Royal Palaces of Abomey (Bénin)
- Saint-Louis Island (Sénégal)
- Simien National Park (Ethiopia)
- Sukur Cultural Landscape (Nigeria)
- Timbuktu (Mali) -- 2005 update
- Tsodilo (Botswana)
- Virunga National Park (Dem. Rep. of Congo)
- Zanzibar, Stone Town (Tanzania)
-- The complete World Heritage Site list for Africa
-- The World Heritage List: 2007 (General)
-- World Heritage Newsletter = La Lettre du Patrimoine Mondial. (Online) -- Paris: UNESCO World Heritage, 1993-Current issue, back issues, and information on subscriptions via e-mail.
- 2004:
Slavery Abolition Year -- International Year to Commemorate the
Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition
- Wonders of the African
World, with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (PBS Online)
- The web site that accompanies the television series -- a travel show, with brief history lessons and Gates' own views -- with order information for the video set. The site includes very brief supplementary texts, video files, teaching suggestions, and small photos relating to the historic sites, monuments, and cultures featured in the series: the Nile River valley in Egypt and The Sudan, Ethiopia, the Swahili coast, Bénin (Dahomey), Ghana (Asante), Mali, Zimbabwe, and South Africa.
- "Special
Issue on 'Wonders of the African World'". West Africa review.
(Online) 1, 2 (January 2000)
-- Binghamton, NY: Africa Resource Center, State University of New York at Binghamton, 1999-.Debates by Ali A. Mazrui, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Wole Soyinka, Joseph Inikori, Molefi Kete Asante, and many others. See also, the Home Page of "West Africa Review. (Online)".
- World History Archives (Haines Brown; via Hartford
Web Publishing, Connecticut)
- A compilation of opinion articles and debates from African studies e-mail discussion lists, general & alternative online news sources, plus lectures by African studies scholars.
- History of Africa as a whole
- Egypt and the Maghrib
- Horn of Africa
- Western Africa
- Central Africa
- Eastern Africa
- Southern Africa
- World
History Connected. (Online) -- Urbana-Champaign: University
of Illinois Press and Washington State University, 2003 -
An online journal featuring lesson plans and tools for teachers of World History.