BlackPast is an online reference center makes available a wealth of materials on African American history in one central location on the Internet. These materials include an online encyclopedia of over 4,000 entries; the complete transcript of more than 300 speeches by African Americans, other people of African ancestry, and those concerned about race, given between 1789 and 2016; over 140 full text primary documents, bibliographies, timelines and six gateway pages with links to digital archive collections; African and African American museums and research centers; genealogical research websites; and more than 200 other website resources on African American and global African history.