African-American History Month

2024 - African Americans and the Arts
2023 - Black Resistance
2022 - Black Health and Wellness
2021 - The Black Family - Representation, Identity, and Diversity
2020 - African Americans and the Vote
2019 - Black Migrations
2018 - African Americans in Times of War
2017 - The Crisis in Black Education
2016 - Hallowed Grounds: Sites of African American Memories
2015 - A Century of Black Life, History, and Culture
2014 - Civil Rights in America
2013 - At the Crossroads of Freedom and Equality
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 - From Slavery to Freedom
2006 - Celebrating Community
2005 - The Niagara Movement

Black History Month - https://blackhistorymonth.gov/
                 http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/aframer/
                 https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/celebrating-black-history-month
          https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/initiatives/black-history-month-2024
          https://www.history.com/topics/black-history

The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross
http://video.pbs.org/program/african-americans-many-rivers-cross/

African American Soldiers in the Civil War
https://www.gettysburgflag.com/african-american-troops-civil-war

Black History
https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/our-illinois-4-h-story/2022-02-01-8-ways-celebrate-black-history-month
https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/teaching-tools/book-lists/29-books-for-black-history-month-.html
http://teacher.scholastic.com/africanamericanheritage/
https://www.familyeducation.com/entertainment-activities/black-history-month
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f00AatzvxC0
https://www.infoplease.com/history/black-history

http://www.blackhistory.com/
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/black_history.htm
http://www.seacoastnh.com/black-history/
http://www.archives.gov/research/alic/reference/black-history.html
http://www.theholidayzone.com/black/bllinks.html

Frederick Douglass papers - https://www.loc.gov/collections/frederick-douglass-papers/about-this-collection/

The History of Black Theater in America 
https://seatup.com/blog/history-of-black-theater-in-america

African-American History quizzes and crosswords
http://www.infoplease.com/african-american/quizzes-crosswords.html

Civil Rights quiz - https://www.ducksters.com/history/civil_rights/african-american_civil_rights_movement_questions.php

Famous African Americans - https://www.famousafricanamericans.org/
https://www.ducksters.com/biography/africanamericans.php
https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/activities/teaching-content/famous-african-american-inventors-black-history-america-activity/
https://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h3736.html
https://www.factmonster.com/african-american-biographies-category
http://mentalfloss.com/article/86923/11-african-american-inventors-who-changed-world
https://www.onlinecollege.org/50-african-americans-who-forever-changed-academia/
https://www.usfhealthonline.com/resources/healthcare/african-american-trailblazers-in-medicine-medical-research/
https://manhattanarts.com/how-well-do-you-know-famous-african-american-artists/
https://americanart.si.edu/art/highlights/african-american

Harriet Tubman

https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/harriet-tubman
https://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/tubman/aa_tubman_subj.html
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/harriet-tubman
http://www.harriet-tubman.org

       

                                             Martin Luther King biography from LSU - https://guides.lib.lsu.edu/c.php?g=353667&p=2385247
                          Biography - https://www.drmartinlutherkingjr.com/uncategorized/dr-martin-luther-king-jr/
                             Biography from Nobel Prize page - http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1964/king-bio.html 
   

Time Magazine
http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,988163,00.html
http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/0,28757,1952600,00.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
https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/

"I Have a Dream" speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. text and audio
https://www.npr.org/2010/01/18/122701268/i-have-a-dream-speech-in-its-entirety
https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP4iY1TtS3s

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

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

Speak Up - Opening Up A Dialogue With Youth About Racism from the USC Rossier School of Education
https://rossieronline.usc.edu/youth-and-racism/

Stamps and Black History Month
https://postalmuseum.si.edu/freedom/
https://www.thirteen.org/edonline/lessons/stamps/index.html
https://www.thirteen.org/edonline/lessons/stamps/b.html

Black History on the Internet - web sites for teachers
https://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson221.shtml
https://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson252.shtml
https://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr056.shtml
https://www.educationworld.com/a_special/black_history.shtml
https://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/columnists/ferlazzo/ferlazzo008.shtml
https://www.educationworld.com/a_sites/sites077.shtml
https://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson297.shtml
https://www.weareteachers.com/7-fresh-ideas-for-black-history-month/

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

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

BHM Lesson Plans -
https://www.nea.org/professional-excellence/student-engagement/tools-tips/black-history-month-lessons-resources

Learn about the Black Lives Matter movement -
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/21/insider/chronicling-the-black-lives-matter-movement-for-kids.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/04/learning/lesson-plans/resources-for-teaching-about-race-and-racism-with-the-new-york-times.html

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      Martin Luther King http://www.usps.com/images/stamps/99/martin_luther_king.htm