In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday, let's search for African American sites on the Net. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and passionate fighter for civil rights through nonviolent action. King was assassinated in 1968, but his dream of peace lived on.

The Seattle Times Martin Luther King, Jr. site contains information on the man, the movement, the legacy, and the holiday.
http://www.seattletimes.com/mlk/

The Martin Luther King, Jr. site contains the outline of a research project entitled, "The Believer in the Social Gospel and Nonviolence," by Brother Anthony Dinh.
http://digidesk.p52s.hioslo.no/niwg/mlk1.htm

The Martin Luther King Jr. Directory from the Martin Luther King Jr. Center in Atlanta:
http://www-leland.stanford.edu/group/King/

Black/African Related Resources is a list of sites that contains a significant amount of information relating to Black or African people, culture, and issues around the world. Examples are the National Civil Rights Museum and Jazz Online.
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Home_Page/mcgee.html

The Black World Today features news, black countries' profiles, surveys, and black history.
http://www.tbwt.com/index2.htm

Find links to schools and student organizations, professional organizations, resources, educational opportunities, music, art, and more at The Universal Black Pages.
http://www.gatech.edu/bgsa/blackpages.html

The Black Collegian Online is the electronic version of a national career opportunities magazine.
http://www.black-collegian.com/

The African-American Mosaic is a Library of Congress Resource Guide for the study of Black History and Culture.
http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html

The Book, A Black History WebSite is a tour through African American culture and history in words, images, and sounds.
http://www.blackhistory.com/

Stamp on Black History is an introduction to a few important black men and women who have been honored on United States postage stamps.
http://library.advanced.org/10320/

Black Film Center/Archive Home Page is a repository of films and related materials by and about African Americans.
http://www.indiana.edu/ ~bfca/index.html

African American Web Connection contains sites for churches, prominent people, entertainment, history, and more.
http://www.aawc.com/aawc.html

At the AFRO-Americ@: The Afro-American Newspapers Home Page, learn about the culture and history of African Americans, and even visit the kids' zone.
http://www.afroam.org/

Virtually Afrocentric is a repository of virtually Afrocentric links.
http://www.he.net/~awe/makheru.htm

Martin Luther King, Jr. Park is a memorial to the slain civil rights leader.
http://www.pan.ci.seattle.wa.us/tour/mlk.htm

Next week, we'll look for hobby sites on the Internet. See you then!

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