AFRICAN-AMERICAN/BLACK HISTORY

AND CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT WEBSITES

Access these sites through your computer’s Internet connection. Open the underlined address. Information can be printed or downloaded to your computer. Be sure to follow links to other sites and find your way back with the “back” button.

The terms “African-American History” “Black History” “afro centric” “African” “African American” “Afro American” “Negro” and “Black” are shown as they appear in the web site.

Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement are inextricably linked. See the Martin Luther King, Jr. website list for more links. Some links will appear on both lists.

All of the sites listed were active as of February 5, 2007. The evaluation is by the AVA Center staff according to the amount of information given and its potential use in the classroom.

THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN OHIO

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/ohshtml/aaeohome.html

“This selection of manuscript and printed text and images drawn from the collections of the Ohio Historical Society illuminates the history of black Ohio from 1850 to 1920, a story of slavery and freedom, segregation and integration, religion and politics, migrations and restrictions, harmony and discord, and struggles and successes.” An American Memory collection from the Library of Congress. Excellent

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY

www.nyise.org/blackhistory/index.html

Huge site of links. Includes Civil Rights & Politics, Society & Culture, Kwanzaa books, Creative Arts and more. Good for students. Excellent

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY – DIGITAL LIBRARY

http://www.academicinfo.net/africanamlibrary.html

A large number of links to African American history sites. Excellent

THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MOSAIC – A LIBRARY OF CONGRESS EXHIBIT

http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html

Permanent and rotating online exhibits from the Library of Congress on African American history and culture. Divided into four sections: Colonization, Abolition, Migration and WPA. For grade 7 and up.

Excellent

AFRICAN AMERICAN ODYSSEY

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/aohome.html

Outstanding online exhibit of the African American collection at the Library of Congress. A selection from the Loch’s collection featuring text, photos, documents and much more. For grade 7 and up. Excellent

AFRICAN AMERICAN RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET

http://www.southampton.liu.edu/library/afriamer.htm

A list of links to African American sites on the Internet. A gateway site. Excellent

AFRICAN AMERICAN VOICES – DIGITAL HISTORY

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/black_voices/black_voices.cfm

An extensive online history of African Americans in the United States. Sections: Introduction, Enslavement, The Middle Passage, Arrival in the New World, Conditions of Life, Childhood, Family, Religion, Punishment, Resistance, Flight, and Emancipation. For grade 7 and up. Excellent

AFRICAN AMERICAN WEB CONNECTION

http://www.aawc.com/aawc.html

A gateway site for the whole family with an African American point of view. Includes Art & Poetry, Authors, Business, Churches, Prominent People, Entertainment, Resources, History, more much more. Excellent

AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN WRITERS OF THE 19^TH CENTURY

http://digital.nypl.org/schomburg/writers_aa19/

An online collection of works by African American women writers of the 19^th century, both poetry and prose. For grade 7 and up. Excellent

AFRICAN AMERICAN WORLD

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/

PBS’s site for African Americans and those interested in the culture and history. Sections: Timeline, Reference Room, Kids, Classroom, Community, and Resources. And there are four “Channels” or themes: History, Arts & Culture, Race & Society and Profiles. The Classroom section contains Lesson Plans. The Kids section has a game, email, and Kids Talk. Excellent

AFRICAN AMERICAN WRITERS – E-TEXTS ONLINE

http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/afroonline.htm

Links to online texts of a very large number of African American writers including: Maya Angelou, Arna Bontemps, Gwendolyn Brooks, William Wells Brown, Robert Hayden, William Pickens, Margaret Walker and many more. For grade 7 and up. Excellent

AFRICAN AMERICANS IN HISTORY

http://www.uga.edu/~iaas/History.html

Profiles of prominent African Americans. Excellent

AFRICAN HERITAGE ARCHITECTURE

http://africanarchitecture.com/index.shtml

Information on West African architecture. Contains excellent photos of traditional buildings in Senegal, Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire. (Note: Each thumbnail photo leads to several other photos). Discusses how this architecture can influence architecture in the U.S. Excellent

AFRICANS IN AMERICA NEW!

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/home.html

A companion site to the PBS series. Sections: The Terrible Transformation 1450-1750, Revolution 1750-1805, Brotherly Love 1791-1831 and Judgment Day 1831-1865. Includes: Introduction, Resource Bank Index, Teacher’s Guide Contents and Youth Activity Guide. THESE VIDEOS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE AVA CENTER. Excellent

AMISTAD COMMISSION (DIVISION OF NJ DEPARTMENT OF STATE)

http://njamistadcommission.com

The Amistad Commission ensures that the Department of Education and public schools of New Jersey implement materials and texts which integrate the history and contributions of African-Americans and the descendants of the African Diaspora. African American Heritage on the Internet resources for teaching and learning prepared by Carol Nurse from Montclair State University. An outstanding site. Excellent

AMISTAD TRIALS (FAMOUS AMERICAN TRIALS)

http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/amistad/AMISTD.HTM

Very thorough examination of the Amistad trials with Maps of the Voyages, Newspaper Accounts, Chronology, Biographical Sketches of Trial Participants, Sketches of the Amistad, the Trial Record, Supreme Court Records and Decisions, Letters and Diary Entries, Images, links and more. An outstanding site. Excellent

ARTNOIR SHOWCASE

http://www.artnoir.com/

Explores the art of African America, Caribbean America, Afro-Native America and includes Brazil and Polynesia. Includes profiles of artists and displays some of their works. Excellent

“BEEN HERE SO LONG” – SELECTIONS FROM THE WPA SLAVE NARRATIVES

http://newdeal.feri.org/asn/asn00.htm

In the 1930s, the WPA collected the narratives of 2,300 former slaves, some through interviews, and some through their own writings. There are 17 here along with lesson plans that examine the

narratives. Includes links to other online sources of slave narratives. For grade 7 and up. Excellent

BIG DADDY’S LI’L SHELF OF BLACK MEN IN LITERATURE

http://www.math.buffalo.edu/~sww/big-daddys-books.html

Links to web pages featuring African American male writers. For grade 7 and up. Excellent

BLACK HISTORY – EXPLORING AFRICAN AMERICAN ISSUES ON THE WEB

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

Black History Hotlist, Interactive Treasure Hunt, Subject Sampler, two Webquests – Tuskegee Tragedy and Little Rock 9, Integration 0? Also includes links. Excellent

BLACK HISTORY HOTLIST

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

A list of links to resources. Sections: Black History Month, Slavery & History, Leaders, News, Poetry, Changes, and General Resources. Excellent

BLACK HISTORY MONTH

http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/index.htm

Free resources for teaching about Black History Month. Sections: Biographies, Quiz, Featured Titles (Note: These are books to order – not free), Activities (by grade level – print out activity sheets), Literature and a Timeline. Excellent

BORN IN SLAVERY: SLAVE NARRATIVES FROM THE FEDERAL WRITERS’ PROJECT 1936-1938

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/snhtml/snhome.html

“Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938 contains more than 2,300 first-person accounts of slavery and 500 black-and-white photographs of former slaves. These narratives were collected in the 1930s as part of the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and assembled and microfilmed in 1941 as the seventeen-volume Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves.” Search by Keyword, Narrator, or Volume. Search the photographs by Subject. Browse all by State.

Excellent

BROWN VS. BOARD OF EDUCATION – DIGITAL ARCHIVE NEW!

http://www.lib.umich.edu/exhibits/brownarchive/

An online exhibit on the Brown vs. Board of Education case. “This archive contains documents and images which chronicle events surrounding this historically significant case up to the present.The archive is divided into four main areas of interest: Supreme Court cases; busing and school integration efforts in northern urban areas; school integration in the Ann Arbor Public School District; and recent resegregation trends in American schools.” Excellent

BUFFALO SOLDIERS – 42EXPLORE

http://www.42explore2.com/bufldier.htm

Basic information for students on the Buffalo Soldiers with links, activities and webquests. Excellent

CIVIL RIGHTS- 42EXPLORE

http://www.42explore2.com/civilrights.htm

Basic information for students on civil rights with links, activities and webquests. Excellent

CIVIL RIGHTS TIMELINE: ORDINARY PEOPLE LIVING EXTRAORDINARY LIVES: THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN MISSISSIPPI

http://www.usm.edu/crdp/html/cd/intro.htm

“The U.S. Civil Rights Movement ranks as one of the most profound watershed events in world history. While there is much in the areas of race relations and social reform to be accomplished, no informed observer can deny the momentous changes brought about by what most people consider ordinary people. The aim of this project is to shine the spotlight on some of those individuals who courageously gave their lives to the causes of freedom, justice, and equality in what had been touted as being the finest country on earth. Nowhere can these sacrifices be seen more clearly than in the lives of those activists who sought to topple racial, economic, and political inequality in the deep southern state of Mississippi.” Contains several audio files. For grade 7 and up. Excellent

CLASSIC AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE

http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/sites/aframdocs.html

A long list of classic African American literature. Includes the title and author and a link to the full text of the book. Approx. 50 books. For grade 7 and up. Excellent

COLORED REFLECTIONS

http://www.coloredreflections.com/

“Colored Reflections is a "collective history" site covering the quest for civil rights and equality over the last fifty years.” Sections: Decades: 40’s, 50’s 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s. Each gives an overview and reflections of the people who lived through them, biographies and events. For upper elementary and up. Excellent

CONNECTING TEACHERS AND STUDENTS – BLACK HISTORY

http://www.paducah.k12.ky.us/curriculum/black_history.htm

Extensive links to sites about African Americans and their history. Sections: Martin Luther King, General, Anti-Slavery Movement, Art, Civil Rights Movement, Literature, Military, Science, Sports, Lessons and Activities, and Multicultural Resources. Excellent

CULTURE AND CHANGE - BLACK HISTORY IN AMERICA

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/

Time magazine’s kids site on Black History. Sections: Black History Then to Now (timeline), History Challenge (quiz), Oh, Grow Up! (Guess future leaders from their childhood pictures, Now Hear This! (audio files of speeches by Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson. Includes lesson ideas for teachers. For elementary and up. Excellent

THE ENCYCLOPEDIA GUIDE TO BLACK HISTORY

http://search.eb.com/blackhistory/

A huge site from Encyclopedia Britannica. Sections: Timeline, Articles A-Z, Eras in Black History, Audio-Video, Bibliography, Britannica Online (subscription only), Internet Links, and a Study Guide with six student activities. Outstanding. Excellent

