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Africa Since 1945 - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook53.html Collection of links from the Internet Modern History Sourcebook, emphasis on southern Africa.

Africa: History Links - http://www.africa.upenn.edu/About_African/ww_hist.html African Studies Center links page, University of Pennsylvania.

Africa: The Cradle of Civilization - http://library.thinkquest.org/C002739/AfricaSite/1Main.shtm An interactive educational site that explores Africa's history from the dawn of mankind to modern day.

African History - http://www.suite101.com/articles.cfm/african_history Articles covering the range of African history.

BBC World Service - The Story of Africa - http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica/ An introduction to African history from an African perspective, with illustrations and sound recordings. Produced by the BBC World Service.

Building Bridges to Afrocentrism: A letter to my Egyptological Colleagues - http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/30/049.html Three-part article by Ann Macy Roth exploring ethnographical issues in African history.

Civilizations in Africa - http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/CIVAFRCA/ABOUT.HTM Culture and history resource text learning module.

De West-Indische Compagnie in West Afrika - http://home.wanadoo.nl/jj.clement/ Introduction to a three-volume history of the Dutch West-Indische Compagnie (WIC) on the Gold Coast of tropical West-Africa. (1698-1728). English text despite Dutch title pages.

EAWC Chronology: Early Islam - http://eawc.evansville.edu/chronology/ispage.htm Timeline of early Islamic history.

Exploring Africa - http://www.sc.edu/library/spcoll/sccoll/africa/africa.html An exhibit of maps and travel narratives from Leo Africanus to Chinua Achebe.

H-Africa: African History and Culture - http://www.h-net.org/~africa/ H-Net discussion group dedicated to the history and culture of Africa. Features subject overview, thesis abstracts, reviews, bibliographies, essays, links to related resources, and subscription information.

History and Cultural Profiles - http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/aoi/history/ao-guide.html An introduction to African history and culture by Kenyan scholar Malaika Mutere. From the African Odyssey Interactive project of the Kennedy Center.

Internet African History Sourcebook - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/africa/africasbook.html Annotated link list (Fordham University).

Leo Africanus: Description of Timbuktu - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/med/leo_afri.html Excerpt from 1526 book "The Description of Africa," at Washington State University history site.

Life of James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, an African prince - http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/browse-mixed-new?id=GroGron&tag=public&images=images/modeng&data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed Full text of 1774 autobiographical document of Gronniosaw, of the city of Barnou.

Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection - Historical Maps of Africa - http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/history_africa.html Historical maps of regions and countries of Africa dated from 1450 B.C. to 1978. From the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection at the University of Texas.

Stanford University - Africa South of the Sahara: African History - http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/history.html Annotated directory of links to web resources.

The Afrocentric Debate Resource Page - http://asiapacificuniverse.com/pkm/afro.htm Provides resources for those interested in the African-centered historical approach and the "Black Athena" debate.

The Saharan Trade: A Link Between Europe and Africa - http://library.thinkquest.org/13406/sh/?tqskip1=1 Historical examination of Saharan trade routes.

WebChron - Africa South of the Sahara - http://www.thenagain.info/WebChron/Africa/Africa.html Chronology of African history.

World History Archives: Africa - http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/30/index.html Collection of documents on various historical topics.

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