Clothing and textiles are often deeply integral to a people's culture and history. For those who are living geographically apart from their ancestral culture, clothing can also offer a way to develop or maintain a connection with their cultural heritage and history. The Costume Institute of the African Diaspora (CIAD) is an organization "dedicated to researching the history and culture of clothing...

Located at Yale University, the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition is "dedicated to the investigation and dissemination of information concerning all aspects of the Atlantic slave system and its destruction." Created by a major gift from Richard Gilder, the Center's Web site provides detailed information about the fellowships, conferences, publications, and...