Society, Race, and Resistance - African American

 

Affirmative Action and Diversity Page

http://aad.english.ucsb.edu 

Presenting a variety of perspectives, this thought-provoking site offers "articles, theoretical analyses, policy documents, current legislative updates, and an annotated bibliography...."

  

African American Labor History Links

http://www.afscme.org/publications/12440.cfm 

The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees has compiled a timeline and materials about such efforts as the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers’ Strike, and organizing of the Pullman Porters.  Essays, papers, biographies, and speeches enrich this resource.

 

Congress of Racial Equality

http://www.core-online.org 

Advocating that "all people are created equal," CORE seeks "to unearth covert, more subtle and unsuspecting forms of racism and discrimination."

 

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Online

http://www.cbcfinc.org 

Programs, policy, news, and views about current events.

 

Frontline:  the Two Nations of Black America

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/race 

Especially exciting for its interviews with Julian Bond, Eldridge Cleaver, Angela Davis, Jesse Jackson, Cornel West, and others -- this site also delineates economics with charts, graphs, and analysis.

 

History of Civil Rights Laws

http://www.withylaw.com/history.htm 

A brief listing of U.S. documents and legislation.

 

How Race Is Lived in America

http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/race 

The celebrated New York Times series on how, in spite of many years of civil rights efforts, African Americans still do not enjoy equality.  Law, media, politics, sports, youth culture, and other topics are explored with sensitivity.

 

Intelligence Project of the Southern Poverty Law Center

http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intpro.jsp 

Tracking by the Southern Poverty Law Center of the activities of hate groups and militia.

 

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

http://www.naacp.org 

Home page of the oldest organization advocating African American progress.

 

National Bar Association

http://www.nationalbar.org/welcome.shtml 

Since 1925, this organization of African American lawyers has been struggling for justice.

 

National Urban League

http://www.nul.org 

Fighting for economic, social, and educational rights.

 

100 Black Men of America, Inc.

http://www.100blackmen.org 

With the goal of improving quality of life, and enhancing educational and economic opportunities for African Americans, this Web site provides information on the history, local chapters, and upcoming events of 100 Black Men.

 

Racial Equality

http://www.aclu.org/racialjustice/index.html 

Discussion of issues related to housing, voting, racial profiling, affirmative action, the death penalty, educational equity, etc. 

 

Sociology of Race and Ethnicity

http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/race.html 

Probing analysis and enhancing links for the study of race and racism in the United States.

 

U.S. Census Bureau Facts on the Black / African American Population

http://www.census.gov/pubinfo/www/NEWafamML1.html 

Social and economic characteristics of the African American community, generated by the 2000 Census count. Additional statistics can be found in Facts for Features, February 2009. 

 

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