Primary sources are available here primarily for use in highschool and universitycollege courses. Browns world history archives africa related see his excellent resource on haiti. Apr 17, 2015 part of paul halsalls excellent series of internet sourcebooks, internet african history sourcebook has fulltext sources for african history arranged by topics that include the black athena debate, human origins, egypt, ethiopia, islam in africa, west african kingdoms, great religion, the slave trade, and more. This website contains more than 400 links to a variety of sources in african history. The internet medieval sourcebook, and other medieval components of the project, are located at the fordham university center for medieval studies.
Developed by dedicated instructors and students of american history, accessible archives contains the rich, comprehensive material found in leading historical periodicals, newspapers and books. Navigate through halsalls site for each of the main and subsidiary sourcebooks. The medieval sourcebook is both a classroom resource and the largest collection of online medieval texts. African history through sources this book recounts the history of colonial africa through more than one hundred primary sources produced by a variety of actors. Topic should be about african history, flora and fauna, anthropology and geography of africa, travels in and through africa, biographies of africans, slave trade in africa, fictions in africa, etc. The internet history sourcebooks project is located at the history department of fordham university, new york. We specialize in software made by africans and black americans for family and utility.
Jan 16, 2014 a majority of print readers read only in that format, although 35% of print book readers also read an e book and 17% listened to an audiobook. A listing of online resources for locating african primary sources. You can find published primary sources by using the online catalog, or by searching in a digital collection of historical documents, such as the gerritsen collection of womens history, chronicling america, and empire online. Internet medieval sourcebook internet modern history sourcebook internet african history sourcebook internet east asian history sourcebook internet global. Africans who have access to broadband connections are estimated to be in percentage of 1% or lower. The title of this book says the saga of an american family. Designed and maintained by paul halsall, the internet history sourcebooks project is one of the most visited pedagogical sites in the world and has received numerous accolades from teachers and scholars. Please provide me with your latest book news, views and details of waterstones special offers. It is first known to have been seen at the house of a dutch farmer named jacobs, in the northern.
A collection of data and miscellaneous media donated by individuals to the internet archive. As we have learned in these pages, the roots of the kinte family are african. Internet african history sourcebook peter halsall fordham d. The rugged great karoo semidesert region makes up much of the central and western part of the country. Kimberly brown pellum, phd releases black beauties. In addition to direct links to documents, links are made to a number of other web resources. In platos theaetetus, socrates suggests that philosophy begins with wonder. Primary source sites available through the asu library. Jan 15, 2020 its possible that the story of the men in black, the mysterious figures that would become the subject of fascination in ufo conspiracy circles and eventually break into mainstream popular culture.
African americanblack history best of history web sites. African history teens, history teens, books barnes. One of the most interesting chapters of this short history has been its development in africa. List of books and articles about african history online. African american pageant queens in the segregated south tallahassee, fl four global pageant titles are currently held by women of african descent.
Africa since 1945 internet history sourcebooks fordham university. New book explores the pivotal role of black beauty queens during the civil rights movement and beyond. This article traces the history of systematic african philosophy from the early 1920s to date. The african bookstore continues to inspire others to read, and is a firm believer in the educational process of selfknowledge and enrichment. Unescos world digital library wdl makes available on the internet, free of. Although still a young technology, the internet has had a profound impact on the world in the few decades that it has been around. Scholarly resources for learning and research gale. The internet ancient history sourcebook is a companion to the internet medieval sourcebook and the internet modern history sourcebook. It is one of the finest african studies collections in the world. Arpanet was funded by the united states military after the cold war with the aim of having a military command and control center that could withstand a nuclear attack. Materials used to study history can be classified into three types. Sources and methods in african history boydell and brewer. In 2007, 83% of african countries had their own authority for internet services and data traffic. These cartoons teach pride in your childrens african history and culture while entertaining them and expanding their circumference of awareness.
Hence large elements of west african, particularly yoruba, religion blended with catholicism can be found in religions such as vodun also known as voodoo haiti, candomble brazil and santeria carribean. The first known finding of a diamond in south africa was as recent as 1867, and this diamond was found by accident and could not for a time obtain any credence. Unlike technologies such as the light bulb or the telephone, the internet has no. The african history sourcebook is part of the internet history sourcebooks project. Africa togo the world factbook central intelligence agency. I am also from an american family with german roots. The african collections at the stanford university libraries include publications, audiovisual materials, archives, manuscripts and digital resources about and from subsaharan africa. The history of africa 73 military history lamphear 2007, fighting for britain.
