History on the Web. (Cyberwise).QA I'm interested in creating a Website about African American history African American history is the portion of American history that specifically discusses the African American or Black American ethnic group in the United States. Most African Americans are the descendants of African slaves held in the United States from 1619 to 1865. . How do I get content and set up such a site? --S. Moore St. Louis If you're thinking of launching a Website on a particular subject, it's important to have a passion for the topic and more than a cursory knowledge of it; you don't have to be a tech wizard, but you do need to have basic knowledge of how to set up a Website. I would begin by searching the Web to see if there are similar sites. The Smithsonian Institution's Website (www.si.edu/resource/ faq/nmah/afroam.htm) is a good starting point Noun 1. starting point - earliest limiting point terminus a quo commencement, get-go, offset, outset, showtime, starting time, beginning, start, kickoff, first - the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the , as is the DuSable Museum The DuSable Museum of African American History is the first and oldest museum dedicated to the study and conservation of African American history, culture, and art. It was founded 1961 by Dr. Margaret Taylor-Burroughs, her husband Charles Burroughs, Gerard Lew, and others. (www.dusable museum.org), which also provides additional links to other African American history and cultural sites. Once you finish your online research, I would recommend you do some offline exploring, as well. You might begin with one aspect of African American history, say, entrepreneurs or artists, and expand. Also, consider contacting other Websites, as you might want to provide a link from your site to theirs. Before you place information on your site, however, make sure you have permission to do so from the various sources. If you use images or text without permission, you're likely to hear from the owner of that intellectual property. To set up the actual site, you can use any number of off-the-shelf applications (Microsoft FrontPage Microsoft FrontPage (later full name Microsoft Office FrontPage) was a WYSIWYG HTML editor and web site administration tool from Microsoft for the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems. It was part of Microsoft Office application suite from 1997 to 2003. , Adobe GoLive Adobe GoLive is an HTML editor from Adobe Systems. It replaced Adobe PageMill as Adobe's primary HTML editor[1]. The latest version of Adobe GoLive is version 9, and is not integrated as part of Adobe Creative Suite 3. , and Macromedia DreamWeaver, for example) as well as downloadable shareware Software on the "honor system." The concept is that users try a product, and if they like it, they voluntarily pay a set registration fee or make a donation to the program's creator. There are tens of thousands of shareware programs; some fantastic, some awful. (Evrsoft's 1stPage 2000, for example). Each application has varying degrees of difficulty, but you should learn the basics. If this is simply out of your realm, consider getting help from a local Web designer. --S.A.D. |
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