THE FREDERICK DOUGLASS PAPERS

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/doughtml/

“The Frederick Douglass Papers at the Library of Congress presents the papers of the nineteenth-century African-American abolitionist who escaped from slavery and then risked his own freedom by becoming an outspoken antislavery lecturer, writer, and publisher. The release of the Douglass Papers, from the Library of Congress's Manuscript Division, contains approximately 7,400 items (38,000 images) relating to Douglass' life as an escaped slave, abolitionist, editor, orator, and public servant. The papers span the years 1841 to 1964, with the bulk of the material from 1862 to 1895. The collection consists of correspondence, speeches and articles by Douglass and his contemporaries, a draft of his autobiography, financial and legal papers, scrapbooks, and miscellaneous items. These papers reveal Douglass' interest in diverse subjects such as politics, emancipation, racial prejudice, women's suffrage, and prison reform. Included is correspondence with many prominent civil rights reformers of his day, including Susan B. Anthony, William Lloyd Garrison, Gerrit Smith, Horace Greeley, and Russell Lant, and political leaders such as Grover Cleveland and Benjamin Harrison. Scrapbooks document Douglass' role as minister to Haiti and the controversy surrounding his interracial second marriage.” Excellent

FREDERICK DOUGLASS TEACHER RESOURCE FILE **

http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/douglass.htm

An extensive collection of resources on Frederick Douglass. Sections: Biography, Bibliography, E-Texts, Lesson Plans, Other Resources, Essays & Criticism. Excellent

FREE AT LAST – THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES – A THINKQUEST SITE

http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112391/?tqskip1=1

A student-created site with extensive information on the Civil Rights Movement from the 1850s to the 1950s. Navigate through the site via three routes: Timeline Route, Leaders Route, Issues Route. Also includes a Civil Rights Dictionary, Games and a Bibliography. Excellent

GREENSBORO SIT-INS – LAUNCH OF A CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

http://www.sitins.com/index.shtml

Documents the sit-ins at Whites Only lunch counters by four black men in 1960 that launched the Civil Rights Movement. Includes profiles of all involved, photos, audio clips, video clips and more. For grade 7 and up. Excellent

HARLEM RENAISSANCE – MULTIMEDIA RESOURCE NEW!

http://www.jcu.edu/harlem/index.htm

“An event is something that is heard about on the streets and read about in the papers for a week or two. However, if a series of related events should be strung together, one can be left with something monumental. What we bring to you is not a mere event that happened in Harlem in the 1920’s and 30’s, but a renaissance...” Sections: Education, Performers, French Connection, Literature, Political Issues, Religion and Philosophy. Hear the music, listen to the poetry. Outstanding. Excellent

HARLEM RENAISSANCE – 42EXPLORE

http://www.42explore2.com/harlem.htm

Basic information for students on the Harlem Renaissance with links, activities and webquests. Excellent

HARRIET TUBMAN AND THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD NEW!

http://www.pocanticohills.org/tubman/tubman.html

This site developed by a 2^nd grade class has good information and activities for primary/intermediate students including puzzles, timelines and more. Excellent

HEADBONE DERBY: ESCAPE TO FREEDOM – AN INTERNET ADVENTURE

http://www.headbone.com/derby/

Click on Escape to Freedom. An online adventure for students grades 4-8 (broken up by level) which takes students back to the mid-19^th century and follows the Underground Railroad as slaves escape to freedom. Includes a Teacher’s Guide with age-appropriate extensions and activities. Excellent

HISTORY CHANNEL SPEECH ARCHIVES

http://www.historychannel.com/speeches/

Audio files of famous quotes and speeches. Speakers include: Fannie Lou Hamer, Lorraine Hansberry, Anita Hill, Harold Ickes, Marian Anderson, Barbara Jordan, Hank Aaron, Julian Bond, H. Rap Brown, Ralph Bunche, William A. Campbell, Shirley Chisholm, Barney Clark, Helen Gahagan Douglas, Ralph Ellison, Adam Clayton Powell, Jack Robinson, Carl Stokes, Malcolm X, Clarence Thomas and Andrew Young. Note: Click on Speech Archive for a list of the speeches. Excellent

HISTORY MATTERS – PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS

http://www.historymatters.gmu.edu/

Hear the personal stories through both audio files and transcripts. Short pieces but well worth it. Some contain audio files. Excellent

►Address of the Colored State Convention to the People of the State of South Carolina

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6514

►“Aint I A Woman”: Reminiscences of Sojourner Truth Speaking

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5740

►“As much land as they can handle”: Johann Bolzius Writes to Germany About Slave Labor in Carolina and Georgia, 1750

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6591

►Burned into Memory: An African American Recalls Mob Violence in Early 20th century Florida

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/67/

►“Carried Thence for Trafficke of the West Indies Five Hundred Negroes”: Job Hortop and the British Enter the Slave Trade, 1567

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6625

►“Cast Down Your Bucket Where You Are”: Booker T. Washington’s Atlanta Compromise Speech

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/88/

►Digging for Answers: A Black Miner Ponders Racism

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5311

►Dressmaker and Former Slave Elizabeth Keckley (ca.1818–1907), Tells How She Gained Her Freedom, 1868

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6223

►“Drug Him Through the Street”: Hughsey Childes Describes Turn-of-the-Century Sharecropping

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/81/

►“The Evil Shadow of Slavery No Longer Hangs Over Them”: Charlotte Forten Describes Her Experiences Teaching on the South Carolina Sea Islands, 1862

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6517

►“Fire, Fire, Scorch, Scorch!”: Testimony from the Negro Plot Trials in New York, 1741

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6528

►A Georgia Sharecropper’s Story of Forced Labor ca. 1900

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/28

►“The Happiest Laboring Class in the World”: Two Virginia Slaveholders Debate Methods of Slave Management, 1837

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5801

►"Having Tasted the Sweets of Freedom": Cato Petitions the Pennsylvania Legislature to Remain Free

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5716

►“I Began to Feel the Happiness, Liberty, of which I Knew Nothing Before”: Boston King Chooses Freedom and the Loyalists during the War for Independence

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6615

►“I Hope to Fall With My Face to the Foe”: Lewis Douglass Describes the Battle of Fort Wagner, 1863

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6215

►“I Subscribe Myself a Friend to the Oppressed”: Henry Bibb Writes to his Former Master, 1844

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6222

►In Search of Eden: Black Utopias in the West

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5029

►In the Richmond Slave Market

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6762

►“Is It Not Enough that We Are Torn From Our Country and Friends?”: Olaudah Equiano Describes the Horrors of the Middle Passage, 1780

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6372

►“It Was a Mournful Scene Indeed”: Solomon Northrup Remembers the New Orleans Slave Market

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6230

►“It Was Considered Low Music”: Pianist Eubie Blake on the Birth of Ragtime at the Turn of the Century

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/95/

►John P. Parker, Conductor, on the Underground Railroad

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6232

►Ku Klux Klan Violence in Georgia, 1871

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6225

►Making the Atlanta Compromise: Booker T. Washington Is Invited to Speak

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/86/

►“My Master Has Sold Albert to a Trader”: Maria Perkins Writes to Her Husband, 1852

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6380

►“Natural and Inalienable Right to Freedom”: Slaves ’Petition for Freedom to the Massachusetts Legislature, 1777

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6237

►One African-American Dreams About Rebuilding the South

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5744

►“So Cheapened the White Man’s Labor”: White Artisans Contest the Labor of Black Workers, 1838

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6376

►“Speak, Garvey, Speak!”A Follower Recalls a Garvey Rally

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/29

►“Still Livin’ Under the Bonds of Slavery”: Minnie Whitney Describes Sharecropping at the Turn-of-the-Century

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/82/

►“There Was Never Any Pay-day For the Negroes”: Jourdon Anderson Demands Wage

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6369

►“This Mysterious Road”: Levi Coffin Describes his Work on the Underground Railroad in Newport, Indiana, 1820–1850

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6595

►“Time Did Not Reconcile Me To My Chains”: Charles Ball’s Journey to South Carolina, 1837

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6580

►“To Redeem My Family”: Venture Smith Frees Himself and his Family

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6536

►Trials of the Trail: African-American Cowboy Will Crittendon

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/4934

►“T’was My Object to Carry Terror and Devastation Wherever We Went”: Nat Turner “Confesses,” Virginia, 1831

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6533

►A YEAR’S WAGES FOR THREE PEACHES: A Black Man Tells of Exploitation in the Late 19th century South

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/63/

►“We Are Literally Slaves”: An Early Twentieth-Century Black Nanny Sets the Record Straight

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/80

►“We Feel as Though Our Country Spurned Us”: Soldier James Henry Gooding Protests Unequal Pay for Black Soldiers, 1863

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6519

►“We Was Jus’ Turned Out Like a Lot of Cattle”: Fountain Hughes Recalls His Life in Slavery and Freedom, Baltimore, 1944

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6520

►W.E.B. DuBois Critiques Booker T. Washington

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/40

►White Slaveowners Fear that the Haitian Revolution Has Arrived in Charleston, South Carolina, 1797

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6596

THE HISTORY OF JIM CROW

http://www.jimcrowhistory.org/home.htm

The complex history of Jim Crow laws. Click on Teacher Resources for a large number of Lesson Plans, Simulations, Narratives, Image Gallery, Encyclopedia, National Park Service Online Teaching Resources, and the National Archives. For grade 7 and up. Excellent

THE HISTORY MAKERS

http://thehistorymakers.com/

Stories of African American successes and achievements. Sections: Artmakers, Businessmakers, Civicmakers, Educationmakers, Entertainmentmakers, Lawmakers, Mediamakers, Medicalmakers, Militarymakers, Musicmakers, Politicalmakers, Religionmakers, Sciencemakers, Sportsmakers, and Stylemakers. Includes a Glossary, Timeline, Resources (links) and more. Outstanding. Excellent

IMAGES OF AFRICAN AMERICANS FROM THE 19^TH CENTURY

http://digital.nypl.org/schomburg/images_aa19/

A large collection of images of African Americans. Sections: Civil War, Education, Family, Labor, Slavery, Portraits: Men, Portraits: Women, Portraits: Children, Portraits: Groups, Slavery, Politics, and much more. Each image is annotated as to caption and source. Excellent

IN MOTION: THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MIGRATION EXPERIENCE NEW URL!
http://www.inmotionaame.org/home.cfm

A huge multimedia site with Flash presentations, images, source materials and more. Sections: The Transatlantic Slave Trade, Runaway Journeys, The Domestic Slave Trade, Colonization and Emigration, Haitian Immigrants: 18^th & 19^th Centuries, The Western Migration, The Northern Migration, The Great Migration, The Second Great Migration, Caribbean Immigration, Return South Migration, Haitian Immigration: 20^th Century, and African Immigration. View the Image Gallery, Read About, Browse Migration Resources, Mapping the Migration. Each section contains a lesson plan. Outstanding. Excellent

INTERNET AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY CHALLENGE

http://www.brightmoments.com/blackhistory/

Use the brief biographies of important African Americans in the 1800s to answer the questions in the Challenge. The Challenge has three levels. Excellent

JACOB LAWRENCE: EXPLORING STORIES NEW!