General history resources best of history web sites. Internet african history sourcebook africa is both the most clearly defined of. This site, created by paul halsall of fordham university, contains several large collections of primary fulltexts and other useful materials organized by era and by regionculture. One document, for example, is frederick douglasss handwritten 1857 letter to his former owner. History of african philosophy internet encyclopedia of. The primary sources, remnants and written documents are counted as more reliable than the oral history. The book also goes back into south africa history, and explains the countrys ethnic mix though it has also been criticised for proafrikaner attitudes. Sources of african history essay sample sample essays. The ihsp recognizes the contribution of fordham university, the fordham university history department, and the fordham center for medieval studies in providing web space and server support for the project. The encyclopaedia britannicas guide to black history encyclopaedia britannicas online guide to african american history covers the years 16191999. Feb 16, 2019 you can also find over 20,000 inventions made by black people in the book titled black inventors by keith c holmes.
While south africas many broadcasters and publications reflect the diversity of the population as a whole, the most commonly used language is english. This site offers a comprehensive time line and information on terms, people, and eras relating to black history. Internet african history sourcebook world history commons. On 12 november 1991, the first ip connection was made between rhodes computing centre and the home of randy bush in portland, oregon. Documents related to the south african truth and reconciliation commission fulltext access to records of the south african trc, a project of the historical papers archive of witwatersrand university in johannesburg and the south african history archives project. Part of paul halsalls excellent series of internet sourcebooks, internet african history sourcebook has fulltext sources for african history arranged by topics that include the black athena debate, human origins, egypt, ethiopia, islam in africa, west african kingdoms, great religion, the slave trade, and more. The topics covered almost defy categorization, but one can find material on afrocentrism, ancient african. Another shows the famous edmund pettus bridge in selma, alabama. The west african area is important because this is where the majority of slaves departed for the new world. My husband is from an american family with african roots. This was done using a penril modems which pushed the data rate. Primary sources history of africa research guides at eastern.
Gale is a global leader in education, learning, and research resources online. Togos population is estimated to have grown to four times its size between 1960 and 2010. Link to one of the megasites which track web resources. Every single american, unless native american, has roots from somewhere else. African american black software makers and distribution. In addition, youll find great book recommendations that may be of interest to you based on your search and purchase history, as well as the most wished for and most gifted books. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. The brown and orange landscape that surrounds south africas northwestern borders is the kalahari desert, a vast sand basin marked by dunes and dry savannah vegetation. This book is both a snapshot of current academic practice and an attempt to sort through some of the problems scholars face within this unfolding web of sources and methods. Excellent firsthand history by an eye witness who also happened to be one of the leading authors of the late 19th century. Earlier this week, we published an introductory timeline of africa from 1900 to 2011 mapping when various nation states became independent.
More dirty little secrets about black history, its heroes, and other troublemakers volume 2 dr. However, recent research shows that wonder may have different subsets. Sources of african history a source of history can be divided into two big groups, remnants and storytelling which usually are called primary and secondary sources. However, the first internet protocol connection was made to portland, usa. Based on such experiences and on the directions provided by itu, most african countries now have local internet authorities and are defining local regulation of the internet market. Internet african history sourcebook george mason university. Primary sources africa and europe libguides at arizona state. Nine percent of readers said they read books in all three formats. We have a vast digital archive of research databases, reference books both ebook and print, and more. As the site states, the links provide access to a subset of texts drawn from. Print sources, such as books or journals, are commonly used sources, but a source could also be recorded music or video, internet sites or physical objects. This site provides historical documents from 18th century america. The sources include offi cial documents and politicians commentaries, as well as. A new history of empire in early and medieval west africa hardcover by.
The history of the continent is thus a single story binding living africans to their earliest human ancestors. This site was designed to be a selfcontained collegelevel history course. The cooperative africana microform project hosts a wide range and depth of primary source material available to researchers via interlibrary loan. Publication date 1995 topics africa history publisher st. African sources for african history is a book series published by brill that aims to make available critical editions of indigenous african narrative sources from subsaharan africa. John iliffe was professor of african history at the university of cambridge and is a. Google has gathered together a vast collection of more than 4,000 online primary sources including documents, photographs, and other artifacts that illustrate african american history. By november 1991, south african universities were connected through uninet to the internet.
