A living archive
Heritage & Horizon: African American Legacy Project
From the kingdoms and cultures of pre-colonial Africa, through Reconstruction, the Harlem Renaissance, and the Civil Rights Movement, to today's innovators — a cited, source-first record of achievement, resilience, and heritage in the arts, literature, science, civil rights, music, and politics.
Every entry here is researched from cited sources and reviewed before it publishes — see Sources & Methodology and Editorial Standards for how that works. This is an actively growing archive: entries are added and expanded over time, and corrections are welcome.