February is African American History Month

The month of February each year traditionally marks Black or African American History Month. History Education Hawaii takes this opportunity to call to your attention a few of the many historical enrichment resources available on the Internet.

African Americans in the Civil War

The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of African Americans who struggled with adversity to achieve full citizenship in American society. Go to this link.

The American Memory Project

The American Memory Project with the Library of Congress includes 17 collections focusing on African American history. These include Jackie Robinson and Baseball; the Frederick Douglas Papers; Voices from the Days of Slavery; the Zora Neale Hurston plays, and much more.

Rev. Lemuel Hayes (1753-1833)

Lemuel Haynes was probably the first African American ordained by a mainstream Protestant Church in the United States. Go to this link at PBS. Also, see this link with more biographical information.

Absalom Jones

Rev. Jones was the first African American ordained as a priest in the Episcopal Church of the United States. Go to this link for a biography by James Kiefer. Here is another one from Blackpast.org.