As the site states, the links provide access to a subset of texts drawn from three broader online sourcebooksan ancient history sourcebook, a medieval sourcebook, and a modern history sourcebook. Overall, about half 52% of readers only read a print book, 4% only read an e book, and just 2% only listened to an audiobook. Internet history sourcebooks project internet history. The media of south africa has a large mass media sector and is one of africas major media centres. Popular history africa books showing 150 of 783 king leopolds ghost kindle edition by. Librivox founded in 2005 is a community of volunteers from all over the world who record public domain texts. The series aims to expand the sources available to historians of africa, and to rectify bias that may have been introduced into the writing of african history through an overreliance on sources written by europeans. The writing of african history involves collection of historical facts and interpreting them logically so as to develop a clear account of events that took place in africa in the past.
Welcome to the internet history sourcebooks project, a collection of public domain and copypermitted historical texts presented cleanly without advertising or excessive layout for educational use. World history poses extraordinary demands upon those who teach it, challenging the talent of experienced instructors as well as to those new to the field. Pbss assorted and diverse web exhibits supplement specific individual television series and generally include a resume of each episode, interviews often with sound bites, a timeline, a glossary, photos, and links to relevant sites. Web documents from the organization of african unity at internet archive, from diana. Myth or reality by cheikh anta diop you can also watch his interview on youtube. Africa is both the most clearly defined of continents in its geography and the hardest to pin down in. The internet got its start in the united states more than 50 years ago as a government weapon in the cold war. With nearly 60% of its populace under the age of 25 and a high annual growth rate attributed largely to high fertility, togos population is likely to continue to expand for the foreseeable future. Sources and methods in african history ut liberal arts. Named one of the top 10 best african american books of 2009 by kam williams internationally renowned book, film and music critic considered to be the most important book published in the eleven year history of the company, african.
Its possible that the story of the men in black, the mysterious figures that would become the subject of fascination in ufo conspiracy circles and eventually break into mainstream popular culture. In this section, we bring highlights from a collection of various sources about the development of the internet in. What are the best books on african history and african. As the site states, the links provide access to a subset of texts drawn from three broader online sourcebooks an ancient history sourcebook, a medieval sourcebook, and a modern history sourcebook. The first south african ip address was granted to rhodes university in 1988. Pbs online pbs has a great source for information on a myriad of historical events and personalities. Resources include access to videos covering 26 topics, and content mirroring that of most u. In a single volume, history of africa offers readers a richly illustrated narrative introduction to the history of the entire continent, from earliest times through to the present day. Welcome to the internet history sourcebooks project, a collection of public. World history connected the ejournal of learning and.
South africa has a rich and vibrant history of producing excellent literature. Spoken, written, unearthed toyin falola and christian jennings editors university of rochester press 2004 sources and methods have been an ongoing concern in african history since the early years of its development as a field of academic specialization. History of the internet and inventor tim bernerslee. Logo and link for the internet ancient history sourcebook web site. Vitalsource bookshelf is the worlds leading platform for distributing, accessing, consuming, and engaging with digital textbooks and course materials.
A snapshot of reading in america in 20 pew research center. In 1992, although a lot of progress had been made concerning internet access in south africa, data speeds were still very slow and the za domain was causing what is known as domain storms. The path of splitness is a major nonfiction work that will rock the scientific world it is 2,766 pages. Court cases as a source for understanding patronclient relationships in early. Building on the books established reputation and success, this third edition has been revised and updated throughout in the light of new research and recent events. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Apr 22, 2015 general history web sites and resources. The best of the little know black history facts lady sala s. Internet history sourcebooks project primary documents in history. The internet history sourcebooks project of fordham university is a collection of public domain and. The role of colonies in british imperial wars jackson 2010. World history connected is designed for everyone who wants to deepen the engagement and understanding of world history. History of the internet in africa internet society.
Internet african history sourcebook internet east asian history sourcebook. Accessible archives provides full text searchable databases of primary source material from 18th and 19th century publications. African history sourcebook internet history sourcebooks project. The history library maintains a list of these collections on its website. In this special month devoted to our history, the final call explores some of the most outrageous and false stories, accounts, and sentimental tales commonly. Black people invented everything the computer, the cell. In recent years increasing prominence has been given to economic, cultural and social history and several articles have explored themes which are also of growing interest to historians of other regions such as. Contains an ancient history sourcebook, a medieval sourcebook, and a. You can also find over 20,000 inventions made by black people in the book titled black inventors by keith c holmes. The book analyzes and explains the basic prehistory of the universe and how it came into being, the basic dynamics which created life, the basic.