WEBSITES & PROJECTS
Coded Black is one of many projects devoted to ending racism. There are many others involved in this struggle that have publicly accessible projects. This is a fight that requires the work of many hands if we are to ever hope to achieve freedom for everyone in the US and UK. Below are just some of the examples of the social justice work available online. Read, engage, act, and pass it on.
Anti-Racism Resources: Fitchburg State University
The Anti-Slavery Manuscripts: Presented by the Boston Public Library
BFI Player: Scenes from a Hostile Environment
Black British Social and Political History in the 20th Century
Black Debutantes: A Collection of Early Works by Black Women Directors
Britain, Slavery, and the Trade in Enslaved Africans
Center for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery
George Floyd And Anti-Racist Street Art Archive
Green Book Research Guide: Web Resources
The History of Racism and Racist Violence
Histories of Three-Fingered Jack: A Bibliography by Diana Paton
Hull Museums Slavery and Remembrance Collection
Listen to this Story: An exhibition about children's books and Black Britain
Mapping Prejudice: Visualizing the hidden histories of race and privilege in the built environment
Mapping Inequality: Redlining in New Deal America
National Archives: African American Heritage
National Archives: Slavery and the British Atlantic Slave Trade
North American Slave Narratives
Office of Registry of Colonial Slaves and Slave Compensation Commission: Records
TED Playlist: Talks to help you understand racism in America
TED Playlist: Talks to help you understand social justice
Race and Ethnicity: Pew Research Center
Record Revealed: John Blanke's Petition for Pay Rise
Record Revealed: Photographs of the British Black Panthers Headquarters
Record Revealed: Photographs of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Race and Trade Unions Image Bank: Britain at Work
Roy Wilkins speaks in aftermath of Orangeburg Massacre
Samuel Coleridge Taylor: A Trailblazing Composer
Say Their Names: Green Library Exhibit supporting the Black Lives Matter movement
Special Branch File: Black Power
The Story of Louise Bennett-Coverley
The Story of The Mangrove Nine
The Story of Robert Wedderburn
The Story of Sir Learie Constantine
Timeline of Events That Led to the 2020 "Fed-Up" Uprising
The Transatlantic Slave Trade [hosted by the UK Parliament]
Voices Remembering Slavery: Freed People Tell Their Stories
United Families and Friends Campaign
William Cobbett’s Parliamentary Debates and Political Register
Available via HathiTrust, The British Newspaper Archive and Google Books