African-American History Month

2012 - Black Women in American Culture and History
2011 - African Americans and the Civil War
2010 - The History of Black Economic Empowerment
2009 - The Quest for Black Citizenship in the Americas
2008 - Carter G. Woodson and the Origins of Multiculturalism  
2007 Theme - From Slavery to Freedom
2006 Theme - Celebrating Community
2005 Theme - The Niagra Movement

African American History: Black History Month from Enchanted Learning
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/aframer/

African American World from PBS
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/

African American Soldiers in the Civil War (special thanks to Aly)
http://www.gettysburgflag.com/AfricanAmericanTroopsCivilWar.php

Association for the Study of African American Life and History
http://www.asalh.org/

Black History
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/AfroAm.html
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/bh_hotlist.html

Black History - http://www.blackhistory.com/

Black History Month - info and quizzes
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhm1.html

Black History from Librarians' Index

Library of Congress - http://www.loc.gov/topics/africanamericans/

Black History Links from Kids Domain
http://resources.kaboose.com/kidslinks/social-studies/black-history/Black_History.html

African-American History Quiz from the Seattle Times
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/news/lifestyles/links/2004blackhistoryquiz/

Try the Black History Quiz - answer questions and learn about famous African Americans
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/bh_hunt_quiz.html

     Another Black History site
               http://blackhistorypages.com/

               Black History Hotlist from the Franklin Institute
               http://www.fi.edu/learn/hotlists/blackhistory.php

               Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad -
                   by second graders in Sleepy Hollow, NY
                It includes a timeline, a quiz, character sketches, poems, and maps and more
                       http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/tubman/tubman.html

 

 

     

 

    Martin Luther King biography from LSU
    http://www.lib.lsu.edu/hum/mlk/srs218.html

    Biography from Nobel Prize page
    http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1964/king-bio.html
   

Time Magazine 100 Leaders
http://www.time.com/time/time100/leaders/profile/king.html

Martin Luther King, Jr. An Overview
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/MLK/

Martin Luther King, Jr. information from the Seattle Times
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/mlk/

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project at Stanford
http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/

"I Have a Dream" speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. text and audio
http://www.drmartinlutherkingjr.com/dream.htm

Wikipedia article about Martin Luther King
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr.

Black History Month from Time For Kids
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/specials/bhm/0,8805,97217,00.html

Teacher Resources - http://www.teachervision.fen.com/black-history-month/teacher-resources/6602.html

Stamps and Black History Month
http://www.ncsd.k12.mo.us/emints/dhorn/projects/blackhistorymonth/blackhistorymonth.htm
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/lessons/stamps/

Black History on the Internet - web sites for teachers
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson221.shtml
http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr056.shtml
http://www.education-world.com/a_special/black_history.shtml

Black History Internet Scavenger Hunt -
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson052.shtml

EdHelper - http://www.edhelper.com/BlackHistory.htm

Five Lessons for Black History Month
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson297.shtml

Future Themes - http://www.asalh.org/themes_future.html

 

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This page was developed by Kathi Mitchell  
and was last updated on September 30, 2011
 

      Harriet Tubman http://www.cnn.com/interactive/specials/9901/black.history.stamps/01.harriet.tubman.jpg
      Martin Luther King http://www.usps.com/images/stamps/99/martin_luther_king.htm