Below are links to African-American biographical sites.  An asterisk * indicates that additional links are found on this page.  Click on the icon to view the biography available at the Gale Biography Resource Center.

• The HistoryMakers -- Provides short articles about contemporary figures in the African American community.
• History Channel: Celebrate Black History Month -- Short articles about influential African Americans both past and present.

• American Visionaries: Frederick Douglass -- A National Park Service site that includes a virtual tour of his house.
• Frederick Douglass -- Includes a lengthy biography and links to other sites.

• The Pilgrimage of Jesse Jackson -- A Frontline presentation of the life and influence of Jesse Jackson.  Includes links to audio clips.
• Jesse Jackson: Man of Many Missions -- A BBC site that presents a short summary of Jesse Jackson's activism.

• Barbara Jordan: a Tribute -- Includes a short biography, links, and tributes to the late Texas congresswoman.
• Texas Trails: Barbara Jordan -- A brief biography of the life of the Texan congresswoman.
• Creative Quoatations from Barbara Jordan -- Several quotations from Jordan.

• Seattle Times MLK Page -- Biography and links to other sites.
• Quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr. -- Excerpts from King's writing and speeches.
• Martin Luther King Online -- Includes an audio of the "I Have a Dream" speech
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project -- Includes secondary and primary sources.
• Robert F. Kennedy: on the Death of Martin Luther King, Jr. -- Text and audio of his speech in Indianapolis given hours after King's assassination.

• The Official Web Site of Malcolm X -- Presents a biography, quotations, and highlights of Malcolm's career.
• Malcolm X: a Research Site -- Includes biographical information, audiofiles, and links to other sites.

• Gale Schools: Barak Obama -- A short biography of the freshman senator.
• In Illinois, a Star Prepares -- A Washington Post editoral describing the politics of Obama.
• Current Biography -- An H.W. Wilson resource providing a lengthy biography.

• Girl Power! Guest Rosa Parks -- Highlights from the life of Ms. Parks.
• My Story: Rosa Parks -- A Scholastic site describing Ms. Parks involvement in the Civil Rights Movement.
• Rosa Parks: Pioneer of Civil Rights -- Includes a biography and interview of the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement.".
• Rosa Parks: the Woman Who Changed a Nation  -- A brief biography of her life.

• General Colin L. Powell -- An interview with the former Secretary of State with a link to his biography.

• Condoleezza Rice -- A Gale biography.
• Condoleezza Rice -- A biography from Aljazeera.
• Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice -- An official biography provided by the U.S. State Department.