http://www.whitney.org/jacoblawrence/index.html

An online exhibit from the Whitney Museum on artist Jacob Lawrence. Includes information on his life and works, views of his works, and learning opportunities including webquests and lesson plans. A huge site. Outstanding. Excellent

JAMES BALDWIN TEACHER RESOURCE FILE **

http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/baldwin.htm

An extensive collection of resources on author James Baldwin. Sections: Biography, Bibliography, Criticism, Lesson Plans, E-Texts, ERIC Resources. Excellent

JOHN HENRIK CLARKE AFRICANA LIBRARY

http://www.library.cornell.edu/africana/

An online reference library based at Cornell University on the history and culture of people of African ancestry. Don’t miss the Selected Digital Historical Texts. Contains excellent links to a wide range of resources. Excellent

KENDALL WHALING MUSEUM – HEROES IN THE SHIPS – AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE WHALING INDUSTRY

http://www.whalingmuseum.org/exhibits/index_ex.html

Documents the little-known role of African Americans in the whaling industry in New England as sailors, blacksmiths, shipbuilders, officers & owners. Sections: Whaling Crews, Harpooning and Boatsteers, Processing the Whale, Master Mariners, Passing the Idle Hours, Journals & Pictures, Lewis Temple & Harpoons, Whaling Families, and Bequia and the Islands. Note: At the home page, click on Sitemap and scroll down to Heroes in the Ships. Excellent

THE KING CENTER – BELOVED COMMUNITY http://www.thekingcenter.org/

“More than a 650,000 visitors from all over the world are drawn annually to the King Center to pay homage to Dr. King, view unique exhibits illustrating his life and teachings and visit the King Center’s Library, Archives, his final resting place, his birth home, gift shop and other facilities. Located in Atlanta’s Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site, The King Center utilizes diverse communications media, including books, audio and video cassettes, film, television, CDs and web pages, to reach out far beyond its physical boundaries to educate people all over the world about Dr. King’s life, work and his philosophy and methods of nonviolent conflict-reconciliation and social change.” The web site includes biographical information, photos, audio clips, and classroom activities. Excellent

KULTURE ZONE

http://www.kulturezone.com

A family-friendly site for people of color. Includes articles, family activities and much more. Includes a Kulture Kidz section with activities. Excellent

LANGSTON HUGHES TEACHER RESOURCE FILE **

http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/hughes.htm

An extensive collection of resources on author Langston Hughes. Sections: Biography, Bibliography, Criticism, Lesson Plans, E-Texts. Excellent

LEST WE FORGET…

http://www.coax.net/people/lwf/default.htm

Vast site with a large number of links and a huge amount of history of Africans and African Americans in the United States. Excellent

LEST WE FORGET – IMAGES 0F THE BLACK CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT BY ROBERT TEMPLETON

http://www.templeton-interactive.com/lest1a.htm

An online exhibit of the works of artist Robert Templeton with information and links about each subject, i.e. Frederick Douglass, Asa Randolph, Benjamin Mays, Roy Wilkins and many others. Excellent

LEST WE FORGET: THE TRIUMPH OVER SLAVERY NEW!

http://digital.nypl.org/lwf/english/site/flash.html

An online exhibit about the transatlantic slave trade. Sections: A New People; Africa: The Long March; The Transatlantic Slave Trade; Slave Labor and Slave Systems; The Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition; Family Life and Social Development; Religion; Language, Literacy and Education; and Expressive Culture. Access each section by clicking on the image at the bottom. Excellent

LIVING UNDER ENSLAVEMENT: AFRICAN AMERICANS ON HERMITAGE PLANTATION

http://www.hfmgv.org/education/smartfun/hermitage/open.html

Explores life for slaves at the Hermitage Plantation outside Savannah, Georgia. Includes photos and video clips. Also includes a large number of audio files explaining how they did things. Includes how they resisted. Excellent

MAMA’S BLACK BOOKCASE OF WOMEN IN LITERATURE

http://www.math.buffalo.edu/~sww/mamas-bookcase.html

Links to web pages featuring African American woman writers. For grade 7 and up. Excellent

MARCUS GARVEY: LOOK FOR ME IN THE WHIRLWIND

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/garvey/

A companion site to the PBS video about famous African American orator and activist Marcus Garvey. Sections: The Film & More, Special Features, Timeline, Gallery, People & Events, and a Teacher’s Guide. Note: We have the video. Order VT506584 Excellent

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. PAPERS PROJECT

http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/

A collection of Dr. King’s Papers, Speeches, Sermons, Autobiography, Biography, Chronology, and Articles includes the full text of documents and audio clips. Excellent

MATHEMATICIANS OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA

http://www.math.buffalo.edu/mad/index.html

Shows how mathematical thinking from non-European continents was ignored by most math historians. Presents information on countries in Africa with a long history of mathematics. Be sure to see the information on The Ancients in Africa. Also presents information on Black Mathematicians from all over. Excellent

MAYA ANGELOU: TEACHER RESOURCE FILE **

http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/angelou.htm

An extensive collection of resources on our Poet Laureate Maya Angelou. Sections: Biography, Bibliography, E-Texts, Unit/Lesson Plans, and ERIC Resources. Excellent

MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT

http://www.montgomeryboycott.com

The story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Includes several video clips. Sections: Voices of the Boycott; Rosa Parks, Her Life, Her Legacy; News Articles; Biographies; Historical News Fronts; and a Timeline. Outstanding. Excellent

MRS. LEBEAU’S BLACK HISTORY LINKS

http://www.suelebeau.com/blackhistory.htm

A full page of excellent links to Black History sites. For elementary/middle school students. Excellent

THE NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM

http://www.civilrightsmuseum.org/

An online civil rights museum featuring a museum tour, calendar, maps, exhibits and more. Excellent

NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUE ONLINE

http://www.negroleaguebaseball.com

Official web site of Negro League Baseball, featuring the history of the league, the teams, the players, a chat forum, links and more. Excellent

NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUES – 42EXPLORE

http://www.42explore2.com/blkleag.htm

Basic information for students on the Negro Baseball Leagues with links, activities and webquests. Excellent

OFFICIAL MALCOLM X WEB SITE

http://www.cmgww.com/historic/malcolm/index.htm

Malcolm X home page with biography, photos, bibliography, quotes and more. Excellent

PAINTED VOICES – PORTRAITS OF 20 CELEBRATED AFRICAN AMERICAN WRITERS

http://www.black-collegian.com/african/painted-voices/index.shtml

Artist Gilbert Fletcher discusses how he came to create portraits of 20 of the most celebrated African American writers in US history. Scroll down to links to all of the portraits with a short bio of each writer. Outstanding site. Excellent

PATCHWORK OF AFRICAN AMERICAN LIFE

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

“The following six Web sites were created as models to suggest ways to integrate the World Wide Web and videoconferencing into classroom learning. African-American History was chosen as a topic because of its importance, popularity and the wealth of Internet resources available on the topic. What we hope to add to this richness are some specific strategies for integrating the Web into learning. So rather than merely send learners to a Web site, we've arranged separate formats designed to support different kinds of learning. Read the blurbs below or check out Working the

Web for Education to help you decide which activities you might want to use.” Excellent

PENN CENTER: NATIVE ISLANDER GULLAH CELEBRATION

http://www.angelfire.com/sc/jhstevens/penncenter.html

St. Helena Island in South Carolina is one of the few sites in the US where the “Gullah culture” has been preserved. There are photos, details of Gullah culture, African culture and more. Excellent

POWERFUL DAYS IN BLACK AND WHITE

http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/features/moore/mooreIndex.shtml

Black and white photos of the Civil Rights struggle of the 1960s. Each photo has the date taken, photographer and a brief caption. Excellent

PROUDLY WE SERVED – THE STORY OF THE USS MASON AND HER CREW

http://www.ussmason.org/

The story of the USS Mason, the only World War II warship with an all African American crew and the men who served on her. Includes quotes and stories from the men who served on her. Excellent

REAL AFRICAN AMERICAN HEROES

http://raahistory.com/

Focuses on leaders and positive role models who have made a difference. Sections: African American Medal of Honor Winners, African American Military Leaders, African American Astronauts, and Links. Excellent

REMEMBERING JIM CROW: A MULTIMEDIA SITE

http://www.americanradioworks.org/features/remembering/index.html

Text, photos and audio files on the Jim Crow era in the south. Sections: Bitter Times; Danger, Violence, Exploitation; Communities “Behind the Veil”; Keeping the Past; Resistance; and Whites Remember Jim Crow. Includes photos, text, interviews, slideshows, audio files and more. Excellent

THE RISE AND FALL OF JIM CROW

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/

A companion site to a PBS program that stands on its own. Sections: A Century of Segregation, Jim Crow Stories, A National Struggle, Interactive Maps, Tools & Activities and For Teachers. Includes lesson plans. Excellent

SCOTTSBORO: AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/scottsboro/

A companion site to a PBS program that stands on its own. Sections: The Film & More (includes a transcript), Special Features, Timeline, Maps, People & Events, and Teacher’s Guide. Recommended for 10^th grade and above. Excellent

SIXTEENTH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH BOMBING

http://www.useekufind.com/peace/index.htm

Looks at the bombing of the 16^th Street Baptist Church in 1963 that took the lives of four little girls. Includes Articles, History, Recent Events, Journey to Peace, Tribute, Lesson Plans (listed elsewhere on this list), and Links. Excellent

SMALL TOWNS – BLACK LIVES: AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY

http://www.blacktowns.org/

The online exhibit of photos and text from an exhibit at the Noyes Museum of Art documenting African American communities in southern New Jersey. Communities documented include Springtown (Cumberland county), Small Gloucester(Gloucester county), Chesilhurst (Camden)county, Port Republic and Morris Beach (Atlantic county), and Whitesboro (Cape May county). Excellent

STAMP ON BLACK HISTORY – A THINKQUEST SITE

http://library.thinkquest.org/10320/?tqskip1=1

A compilation of US postage stamps which feature African Americans, includes an outstanding tour, quiz, games and an alphabetical list of biographical sketches of all of those featured. Note: All Thinkquest sites are experiencing service interruptions but should be available in February. Excellent

UNCLE TOM’S CABIN AND AMERICAN CULTURE–A MULTIMEDIA ARCHIVE

http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/utc/

A thorough archive of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s controversial book “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”. Includes primary documents, full text, illustrations, songs, 3-D objects, lesson plans, an interactive timeline, poems, stage productions and much more. Outstanding. For grade 7 and up. Excellent

THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/railroad/index.html

Follow the difficult journey from slavery to possible freedom, encountering the dangers along the way. An interactive tour. Includes Classroom Activities. For grade 7 and up. Excellent

THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD – 42EXPLORE

http://www.42explore2.com/undergrd.htm

Basic information for students on the Underground Railroad with links, activities and webquests. Excellent

UNDERGROUND RAILROAD QUILT CODE NEW!

