Featured Site: African American History in the American West. Site managed by Quintard Tqylor, the leading historian of the black west. Includes links to documents, key biographies, bibliographies, a lecture series and much more.
- African American Odyssey General black history site from the Library of Congress "American Memory Project," that includes work on the US West.
- African American Infantrymen in America's West Story of black foot soldiers in military campaigns, many against Native peoples, in the post-Civil War era.
- African Americans in Tucson Part of a commendable effort to recognize the diversity in Tucson, this site is loaded with stories, photographs, historical essays, and bibliographies, all of which help visitors to understand the contribution African Americans have made to regional history. Well organized and very useful.
- African American West, 1528-2000 Television series produced at University of Washington.
- African American Women and the American West Bibliography
- African Missouri A very informative site, compiled and maintained by Anne Taylor, which draws on variety of sources to provide critical essays, personal narratives, census reports, and other historical information on African Americans in the Show Me State. Includes relevant "extra-Missouri" links as well.
- Black Indians Briefly traces the 500 year history of African and African American contacts with the Indigenous peoples of the Americas.
- Black Oral History Collection, WSU Digital audio collection of interviews with black pioneers and their descendents from Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Idaho.
- Bibliographic Essay on the African American West Bibliography up to 1996, by Quintard Taylor.
- Black American West Museum Website for this Denver, CO museum. Includes link to a 2005 bibliography of African Americans in Colorado and the West [PDF].
- Black Cowboys Centered around the book, "Black Cowboys of Texas" (2000).
- Black Cowboys Brief intro to the topic from Richard Slatta's "The Cowboy Encyclopedia."
- Black Cowboy Rode the Trails, Too Introductory essay from The Borderlands Project at El Paso Community College.
- Buffalo Soldiers Site introducing the story of the black Union soldiers who fought in the American West in the latter half of the 19th century.
- California African American Museum Los Angeles museum with excellent exhibits on all aspects of black Cali history.
- California Underground Railroad While the route North to Canada is well known, escaped slaves also to the West. This digital archive is rich in primary materials on the topic.
- Freedom Suits Case Files, 1814-1860 Archive of over 300 cases in which blacks sought freedom via the courts in St. Louis, Missouri. Includes a short film, and links to the original case files.
- History of African Americans in Portland and Oregon Bibliographic essay. [PDF]
- Seattle Black Panther Party Tells the little known story of the PBB in Seattle and the Northwest.
- This Was Our War Letters home from black soldiers during World War II.
Further study: - African American History and Studies Links to numerous centers, libraries, professional associations, and academic programs.