REL 252: African-American Religion & Spirituality: Internet Resources

Founded in 1987 and headquartered at Amherst College. Its goal is to produce a comprehensive history of African-American religion, from the earliest African-European encounters along the west coast of Africa in the mid-fifteenth century to the present day

ponsored by the National Humanities Center, the Divining America website includes subsidiary pages on several topics in African-American religious history: African-American Christianity, Part I: To the Civil War, African American Christianity, Part II: From the Civil War to the Great Migration, 1865-1920, Islam in America: From African Slaves to Malcolm X, and Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association. Each page includes an introductory essay and links to online resources, comprising many primary sources.

A study of religious affiliation, demographics, beliefs and practices, and social and political views.

The nation's oldest research center dedicated to the study of the history, culture, and social institutions of African Americans.

Provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience. It is a digital record of American history and creativity. These materials, from the collections of the Library of Congress and other institutions, chronicle historical events, people, places, and ideas that continue to shape America