http://educ.queensu.ca/%7Efmc/may2004/Underground.html

“Ozella Williams is an African American woman who lives in South Carolina. She makes and sells quilts. She was told the story of the Underground Railroad Quilt Code by her mother and continues to tell the story to others.” Includes patterns for making your own coded quilt. Excellent

UNDERSTANDING SLAVERY

http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/slavery/

“Few human practices have provoked such deep and widespread outrage as the practice of one human being enslaving another. So why has slavery survived for thousands of years? How did it become so important to civilization? Explore the ways that slavery has been woven into the fabric of societies in America and around the world.” Sections: A World of Slavery, A Slave on Three Continents, Witness a Slave Auction, Guest Expert, Teacher Tips and Resources. Excellent

VOICES FROM THE GAPS – WOMEN WRITERS OF COLOR

http://voices.cla.umn.edu/

“An instructional Web site focusing on the lives and works of North American women writers of color.” Designed as a classroom component in literature classes on the works and lives of women writers of color. Contributors are encouraged to choose writers from the list provided and contribute a page on that author. Author pages include excerpts, biographical information and more. For grade 7 and up. Excellent

VOICES OF CIVIL RIGHTS: ORDINARY PEOPLE, EXTRAORDINARY STORIES

http://www.voicesofcivilrights.org/index.html

“AARP, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR), and the Library of Congress have teamed up to collect and preserve personal accounts of America's struggle to fulfill the promise of equality for all. We invite you to explore this site, which serves as both a living memorial to those who were a part of the civil rights experience and a tribute to the quest for equality that continues today. Begin by learning about the power of a story.” Sections: The Voices, Unfinished Business, Timeline, Civil Rights at 50, New Voices and Music Video. Excellent

“WITH AN EVEN HAND”: BROWN VS. BOARD AT FIFTY

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/brown/

An online exhibit accompanying the physical exhibit from the Library of Congress on the 50^th anniversary of the Brown vs. the Board of Education court case and its aftermath. “"With an Even Hand" is divided into three sections. The exhibition examines precedent-setting court cases that laid the ground work for the Brown v. Board decision, explores the Supreme Court argument and the public's response to it, and closes with an overview of this profound decision's aftermath. The exhibition features more than one hundred items from the Library's extensive holdings on this subject, including books, documents, photographs, personal papers, manuscripts, maps, music, films, political cartoons, and prints. A film compilation captures the historic events and highlights media coverage of the struggle for desegregation.” Includes photos, links with definitions and more. See the Exhibition Checklist for an extensive list of links to primary documents. Excellent

WRITING BLACK: LITERATURE ON AND BY AFRICAN AMERICANS

http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/as/Literature/amlit.black.html

A list of black authors and some of their works. Some include the full text. For grade 7 and up. Excellent

ZORA NEALE HURSTON TEACHER RESOURCE FILE ** http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/hurston.htm

An extensive collection of resources on author Zora Neale Hurston. Sections: Biography, Bibliography, E-Texts, Lesson Plans, Criticism, and ERIC Resources. Excellent

ABOARD A SLAVE SHIP, 1829

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/slaveship.htm

Although the United States had banned the importation of slaves, the trade continued. The author was aboard one of the ships patrolling the seas off the coast of Africa, boarding suspected slave ships and confiscating the ships when slaves were found. The site includes his firsthand account of the wretched conditions. Very Good

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND HERITAGE SITE

http://www.creativefolk.com/blackhistory/blackhistory.html

Extensive links to resources for African American history and heritage. Very Good

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY/BLACK HISTORY MONTH

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/aframer/

Information for primary students on African American history. Includes classroom activities. Very Good

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY LINKS

http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/History/tm/black.html

A page of links on African American history. Very Good

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY THROUGH THE ARTS

http://cghs.dade.k12.fl.us/african-american/index.htm

Sections: Traditional African Art, Africans in European Art, Pre-Civil War Art, Images Since Reconstruction, and 20^th Century Art. Each section focuses on types of art or artists. Very Good

THE AFRICAN AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS NEW!

http://www.afro.com/

Reprints articles of African American interest from newspapers in the Washinton, DC and Maryland region. The History section has several excellent online exhibits. Very Good

AFRICAN AMERICAN PHOTOS

http://www.npac.syr.edu/projects/ltb/AA_photos_index.html

Several hundred images of African Americans in the Syracuse, New York area from the 1880’s to today. Organized by decades and then subjects such as Business, Snapshots, Sports, and Families. etc. Very Good

THE AFRICAN AMERICAN REGISTRY

http://www.aaregistry.com/

“The Registry's categories link is examples of Black America that make up our character, intelligence, culture and timeline.   The African American Registry® has twelve categories, each has its own color (Activist is light Blue Politics/Law is Gray, etc).  The categories show the wide range of American lifestyles through the Black experience.” Categories include: Education, Activist, Music, Episodes, Literature, Abolitionist, Religion and more. For upper elementary and up. Very Good

AFRICAN AMERICAN SHEET MUSIC FROM BROWN UNIVERSITY

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/rpbhtml/aasmhome.html

“This collection consists of 1,305 pieces of African-American sheet music dating from 1850 through 1920. The collection includes many songs from the heyday of antebellum black face minstrelsy in the 1850s and from the abolitionist movement of the same period. Numerous titles are associated with the novel and the play Uncle Tom's Cabin. Civil War period music includes songs about African-American soldiers and the plight of the newly emancipated slave. Post-Civil War music reflects the problems of Reconstruction and the beginnings of urbanization and the northern migration of African Americans.” You can search by keyword, title, or subject. The music gives an insight into African American culture. Very Good

AFRICAN AMERICAN WARRIORS

http://www.aawar.net/default.htm

Profiles of African Americans in the military: the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, Buffalo Soldiers, Tuskegee Airmen, up to the present. Articles, photos, links. Very Good

AFRICAN AMERICANS – HISTORICAL ALMANACK

http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.com/Almanack/life/Af_Amer/aalife.cfm

Discusses the life of African Americans in colonial times in the Williamsburg area. Includes proclamations (including early emancipation proclamations), advertisements, diaries, biographies and more. Very Good

AFRIGENEAS

http://www.afrigeneas.com/

Genealogical research and resources on African Ancestored Genealogy. Includes how to search, where to search, tips for beginners, surnames, extensive links and more. Very Good

AFRO AMERICAN ALMANAC

http://www.toptags.com/aama/index.htm

An online “presentation of the African in America”; it covers historical events, biographies, historical documents, folktales, trivia games, Issues in the News, links and more. Very Good

AFRO-AMERICAN HISTORY: THE RECORD OF A RACE OF INDOMITABLE PEOPLE SURVIVING THE DIASPORA

http://www.aawc.com/Zaah.html

Links to websites dealing with African American history (most are listed elsewhere on this list). Very Good

ALL ABOUT SLAVERY

http://www.suelebeau.com/slavery.htm

A page of links about slavery and the Underground Railroad. For elementary/middle school students.Very Good

AMERICAN SLAVE NARRATIVES – AN ONLINE ANTHOLOGY http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/wpa/wpahome.html

Additional narratives from the WPA collection of former slaves. Includes sound files. Includes links to sites featuring more information and narratives. For grade 7 and up. Very Good - Note: We have a video Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives. VT506333 – also in DVD

ARTHUR’S SOUTH AFRICA CLIPART

http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/dante/944/sa.htm

Divided into four categories: Flags & Emblems, Traditional Homes of the Indigenous Peoples, The Indigenous Tribes, and People at Work and Play. Very Good

BLACK COLLEGIAN ONLINE – THE CAREER SITE FOR STUDENTS OF COLOR

http://www.black-collegian.com

Job bank, college information, Graduate/Professional School, Global Study, African American Issues, Xtra Curriculum, career planning, and job search. Very Good

BLACK FACTS ONLINE

http://www.blackfacts.com/

Searchable database by date or keyword. Note: Scroll down to find the Search function. Very Good

BLACK HEROES IN EVERY WAR

http://geocities.com/mclane65/black-heroes.html

African American Military History. Extensive links to information on African Americans in every war and conflict fought by the United States. Very Good

BLACK HISTORY AND CLASSICAL MUSIC: COMPOSERS OF AFRICAN DESCENT

http://chevalierdesaintgeorges.homestead.com/History.html

Information on composers of African descent from the 18^th, 19^th and 20^th centuries. Includes a Teacher’s section. Very Good

BLACK HISTORY MONTH CROSSWORD PUZZLE

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/xwords/19990201.html

A crossword puzzle from the New York Times about Black History Month. Very Good

BLACK HISTORY MONTH – INFOPLEASE

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhm1.html

A long list of links to sites for Black History Month. Very Good

BLACK HISTORY MONTH LINKS

http://members.aol.com/MrDonnLessons/USHolidays.html#BLACK

Several links to information for Black History Month. Very Good

BLACK HISTORY LINKS

http://www.sabine.k12.la.us/zes/blackhistory/default.htm

A page of links for elementary students on Black History. Very Good

BLACK HISTORY PAGE

http://members.aol.com/klove01/blackhis.htm

A gateway site inspired by the Million Man March with information and photos of the March, excerpts of speeches by Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, a Black History quiz, and more. Now includes several biographical profiles. Very Good

BLACK HISTORY QUEST

http://blackquest.com/link.htm

A long list of links on African-American History, Culture and Black Studies Resources. Very Good

BLACKHISTORY.COM – UNDERSTANDING OUR PAST, LIVING TODAY, CREATING OUR FUTURE

http://www.blackhistory.com/

A comprehensive Black History site. Sections: Featured Person, Theme of the Month, Publish a Story, Today in History, My Thoughts, E-cards, Quick Quiz and more. Very Good

THE BLACK INVENTOR ONLINE MUSEUM

http://www.blackinventor.com/

Browse for an inventor from the long drop-down list or choose from the Index. Gives a brief description of his/her inventions and includes photos where possible. Very Good

THE BLACK PRESS: SOLDIERS WITHOUT SWORDS

http://www.pbs.org/blackpress/index.html

A companion site to the PBS program. Includes a Transcript, Newspapers, Biographies, Timeline, Modern Journalists, Interactive Activities, Education (study guide), and Resources and Links. Very Good

BREAKING RACIAL BARRIERS – AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE HARMON FOUNDATION COLLECTION http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/harmon/

In the 1920s, the Harmon Foundation was established to recognize African American achievements. In 1944, the Foundation organized an exhibition called “Portraits of Outstanding Americans of Negro Origins”. In 1967, 41 of the original 50 portraits were given to the National Portrait Gallery. Included here are 20 of the portraits and information on their subjects. Very Good

BRITANNICA GUIDE TO BLACK HISTORY TIMELINE

http://search.eb.com/blackhistory/timeline.html

A timeline of Black history from 1517 to the present. Very Good

BROWN VS. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION – A THINKQUEST SITE

http://library.thinkquest.org/10718/?tqskip1=1

A student-created site on the historic Supreme Court decision that changed the face of public education in the United States. Use the Index to navigate through the site. For elementary/middle school students. Very Good

