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Black and Asian History Websites

AfriGeneas	A website devoted to those with African ancestry.
Anglo Sikh Heritage Trail	This site is dedicated to the history of the relationship between the Sikh and British nations.
The AsiaGenWeb Project	Similar to the AfricaGenWeb Project, with more hosts, but still lacking a number of countries.
Barbodhan Welfare Society	A history of the Gujerati Muslim community in Bolton.
BBC History	This site includes a section on tracing Caribbean family history.
Birmingham City Council	This contains features on black history in Birmingham in general, as well as events for Black History Month.
Black and Asian Studies Association	The aim of the Association is to foster research and to disseminate information on the history of Black peoples in Britain.
Black and British: a family history	A personal account of researching Black British family history.
Black Britain	A site providing numerous services to black people in the UK, including articles on black history.
Black Presence in Britain	Includes information on black history in Britain, under headings on Slavery and Abolition, Armed Forces, Citizens, Education, Health, Entertainment, Newsmakers, Politics and Sport.
BLINK	The Black Information Link is the website of the 1990 Trust, including news and press releases. Registered members can post items into relevant sections.
The British Library Oriental and India Office Collection	A collection of material relating to the cultures of Asia and North Africa, as well as the European interaction with them.
CaribbeanGenWeb	Similar to AfricaGenweb, although most islands now have hosts.
Caribbean Surnames Index	A list of surnames, linked to geographical areas, which have been submitted by researchers.
Centre for Caribbean Studies, University of Warwick	The Centre concentrates its efforts and resources in producing research and scholarship on all aspects of the Caribbean, as well as encouraging study of the Caribbean in an Atlantic context.
Channel 4 Black and Asian History Map	A gateway to websites about Black and Asian history throughout the British Isles.
Chronicle World	Website providing information, news and ideas about black life in modern Britain, including a history of black British footballers.
Community World UK	A guide to online web communities and community websites in the UK, including a section on ethnic communities.
Family History in India	The website for people tracing their British, European and Anglo-Indian family history in India, Burma, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Family Search	A large collection of resources for researching family history around the world.
Images of black Victorians BBC Victoria's Past	Photographs and a history of black people in Britain during the Victorian age.
Indiaman Magazine	The genealogical and history magazine in the world for people researching their ancestry of British and European origin in India and Southern Asia from 1600 to the 20th century.
Jamaican Family Search	A genealogical research site for Jamaica, including transcripts of records, a glossary and historical background information.
Know Your Black History	An online source of information about African American history and culture.
Mapping Newspaper and Periodical Sources Relating to the Black and Asian Communities in Britain	An article by Stella Britzolakis of the University of Warwick on the newspaper resources available for black and Asian history
Moving here	Memories and experiences of Caribbean, South Asian, Irish and Jewish people coming to England, from the 1840s to the present day.
Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African	Biography of a slave who eventually earned his freedom and became involved in the movement to abolish the slave trade.
Operation Black Vote	An explanation of the background to black history, along with further black history articles and links.
School of Oriental & African Studies	SOAS specialises in the study of Asia and Africa. It holds an important collection of archives and manuscripts relating to Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and the Pacific.
Tredworth Black History Map Project	Oral history extracts by a Gloucester primary school.
Tributes to prominent black moments in history	This site provides information of important events in black history.
We were there	The online version of the Ministry of Defence's tribute to the contribution made to our defence by military and civilian personnel from what was then the British Empire and later the Commonwealth.
Worcestershire Racial Equality Council	This aims to tackle racism harassment and violence, to raise awareness of the issues, and to tackle social inclusion in the local area.

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