1.  Overview

http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/CIVAFRCA/CIVAFRCA.HTM

2.  Politics-Mansa Musa Overview:

http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Classroom/9912/ancientmali.html

3.  Economics:  Gold-salt trade

http://library.thinkquest.org/13406/sh/

4.  Islamic History of Africa (start reading 750)

http://www.albalagh.net/kids/history/africa.shtml

5.  Islam in Mali (Kings, gold, Islam)

http://webusers.xula.edu/jrotondo/Kingdoms/Mali/MaliHistNarr.htm

6.  Society (Not specific for Mali-but it explains tribal organization.)

http://www.historyteacher.net/GlobalHistory-1/Readings/African%20Tribalism.htm

7. Art (Be sure that it is 13th century)

http://www.nmafa.si.edu/pubaccess/pages/onviewfrm.htm

8. Art and historic overview

http://www.nmafa.si.edu/educ/mali/