BUFFALO SOLDIERS AND INDIAN WARS

http://www.buffalosoldier.net/

In-depth information on the Buffalo Soldiers and their role in the Indian Wars. Very Good

BUXTON HISTORIC SITE AND SETTLEMENT

http://www.ciaccess.com/~jdnewby/museum.htm

The story of a site in Ontario, Canada which was the last stop on the Underground Railroad for many escaping slaves and which became a black settlement. Very Good

CIVIL RIGHTS DOCUMENTATION PROJECT

http://www.usm.edu/crdp/index.html

Oral history interviews on the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi. A digital collection of the transcripts of the dozens of interviews. Very Good

THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT: 1955-1965 – INTRODUCTION

http://www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/civilrights-55-65/

Seven articles on the Civil Rights Movement: 1/The Montgomery Bus Boycott 2/ Sit-Ins 3/ The Freedom Rides 4/ Birmingham 5/ The March on Washington 6/ Mississippi and Freedom Summer, and 7/ Selma. Very Good

THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT CROSSWORD PUZZLE

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/xwords/20030214.html

A crossword puzzle from the New York Times about the Civil Rights Movement. Very Good

CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT VETERANS

http://www.crmvet.org/

Information on veterans of the Civil Rights Movement, its events and organizations. Includes a Speakers List, In Memory, the Movement, Timeline, Images, Our Stories, Commentaries, Discussions (discussion transcripts), Documents, FAQ, Poetry, Movement Links and much more. Excellent source of information. Very Good

CULTURE AND CHANGE – EVOLUTION OF BLACK HISTORY – A TIMELINE

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/timeline/game.htm

An interactive timeline from Scholastic follows Black History from 1492 to 2001. Includes Trailblazers such as Maya Angelou and Tiger Woods, in addition to web sites with more information. Very Good

THE DRED SCOTT CASE NEW!

http://library.wustl.edu/vlib/dredscott/

“In 1846, Dred Scott and his wife Harriet filed suit for their freedom in the St. Louis Circuit Court. This suit began an eleven-year legal fight that ended in the U.S. Supreme Court, which issued a landmark decision declaring that Scott remain a slave. This decision contributed to rising tensions between the free and slave states just before the American Civil War.

The records displayed in this exhibit document the Scotts' early struggle to gain their freedom through litigation and are the only extant records of this significant case as it was heard in the St. Louis Circuit Court.” Click on the links to view images of the original documents in the case. Also includes a chronology of his life and numerous links to background information. Very Good

DUKE ELLINGTON – CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF THE MAN AND HIS MUSIC http://dellington.org/

Examines the life and work of Duke Ellington, a prolific composer and musician. Sections: Scrapbook, Timelinks, Inter-Activities (lesson plans), Student Gallery, Resources, Dialogue on Duke, and Celebrations. Very Good

ESCAPE FROM SLAVERY, 1838

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/fdoug.htm

A firsthand account by Frederick Douglass of his escape to freedom. Very Good

EYES OF GLORY

http://www.eyesofglory.com/

Documents Black History and Jewish History in Rhode Island with photos, text and artifacts. Sections: Black History, Jewish History, Family Story and Artifacts. Very Good

FACES OF SCIENCE: AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE SCIENCES NEW URL!

https://webfiles.uci.edu/mcbrown/display/faces.html

Photos and short biographical sketches of important African American scientists. Very Good

FOOTSTEPS – AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE ONLINE MAGAZINE

http://www.footstepsmagazine.com/

“FOOTSTEPS is a magazine designed for young people, their parents, and other individuals interested in discovering the scope, substance, and many often unheralded facts of African American heritage. It is an excellent classroom resource for teachers, a valuable research tool for students, and an important vehicle for bringing this rich heritage to people of all backgrounds.” Very Good

FREDERICK DOUGLASS – GREAT FOE OF SLAVERY

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/frederickdouglass1.htm

An article with links on Frederick Douglass and his role fighting against slavery. Good for upper elementary students. Very Good

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL: THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN OWNED AND OPERATED NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.

http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/libraryarchives/aanp/freedom/index.asp

An online version of issues of Freedom’s Journal, the first African-American newspaper in the U.S. Very Good

FROM SWASTIKA TO JIM CROW

http://www.pbs.org/itvs/fromswastikatojimcrow/

A companion site to the PBS program that provides insight on Black-Jewish relations. Sections: The Story, Black-Jewish Relations, Racism in Europe and the U.S., Black Colleges, Lessons Learned, Talkback, The Film, Resources, and Discussion Guide. Includes video clips. Very Good

GATEWAY TO AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY NEW URL!
http://usinfo.state.gov/scv/history_geography_and_population/population_and_diversity/african_americans/African_American_History_Month.html

A gateway site from the U.S. government. Includes Issues in Depth (not really that deep), Archives of newspaper articles, online Publications, Key Documents, Related Issues, Links and more. Very Good

GOLDEN LEGACY ILLUSTRATED HISTORY MAGAZINE – THE LIFE OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
http://golden-legacy.com/mlkjr1.html

An online illustrated magazine (comic-book style) on the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. Note: There are other titles that can be purchased. For primary/elementary students. Very Good

THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE

http://www.fatherryan.org/harlemrenaissance/

In the first two decades of the 20^th century, literature, art, dance, music and social commentary began to flourish in the section of New York City known as Harlem. Sections: Literature, Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Events of the 1920s, Links and Suggested Readings. Very Good

HARRIET TUBMAN AND THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD FOR CHILDREN

http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/tubman/tubman.html

A school site on Harriet Tubman. Includes profiles, quiz, puzzles, poems and more. Very Good

HISTORICAL TEXT ARCHIVE – AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY

http://historicaltextarchive.com/sections.php?op=listarticles&secid=8

21 online articles, 2 online books and 160 links. Full-text of articles and books, plus links. For grade 7 and up. Very Good

A HISTORY OF AFRICAN AMERICANS OF DELAWARE AND MARYLAND’S EASTERN SHORE http://www.udel.edu/BlackHistory/

Ten articles/interviews about African Americans living in Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Includes six Lesson Plans. Very Good

KIDS ZONE – AFRO-AMERIC@ NEW!

http://www.afro.com/children/index.html

A fun site for kids on African Americans. Sections: All Fun and Games, Brain Teasers, Myths and Fables, and Discover Africa. The games and activities are not necessarily about African Americans or African American history. Very Good

LEGENDS OF TUSKEGEE – BOOKER T. WASHINGTON, THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN AND GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER

http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/tuskegee/

“Who are the Legends of Tuskegee and what do they have in common? Booker Taliafero Washington, George Washington Carver and the Tuskegee Airmen all came to Tuskegee and created their own legends. Tuskegee is more than a town located in Macon County, Alabama. It is an idea and an ideal. It was a bold experiment and a site of major African-American achievements for over 100 years.” An online exhibit. Very Good

THE NATIONAL UNDERGROUND RAILROAD FREEDOM CENTER

http://www.undergroundrailroad.com/

Educates the public about the Underground Railroad. Includes articles and information and a link to a listing by state of official Underground Railroad sites. Very Good

REFLECTIONS ON BLACK HISTORY

http://freepress.org/Backup/UnixBackup/pubhtml/fleming/fleming.html

Reflections on being black in California by journalist Thomas Fleming who founded the Sun-Reporter, San Francisco’s African-American weekly. Articles discuss life in California for African Americans in the 1920s and 1930s. Very Good

REMEMBERING SLAVERY NEW URL!
http://rememberingslavery.si.edu/

Audio files of slave narratives with transcripts. Very Good

REPORTING CIVIL RIGHTS 1941-1973

http://www.reportingcivilrights.org/

The reporters and journalism of the Civil Rights Movement. Includes a Timeline, Reporters and Writers, Perspectives on Reporting, and more. This is a companion to a book but includes very good information on the site. Very Good

THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS TRIALS http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/scottsb.htm

The complicated, infamous trials of the black teenagers known as the “Scottsboro Boys” who were tried in the 1930s and whose trials had a radical impact on the South. For grade 7 and up. Very Good

SLAVERY NEW!

http://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/00394/

A site by students for students on life under slavery. Sections: Civil War, Abolitionism, Life as a Slave, History of Slavery, and Activities. Very Good

THE SWEET TRIALS – 1925 & 1926

http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/sweet/sweet.html

An account of the infamous Sweet trials in Detroit in the 1920s when protests against an African American family moving into a “white” neighborhood provoked violence. For grade 7 and up. Very Good

TIME MAGAZINE: CIVIL RIGHTS COLLECTION

http://www.time.com/time/archive/collections/0,21428,c_civil_rights,00.shtml

Online issues of Time magazine featuring articles on Civil Rights issues from 1938 to 1996. Very Good

TRANS-ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE 1450-1750 – A THINKQUEST SITE http://library.thinkquest.org/13406/ta/?tqskip1=1

An examination of the slave trade from 1450-1750 focusing on the many countries and cultures involved. It shows that slavery didn’t begin with the “Middle Passage” but has long been a cruel part of human history. Note: Use the page numbers at the bottom of the page to navigate. Very Good

UNITED STATES COLORED TROOPS IN THE CIVIL WAR NEW URL!

http://www.coax.net/people/lwf/usct.htm

An extensive history of the role of black soldiers in the Civil War. Includes lists of units, battles, burial places, re-enactors and much more. Very Good

VIRGINIA HAMILTON TEACHER RESOURCE FILE **

http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/hamilton.htm

Resources on author Virginia Hamilton. Very Good

VOICES FROM THE DAYS OF SLAVERY – FORMER SLAVES TELL THEIR STORY

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/collections/voices/

“The almost seven hours of recorded interviews presented here took place between 1932 and 1975 in nine Southern states. Twenty-three interviewees, born between 1823 and the early 1860s, discuss how they felt about slavery, slaveholders, coercion of slaves, their families, and freedom. Several individuals sing songs, many of which were learned during the time of their enslavement. It is important to note that all of the interviewees spoke sixty or more years after the end of their enslavement, and it is their full lives that are reflected in these recordings. The individuals documented in this presentation have much to say about living as African Americans from the 1870s to the 1930s, and beyond.” Includes Audio Interviews, Biographies of the Interviewers, Song Titles and more. Very Good

VOICES OF FREEDOM – VIRGINIA’S CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

http://www.library.vcu.edu/jbc/speccoll/civilrights.html

“Voices of Freedom was produced by the Virginia Civil Rights Movement Video Initiative, a non-profit organization incorporated in 2002 to produce videotaped oral histories of leaders of the Civil Rights movement in Virginia. While much has been written about the dramatic events which occurred in the deep South, the story of the Civil Rights movement in Virginia has largely gone untold. Voices of Freedom focuses on statewide activities from the 1950s through the early 1970s and includes stories about the "Jim Crow" segregation laws that prevailed up until the mid-1960s; stories about the struggles to change the laws and to change public attitudes; and advice from these civil rights veterans to future generations of Virginians/Americans.

