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In the past few years there has been an explosion of resources which pertain not only to the black community in Britain as a whole, but to the study of black history and heritage. There are two reasons in particular why this is the case. Access to the internet has grown and as such it is now more than ever used as a supplementary educational tool, by teachers, parents and schoolchildren. Secondly, as members of the black community themselves become more aware that there are such things as resources addressing "Black British History" they are more likely to look for such information.

One thing should be understood about the creation of some of these resources. Many of them were designed by interested individuals, possibly amateur historians, who may well have gained much of their information from other resources, rather than having carried out an original piece of scholarly research. But this can also be the case for resources created by national bodies and local authorities.

This in no way undermines the relevance and importance of such sites but it has to be taken into account. The study of black history and heritage is a fairly new phenomenon in Britain, and there simply is not a great number of academics who are engaged at a university level in such research.

Hopefully this situation will change, and as more people in Britain become interested in their African heritage, these resources may well assist them in such research endeavors.

For information about general British black heritage, click here.

For regional internet resources, click here.

Links to other useful websites can be found here.

To download podcasts and transcripts of lectures and presentations held recently at the International Slavery Museum, click here.