Digital Archives & Institutional Websites
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IEEE Spectrum.
"Granville T. Woods: The 'Black Edison' Who Invented the Train Telegraph."
Details on Woods's many patents, including the induction telegraph for trains.
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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
"Bringing Light to All: Lewis Latimer."
Information on Latimer's contributions to the carbon filament for the lightbulb.
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NASA Landsat.
"A Face Behind Landsat Images: Meet Dr. Valerie L. Thomas."
Biography focusing on Thomas’s work developing the illusion transmitter technology.
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Lemelson-MIT Program.
"Mark Dean and Dennis Moeller."
Details on Dean’s role in the development of the IBM PC and the ISA bus.
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The Henry Ford.
"Jerry Lawson and the Fairchild Channel F Video Entertainment System."
Information on Lawson’s pioneering work on removable video game cartridges.
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Greenbelt Museum.
"Sarah Boone’s Modern Ironing Board."
Details on Boone’s 1892 patent for the improved, reversible ironing board.
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Tasting Table.
"The Man Who Invented The Bread Machine In The 1800s."
The story of Joseph Lee, who invented the bread kneading machine and patented the automatic dough kneader.
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History.com.
"Was the Potato Chip Invented in Saratoga, New York?"
Context on George Crum and the accidental invention of the potato chip.
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New Georgia Encyclopedia.
"Alonzo Herndon (1858-1927)."
Biography of Alonzo Herndon, a former slave who became a successful entrepreneur and founder of Atlanta Life Insurance Company.
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Jim Crow Museum, Ferris State University.
"What was the Green Book?"
Information on Victor Green's guide for safe travel for African Americans during the Jim Crow era.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
"Continuing César Chávez's Legacy Supporting Farmworkers."
Article on Chávez's impact on agricultural labor rights and social movements.
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National Women's History Museum.
"Dolores Huerta."
Biography of the labor leader and civil rights activist who co-founded the UFW.
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PRRAC — Connecting Research to Advocacy.
"Censored, Erased, and Whitewashed: Jim Crow Education in the Twenty-First Century."
P & R Article (January-April 2024).
A key source analyzing the ongoing effects of historical erasure within education systems.
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American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
"The Movement to Erase Black History, Culture, and Joy."
Podcast episode discussing the current political and educational efforts to censor Black history.
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TIME Magazine.
"The Black Panther Party's Forgotten History of Fighting Health Care Inequality."
Details on the public health and medical initiatives run by the BPP.
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National Women's History Museum.
"Alice Ball."
Biography and details regarding the theft and subsequent restoration of Alice Ball's work.
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Smithsonian Magazine.
"The Nation’s First Black Female Doctor Blazed a Path..."
Article detailing the life and historical erasure of Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler.
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Medical News Today.
"The stolen cells of Henrietta Lacks and their ongoing contribution to science."
Information on the HeLa cell line and the ethical issues surrounding its use without consent.
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Frontiers in Science.
"Children in Science: Jane C. Wright – A Forgotten Pioneer..."
Details on Dr. Jane Cooke Wright’s pioneering work in cancer chemotherapy.
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National Women's History Museum.
"Edmonia Lewis (c. 1844–1907)."
Biography of the celebrated Black/Indigenous sculptor, Edmonia Lewis.
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Wikimedia Commons.
"File:Edmonia Lewis by Henry Rocher.jpg."
Source for portrait photography of Edmonia Lewis.
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African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS).
"Zora Neale Hurston's Anthropological Legacy."
Analysis of Hurston's pioneering work in anthropology and folklore collection.
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KPBS.
"Early Novel Written By Free Black Woman Called Out Racism Among Abolitionists."
Focus on Julia C. Collins's early work and the context of its disappearance.
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PBS American Experience.
"Bessie Coleman."
Biography of the first African American and Native American woman pilot.
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Columbia School of International and Public Affairs (SIG).
"Black History Month, Part I: Historic Contributions..."
Highlights the historical context and challenges faced by Black innovators.
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Learn HTML.
"Learning By examples"
Shows the basics of code so you the coder can make great work of your own.
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Learn HTML.
"HyperText Markup Language"
The articles below can help you learn more about HTML.
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Responsive Timeline.
"Using HTML CSS Only"
M - SoftTech Youtube channel..
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Icons.
"How to Add Icons in HTML Website | Font Awesome Icons"
Web Tech Knowledge Youtube channel..
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Fonts.
"How to Add Google Font to HTML Website"
ByteGrad.
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Fonts.
"How to use google fonts in tailwind css?"
AyyazTech.
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Sidebar.
"Sidebar Menu in HTML CSS & JavaScript"
CodingLab.
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Placeholder.
"How To Create Custom Placeholder Images | Image Placeholder | Placeholder"
Tips With Alam.
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Tailwind CSS.
"Intro to Tailwind CSS"
geeksforgeeks.
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