Researchers can access from this site eleven videotaped interviews (edited down to about 25 minutes) of leaders and activists in Virginia's Civil Rights movement. The complete transcripts of these full interviews are also available from this site.” Very Good

WE SHALL OVERCOME: HISTORIC PLACES OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/

“This National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary tells the powerful story of how and where the centuries-long struggle of African Americans to achieve the bright promise of America culminated in the mid-20th century in a heroic campaign we call the modern civil rights movement. Many of the places where these seminal events occurred, the churches, schools, homes, and neighborhoods, are listed in the National Register of Historic Places and are included in this itinerary.” Very Good

THE 1906 ATLANTA RACE RIOT NEW!

http://www.1906atlantaraceriot.org/

“As the 100th anniversary of the Atlanta Race Riot approaches, the Coalition to Remember the 1906 Atlanta Race Riot is planning a series of initiatives and events to increase public awareness of this shameful episode in the city’s history and inspire Atlantans to appreciate differences as opportunities to build community.” Good

ABOARD THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD

http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/underground/

“A National Register Travel Itinerary”. View maps of Underground Railroad sites with descriptions, locations, photos and more. Good

AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTISTS

http://www.usc.edu/isd/archives/ethnicstudies/africanamerican/black_artists.html

Brief profiles of seven African American artists along with a photo of one of their works. Good

AFRICAN AMERICAN BIOGRAPHIES

http://www.exploredc.org/index.php?id=42

“The stories of the African American citizens who helped build and shape Washington reveal the texture of the city in a way that nothing else can. They remind us that a city's story can sometimes best be understood through the lives of the people who call it home.” Includes brief biographies of African Americans such as: Marian Anderson, Mary McLeod Bethune, Charles Drew, Frederick Douglass, Paul Laurence Dunbar and more. Good

AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MEMORIAL TO U.S. COLORED TROOPS http://www.afroamcivilwar.org/

Information on this memorial in Washington, DC honoring the African Americans who served in the Civil War. Includes a brief history of the troops, photos and more. Good

AFRICAN AMERICAN COWBOYS – RON TARVER GALLERY

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/tarver/index.html

A gallery of captioned photos showing African American cowboys. Good

AFRICAN AMERICAN FREEDOM FIGHTERS

http://www.cwpost.liunet.edu/cwis/cwp/library/aaffsfl.htm

“This exhibit is not about war. It is about the zealous account of African Americans standing up and being counted as defenders of LIBERTY. This LIBERTY encompasses a vision of basic human rights connected with justice as accorded to all other peoples seeking freedom both inside and outside the territorial bounds of America.” Profiles African American “freedom fighters” from 10 U.S. wars. Good

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY

http://www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/index.html

Documents important events in African-American history. Divided into five segments: The Dred Scott Case 1857; After the Civil War 1865-1900; Early Civil Rights Struggles 1945-1955; The Civil Rights Movement 1955-1965 and School Integration 1955-1975. Good

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH

http://www.cr.nps.gov/NR/feature/afam/

A look at African American History from the National Registry of Historic Places commemorating the achievements of African Americans. Better than it sounds. Good

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY TRIVIA http://www.usahistory.com/trivia/historical/ha.htm

A 39-question multiple choice quiz on African American history. Good

AFRICAN AMERICAN LABOR HISTORY LINKS NEW URL!
http://www.afscme.org/publications/12440.cfm

A page of links for sites dealing with African American labor history and issues. Good

AFRICAN AMERICAN PERSPECTIVES: PAMPHLETS FROM THE DANIEL A.P. MURRAY COLLECTION – 1818-1907

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aap/

“The Daniel A. P. Murray Pamphlet Collection presents a panoramic and eclectic review of African-American history and culture, spanning almost one hundred years from the early nineteenth through the early twentieth centuries, with the bulk of the material published between 1875 and 1900. Among the authors represented are Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Benjamin W. Arnett, Alexander Crummel, and Emanuel Love.” Good

AFRICAN AMERICAN PIONEERS

http://afgen.com/pioneer.html

Brief profiles of several African American pioneers and their achievements. Good

AFRICAN AMERICAN PLAYWRIGHTS - WOMEN OF COLOR, WOMEN OF WORDS

http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~cybers/home.html

Information on African American women writers and playwrights. Includes information for teachers. Good

AFRICAN AMERICAN RIDDLES: WHO AM I?

http://abcteach.com/WhatAmI/africamerriddles.htm

A series of riddles developed by elementary students on famous African Americans. Good

AFRO AMERICANS IN NEW JERSEY NEW URL!

http://www.njstatelib.org/NJ_Information/Digital_Collections/Afro-Americans/AFAMA.pdf

A scanned version of a brief history of African Americans in New Jersey. Good

ALFY’S PICKS FOR BLACK HISTORY

http://www.alfy.com/teachers/teach/thematic_units/black_history/BH_1.asp

Links to sites for Black History for elementary students. Note: None of the lesson plans links worked. Good

ATLANTA 1906: A RACE RIOT

http://www.bookmarkmedia.com/Atlanta1906/site/

“Four decades after the Civil War had left Atlanta in ashes, the city had transformed itself into the gateway of a new, enlightened and racially progressive South. But in the fall of 1906, the city was convulsed by a deadly race riot - one of the worst of the Jim Crow era. This is the story of how Atlanta descended into four days of mob violence - an event that stymied race relations for the next fifty years.”

Six chapters. Lots of photos. Good

BIOGRAPHY.COM – BLACK HISTORY

http://www.biography.com/blackhistory/

Biography.com’s list of famous African Americans includes biographical profiles. Good

BLACK HERITAGE TRAIL – MUSEUM OF AFRO AMERICAN HISTORY BOSTON

http://www.afroammuseum.org/trail.htm

Follow the Black Heritage Trail online by following the links to learn about Boston’s African American population in the 19^th century. Good

BLACK HISTORY HOTLIST

http://www.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/blackhistory.html

A hotlist of links from the Franklin Institute on Black History. Good

BLACK HISTORY QUIZ

http://members.aol.com/klove01/question.htm

A 25-question quiz on Black History. Includes an answer sheet at the bottom. See also Black History Page in Very Good section for full site. Good

BLACK HISTORY THEME

http://preschoolrainbow.org/black-history.htm

Black History activities. Intended for pre-school but can be modified for primary grades. Good

BLACK HISTORY TREASURE HUNT

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/filamentality/ex.hunt.html

Provides a list of links where students can find the answers to a group of questions about Black History. Good

BLACK INVENTORS A TO Z

http://inventors.about.com/library/blblackinventors.htm

An alphabetical list of Black inventors with links to information. Good

BLACK LEGENDS http://www.angelfire.com/ca/ebonyfire/special.html

Brief biographical paragraphs about several important African Americans, both well-known and not. Good

BREAKING THE BARRIERS

http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/sports/special/barriers/index.html

An examination by the Houston Chronicle of the black presence in sports, how far have we come, how far is there still to go? Presents brief profiles of notable athletes from different decades. Good

BROWN VS. BOARD OF EDUCATION – ACTIVITY BOOKLET

http://brownvboard.org/actvtybk/cover.htm

A printable activity booklet for elementary students on Brown vs. Board of Education. Includes puzzles. Good

THE BUFFALO SOLDIERS ON THE WESTERN FRONTIER http://www.imh.org/imh/buf/buftoc.html

Documents the history of the 9^th and 10th cavalry units, the Buffalo Soldiers, on the western frontier in the 1860s and 1870s. Sections: 1866-Congress Create the First Peace-Time African-American Units, the 9^th Cavalry, the 10^th Cavalry, Daily Life on the Western Frontier, Medal of Honor Recipients, and a Bibliography. Good

CATHAY WILLIAMS – FEMALE BUFFALO SOLDIER

http://www.buffalosoldier.net/CathayWilliamsFemaleBuffaloSoldierWithDocuments.htm

An account of the life of Cathay Williams, the only documented female to be a Buffalo Soldier and how she was able to hide her gender and serve. Includes her account. Good

THE CIVIL RIGHTS ERA

http://www.sparknotes.com/history/american/civilrights/

Information for students on the Civil Rights Era. Includes: Overview, Summary of Events, Key People and Terms, Study Questions and Essay Topics, Quiz and Suggestions for Further Reading. For upper elementary/middle school students. Good

THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT: A PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY 1954-1968

http://www.abbeville.com/civilrights/index.asp

This is a photo book about the Civil Rights Movement. Four chapters are available to read online. They include the photos and descriptions. Good

THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT: SITES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/crlnews/backissues2004/september04/civilrights.htm

A page of links on the Civil Rights Movement from the American Library Association. Good

CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT TIMELINE

http://www.factmonster.com/spot/civilrightstimeline1.html

A site for elementary students with a timeline of the Civil Rights Movement from 1954 to 2005. Good

CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT TIMELINE

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/civilrightstimeline1.html

A timeline of the Civil Rights Movement from 1954 to 2005 with links and some photos. Good

THE CONFESSIONS OF NAT TURNER, THE LEADER OF THE INSURRECTION IN SOUTHAMPTON, VIRGINIA NEW URL!
http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/turner/turner.html

The online text of the famous narrative of Nat Turner, the slave who led a slave insurrection in 1831. Good

DEAD RECKONING: THE LANIER PHILLIPS STORY

http://www.shipwreckcentral.com/teachMod6.htm

“Growing up in fear in the Klan controlled State of Georgia; Phillips joined a segregated Navy as a teenager. One February night in 1942, his ship was wrecked off the coast of Newfoundland. When a local resident saved him from hypothermia, Phillips thought, "Here is a white man who wants me to live." The kindness he received from these white strangers as they nursed him through the night was a miracle that allowed him to recognize his future was worth fighting for. The love and hope he found in the community of St. Lawrence would continue to empower him throughout the course of his life.” View the movie. Good

EXPLANATION OF FOLLOW THE DRINKING GOURD SONG

http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/ltc/special/mlk/gourd2.html

The lyrics and explanation to the slave song Follow the Drinking Gourd which was really a map to lead escaping slaves north to freedom. Good

FORT MOSE: FREE AFRICAN SETTLEMENT

http://www.oldcity.com/sites/mose/

“Established in 1738 by Colonial Spanish Florida's Governor Manuel Montiano, Fort Mose gave sanctuary to Africans challenging enslavement in the English Colony of Carolina. Approximately 100 Africans lived at Fort Mose, forming more than 20 households. Together they created a frontier community which drew on a range of African backgrounds blended with Spanish, Native American and English cultural traditions.” Includes photos and illustrations. Good

14^TH AMENDMENT TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION

http://www.nps.gov/malu/documents/amend14.htm

The text of the 14^th Amendment to the Constitution along with the details of its ratification. Unrated

GARRET A. MORGAN

http://education.dot.gov/aboutmorgan.html

“Garrett Augustus Morgan, was an African-American businessman and inventor whose curiosity and innovation led to the development of many useful and helpful products. A practical man of humble beginnings, Morgan devoted his life to creating things that made the lives of other people safer and more convenient. Among his inventions was an early traffic signal that greatly improved safety on America's streets and roadways. Indeed, Morgan's technology was the basis for modern traffic signal systems and was an early example of what we know today as Intelligent Transportation Systems.” A brief biographical article. Good

HANDPRINT UNITY WREATH CRAFT

http://www.dltk-kids.com/world/munitywreath.htm

A simple craft for primary students in which handprints are made into a unity wreath. Good

HISTORY OF BLACK FIREFIGHTERS

http://hometown.aol.com/fireriter/index.html

Photos and information on Black firefighters in the 19^th and early 20^th centuries. Arranged by city. (Includes Philadelphia). Good

HOME TO HARLEM

http://www.hometoharlem.com/harlem/HTHADMIN.NSF/45d45b608fc57392852564f80057ecf2?OpenView

Information on Harlem in New York City. Check out the Notables and History sections. Good

THE IMAGE OF BLACK

http://www.theimageofblack.co.uk/

An examination of Black History through European art. Section: Introduction, Gallery, Critical Thinking, Feature, and Links. Good

JACKSON DAVIS COLLECTION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS

NEW!

http://www.lib.virginia.edu/small/collections/jdavis/

“Jackson Davis, an educational reformer and amateur photographer, took nearly 6,000 photographs of African American schools, teachers and students throughout the Southeastern United States.

His photographs -- most intended to demonstrate the wretched conditions of African American schools in the south and to show how they could be improved -- provide a unique view of southern education during the first half of the twentieth century. The Jackson Davis Collection consists of papers and photographs...” Read the FAQs for information on how to use the database. Good

JUNETEENTH

http://www.juneteenth.com/

Juneteenth is the oldest celebration of the ending of slavery. Begun in Texas, it has spread around the country. Today’s celebrations emphasize education and achievement. Includes a state by state listing of events. Good

KEY EVENTS IN THE AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

http://home.earthlink.net/~gfeldmeth/chart.civrights.html

A timeline of key events in the Civil Rights Movement from 1868 to 1992. Good

LIFE OF A SLAVE NEW!

http://www.louswebsite.com/37.html

“In doing my Genealogy research I found a need to understand what life was like for my slave ancestors back in the 18th and 19th centuries. Join me while I research the past. Take a look at SLAVES AND OWNERS ,SLAVE CULTURE, FAMILY LIFE,SLAVE RELIGION SLAVE LAWS, FREEDOM, HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS AND OPINIONS” Suitable for middle school students and up. Good

LITTLE ROCK CENTRAL HIGH – 40^TH ANNIVERSARY

http://www.centralhigh57.org/

Presents information on the 40^th anniversary (in 1997) of the integration crisis centered on Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas. Includes: Photos: The President and the Nine in Little Rock, Videos: The Nine Enter Central and One Student’s Experience. Provides background information and reprints of contemporary newspaper articles. Good

MARIAN ANDERSON: A LIFE IN SONG

http://www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/rbm/anderson/

An online exhibit from the University of Pennsylvania on singer Marian Anderson. Includes numerous audio files and several video clips. Good

MARYLAND’S AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE – A THINKQUEST SITE

http://library.thinkquest.org/3337/main.html?tqskip1=1

A site for and created by students on Maryland’s African American heritage. Includes biographies, a timeline and important historic sites. Gives students an idea for designing a similar site for their area. Good

MINORITY CAREER NETWORK NEW URL!
http://www.minoritycareernet.com/hot-jobs.shtml

Job opportunities and information for minorities. Good

MUSIC OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

http://www.sbgmusic.com/html/teacher/reference/historical/civilrights.html

A brief article on the music of the Civil Rights Movement. Good

NAACP ONLINE

http://www.naacp.org/

Their official web site. Includes information and links to many others. Good

NATIONAL AFRICAN AMERICAN READ-IN

http://www.ncte.org/prog/readin/107901.htm

“Schools, churches, libraries, bookstores, community and professional organizations, and interested citizens are urged to make literacy a significant part of Black History Month by hosting and coordinating Read-Ins in their communities. Hosting a Read-In can be as simple as bringing together friends to share a book, or as elaborate as arranging public readings and media presentations that feature professional African American writers.

To be counted as participants, simply:

• Select books authored by African Americans;
• Conduct your Read-In(s) on the days designated; and
• Report your results by submitting the 2006 African American Read-In Report Card.” Good

NATIONAL UNDERGROUND RAILROAD FREEDOM CENTER

http://www.freedomcenter.org/

Information on this Cincinnati museum with online information. Check out the Learn section for Stories and Voices of Freedom. Good

NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUES

http://www.blackbaseball.com/

Information on the Negro Baseball Leagues. Sections: History, Players and Teams. Note: Includes links to purchase merchandise. Good

NINTH MEMORIAL CAVALRY – BUFFALO SOLDIERS http://www.9thcavalry.com/

Tells the story of the 9^th Cavalry Regiment that was formed by order of Congress in 1866 to be a “colored” regiment. The Regiment protected and kept the peace in the southwestern states and later fought overseas. Shows the re-enactment activities, uniforms, weaponry and more. Good

ORAL HISTORY CIVIL RIGHTS DOCUMENTATION PROJECT http://www.usm.edu/crdp/

A collection of oral history interviews on the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi. Includes a transcript of each interview. Good

PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM WITH CYANOTYPES http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/exhibits/calhoun/index.html

From 1896 to 1903 photographer Richard Riley documented life at the Calhoun Industrial School in Alabama, a freedmen’s school for industrial education. Photographs include the buildings, teachers, students, townspeople, and more. Click on the thumbnails to enlarge each picture. Good

PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN FLORIDA

http://www.floridamemory.com/OnlineClassroom/PhotoAlbum/civil_rights.cfm

Two pages of photos with captions of the Civil Rights Movement in Florida. Good

THE RELIGIOUS PRACTICES OF SOUTHERN SLAVES IN AMERICA

http://www.mamiwata.com/history1.html

A site for senior high/college students on the non-Christian religious practices of southern slaves. Good

THE RIGHT TO SIGHT: PATRICIA BATH http://invention.smithsonian.org/centerpieces/ilives/bath/bath.html

A brief biographical article on the important role of African American inventor Patricia Bath in helping the blind to see. Good

ROAD TO CIVIL RIGHTS FOR AFRICAN-AMERICANS

http://library.thinkquest.org/4623/

A site by students for students on the Civil Rights Movement. Information on Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, Jackie Robinson and Jesse Jackson. Includes a quiz on them. Appropriate for elementary students. Good

ROSA PARKS PORTAL

http://www.e-portals.org/Parks/

A portal for websites on Rosa Parks. Sections: Biographies, Awards, Newspaper Articles and Online Searches. Good

SLAVERY AND RELIGION IN AMERICA – A TIMELINE 1440-1866

http://www.mamiwata.com/bchurch.html

A timeline of slavery and religion from the 15^th to 19^th centuries. Good

SPECIAL REPORT: 44 DAYS THAT CHANGED MISSISSIPPI

http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050107/NEWS01/50107016

A special news report with multiple articles on the 1964 killing of three civil rights workers in Mississippi and the events surrounding it. Good

THROUGH THE LENS OF TIME: IMAGES OF AFRICAN AMERICANS FROM THE COOK COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS NEW URL!

http://dig.library.vcu.edu/cdm4/index_cook.php?CISOROOT=/cook

“Search or browse nearly 300 images of African Americans dating from the nineteenth and early twentieth century from the Cook Collection of Photographs. These digitally scanned images are of prints taken by George S. Cook (1819-1902) and Huestes P. Cook (1868-1951) primarily in the Richmond and Central Virginia area.” Good

TIMELINES – TOWARD RACIAL EQUALITY

http://blackhistory.harpweek.com/8Timelines/TimelinesLevelOne.htm

Three different timelines: Slavery Timeline, Civil War Timeline and Reconstruction Timeline. Good

THE TOP TEN AFRICAN AMERICAN INVENTORS

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/inventors/

An article on African American inventors for grades 3-4. Includes: Lewis Latimer, Granville T. Woods, Garret Morgan, Lonnie G. Johnson and more. Includes photos and pictures or drawings of their inventions. Brief but good. Good

TRAVEL THE BLUES HIGHWAY – WILLIAM ALBERT ALLARD PHOTO GALLERY

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/blues/

A gallery of captioned photos showing blues magicians and the places where the blues are/were played. Good

UNDERGROUND RAILROAD LINKS

http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohafram/ugrr-links.html

A page of links to information on the Underground Railroad. Good

WHEN YOUTH PROTEST: THE MISSISSIPPI CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, 1955-1970

http://mshistory.k12.ms.us/features/feature21/civilrights.html

An article on the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi focusing on the efforts of students. Good

LESSON PLANS & CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

ABOLISHING SLAVERY IN AMERICA – LESSON PLAN

http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/abolishingSlavery/

A lesson plan for grades 9-12 on abolition. “Students will 1. Learn what happened aboard the slave vessels Zong and Amistad. 2. Consider what each incident reveals about views of slavery in Great Britain and the United States. 3.Write an essay exploring each country's attitude toward slavery.” Excellent

AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITIES IN THE NORTH BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR – LESSON PLAN

http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=453

A lesson plan for grades 6-8 on African American history. “Fully one-third of Patriot soldiers at the Battle of Bunker Hill were African Americans. Census data also reveal that there were slaves and free Blacks living in the North in 1790 and after. What do we know about African-American communities in the North in the years after the American Revolution? In this lesson, students will tour and/or read about some important free African-American communities thriving in the North before the Civil War.” Excellent

AFRICAN AMERICAN INVENTORS – LESSON PLAN

http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/1026.html

A lesson plan for grades 4-6 on African American inventors. “Students will use the Internet to research African American inventors. They will work with a partner to complete a graphic organizer about the inventors and the inventions. After the activity, each student will choose one invention, write a paragraph about how life would be different without that invention, and share their findings with the class.” Excellent

AFRICAN AMERICAN LESSON PLANS http://members.tripod.com/~teacherslounge/index-7.html

Several lesson plans for teaching about African Americans. Excellent

AFRICAN AMERICAN POPULATION SHIFTS – LESSON PLAN

http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/tpl-anyplacebuthere/index.html

A lesson plan for grades 6-8 using census data to determine how African American populations shifted in the last century and the reasons for those movements. Includes suggestions for adapting the lesson to older students and for additional reading and web links. Excellent

AFRICAN AMERICAN SOLDIERS AFTER WORLD WAR I: HAD RACE RELATIONS CHANGED? – LESSON PLAN

http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=498

A lesson plan for grades 9-12 on race relations at the end of World War I. “Despite institutionalized prejudice, hundreds of thousands of African Americans fought in the U.S. military during World War I. Even as most African Americans did not reap the benefits of American democracy—so central to the rhetoric of World War I—many still chose to support a nation that denied them full citizenship. What were their experiences back home when the war was over? In this lesson, students view archival photographs, combine their efforts to comb through a database of more than 2,000 archival newspaper accounts about race relations in the United States, and read newspaper articles written from different points of view about post-war riots in Chicago.” Excellent

AFRICAN AMERICAN SOLDIERS IN WORLD WAR I: THE 92^ND AND 93^RD DIVISIONS – LESSON PLAN

http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=497

A lesson plan for grades 9-12 on the role of African American soldiers in World War I. Excellent

THE AFRICAN AMERICAN TEACHER’S LOUNGE

http://members.tripod.com/~teacherslounge/index.html

Lesson plans and a range of other resources for African American teachers. Note: The African-American Lesson Plans (on African American culture and history) are listed separately in part 2 of this list. Excellent

AFRICAN AMERICANS IN SCIENCE – LESSON PLAN

http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/lessons.cfm?DocID=340

A lesson plan for grades 6-8 on African Americans. “Using the African American Scientists student E-Sheet, students should read about the career of Dr. Ben Carson. After students have read the article, discuss Dr. Carson's life story briefly with the class. His story is an inspirational one that is marked by great achievements. Use this as a springboard to discuss other renowned African American scientists, mathematicians, and engineers with which students might be familiar, such as Lewis Latimer, Charles Drew, or Ernest Just.” Excellent

AFRICAN AMERICANS THEME UNIT NEW!

http://www.theteachersguide.com/BlackHistoryMonth.html

A teaching unit on Black History adaptable for several grade levels. Very Good

AFTER RECONSTRUCTION: PROBLEMS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE SOUTH – LESSON PLAN

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/rec/rhome.html

A lesson plan for grades 9-12 on the issues facing African Americans in the aftermath of Reconstruction. Excellent

AFTER THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: FREE AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE NORTH – LESSON PLAN

http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=452

A lesson plan for grades 6-8 on African American history. “How do authors use primary and secondary sources in creating biographies? What are some literary techniques authors use in creating biographies? What generalizations can be made about life in the North for African Americans? About the subjects themselves?” Excellent

AMERICAN CULTURE – LESSON PLAN

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20021108friday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons

“In this lesson, students will consider Al Sharpton's critique of the state of African-American youth and their values. After creating a mural celebrating African-American culture, students will reflect on the legitimacy of Sharpton's concerns.” For grades 6-12. Excellent

AN ANALYSIS OF JIM CROW LAWS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON RACE RELATIONS – CURRICULUM UNIT

http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1996/1/96.01.01.x.html

A curriculum unit for 1^st grade students on the Jim Crow laws and race relations. “It follows logically that while it is necessary to learn about other people, it is also as imperative to study one’s own history. This unit, “An Analysis of Jim Crow Laws and Their Effects on Race Relations in America”, will focus upon the 60’s Civil Rights Movement. The unit is designed for first graders of a New Haven Public School. The students are predominantly African American, belonging to a low socio-economic level. Their academic levels range from very low to high. It is in this teachers opinion, however, that the students are all talented and gifted in some way or another!

My intention for devising the unit is to convey to young learners how laws, based on discrimination, can destroy the basic human spirit of all parties involved. Once the miserable truth is established about Jim Crow, and students gain full comprehension, a discussion will arise on the best route to embrace that would execute the alteration of unfair legislation. Hopefully, these young minds will process the information of their history, and construct meaning pertinent to their lives.” Includes 4 lessons, a Teacher Bibliography and a Student Bibliography. Can be modified for other grade levels. Excellent

ATTITUDES TOWARD EMANCIPATION - LESSON PLAN

http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=290

A lesson plan for grades 9-12 on the Emancipation Proclamation. “The Emancipation Proclamation carried Americans across an important frontier in the political growth of the nation. Through the Internet, students can return to this frontier and explore the many obstacles and alternatives we faced in making this passage toward "a more perfect Union." Excellent

“BEEN HERE SO LONG” LESSON PLANS ACCOMPANYING THE AMERICAN SLAVE NARRATIVES

http://newdeal.feri.org/asn/lesson00.htm

Lesson plans to accompany the website “Been Here So Long” American Slave Narratives. Excellent

BEFORE BROTHER FOUGHT BROTHER: LIFE IN THE NORTH AND SOUTH 1847-1861 – CURRICULUM UNIT

http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=484

A five-lesson curriculum unit for grades 6-8 on life for both blacks and whites before the Civil War. Lessons: Factory vs. Plantation in the North and South, People and Places in the North and South, A Debate Against Slavery (see below), Life Before the Civil War, and Women’s Lives Before the War. Excellent

BEFORE BROTHER FOUGHT BROTHER: A DEBATE AGAINST SLAVERY – LESSON PLAN

http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=485

A lesson plan for grades 6-8 on slavery. “In this lesson, students will argue against slavery using evidence they gather from archival documents.” Excellent

BIRMINGHAM BLUES: EXPLORING THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS STRUGGLE THROUGH POETRY- LESSON PLAN

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20020513monday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons

“In this lesson, students investigate racial inequality and prejudice in American history through the words of Langston Hughes, an American black poet.” For grades 6-12 Excellent

BLACK AND BLUE: ATTRACTING VISITORS TO AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUMS – LESSON PLAN

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20010223friday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons

“In this lesson, students will create print advertisements that persuade viewers to visit African-American history museums by detailing their artistic, cultural, and historical benefits.” For grades 6-12 Excellent

BLACK HISTORY LESSONS & ACTIVITIES

http://www.picadome.fcps.net/lab/teacherl/lesson_plans/black_hist/default.htm

A page of lessons and activities on Black History. Excellent

BLACK HISTORY MONTH – BACKGROUND MATERIALS, LESSON PLANS AND WEB RESOURCES

http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/news/NewsItems/Next/celeb/blckhis.htm

A page of resources and lesson plans. Sections: Background Materials, Lesson Plans and Web Resources. Excellent

A BLACK HISTORY TREASURE HUNT – LESSON PLAN

http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson052.shtml

A treasure hunt for students grades 4 and above (by levels) on Black History. Excellent

BLACK ONYX: BLACK FOLKTALES UNIT

http://www.cis.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/guides/1983/6/83.06.07.x.html

A lesson plan for grades 9-12. Click on To the Curriculum Unit to see the full unit. Sections: Introduction, General Procedures, Sample Lesson Plans, Worksheet, Transcripts, Notes, Student Reading List, and Bibliography. Excellent

BLACK POWER: ORGANIZING A ROUNDTABLE OF BLACK LEADERS – LESSON PLAN

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20040503monday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons

A lesson plan for grades 6-12. “In this lesson, students research contemporary black leaders of prominence, and choose five to invite to a roundtable discussion on issues relevant to black communities. They then brainstorm discussion topics, draft questions for the attendees, and write essays assessing the potential effectiveness of their selected roundtable participants.” Excellent

BUFFALO SOLDIERS – LESSON PLAN

http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/rediscoveringamerica-buffalosoldiers/index.html

A lesson plan for grades 6-8 on the role of African American soldiers in the military in the late 19^th and early 20^th centuries. Includes links and suggested readings. Excellent

CAPTURING THE MOMENT: CREATING A PHOTOGRAPH TIMELINE OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT – LESSON PLAN

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20050829monday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons

A lesson plan on the Civil Rights Movement for grades 6-12. “In this lesson, students create photography timelines of the civil rights movement and write journal entries reflecting on the capacity of photographs to evoke personal and collective historical memory.” Excellent

CASE IN POINT: LEARNING ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF COURT CASES IN THE HISTORY OF CIVIL RIGHTS – LESSON PLAN

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20040514friday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons

A lesson plan on civil rights for grades 6-12. “In this lesson, students consider the importance and influence of various civil rights court cases, then reflect on the lasting social and political impact these cases have had, as well as the prejudices that may still exist regarding the issues addressed by each case.” Excellent

CHICAGO’S BLACK METROPOLIS: UNDERSTANDING HISTORY THROUGH A HISTORIC PLACE – LESSON PLAN NEW!

http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/53black/53black.htm

A lesson plan on African American life in Chicago for junior/senior high students. Includes: Getting Started: Inquiry Question, Setting the Stage: Historical Context, Determining the Facts: Readings, Visual Evidence: Images, Putting It All Together: Articles and Supplementary Resources. Excellent

CIVIL RIGHTS: AN INVESTIGATION – LESSON PLAN

http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/civilrights/index.html

A lesson plan for grades 9-12 exploring the issue of civil rights and the roles played by President Johnson, Edgar J. Hoover and Martin Luther King, Jr. during the American civil rights movement. It also examines the effects and implications of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Excellent

CIVIL RIGHTS AND FREEDOM – CROSSWORD PUZZLE NEW!

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/xwords/20000102.html

A crossword puzzle on civil rights from the NY Times. Excellent

THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT –LESSON PLAN

http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/freeatlast/

A lesson plan for grades 6-8 on the Civil Rights Movement. “Students will understand the following:

1.Beyond the famous leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, ordinary men and women struggled for their beliefs. 2. All the participants—famous and not so famous—deserve to have their stories told. 3.Older people have a responsibility to pass on these stories to younger people.” Excellent

CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT - LESSON PLAN

http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/2227.html

A lesson plan on the Civil Rights Movement. Students evaluate the non-violent approach to protest vs. the action approach. Excellent

THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT 1954-1968 – LESSON PLAN

http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Social_Studies/US_History/USH0045.html

A lesson plan for grades 8-11 on the Civil Rights Movement. “In this Unit, students will examine the various political and social changes which have occurred as individuals and groups have raised civil rights issues and challenged the status quo in the 1950’s and 1960’s. These events and changes will be chronicled in, but not limited to the following: Brown v Board of Education, Montgomery Bus boycott, Little Rock Crisis, Marches on Washington, Birmingham and Selma, the Civil Rights Acts of 1957, 1960, 1964 the 24th Amendment, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The students will research the events, making an oral presentation to the class, and creating a visual/photographic timeline. The teacher will be responsible to interject the appropriate primary source materials such as speeches, essays songs, poetry and videos.” Excellent

CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT – THEME UNIT

http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00001084.shtml

A unit for grades 4-12 on the Civil Rights Movement. “These sites are about the Civil Rights Movement in the U.S. from 1954-1971. Includes several timelines with the major events of the era explained. Take an online tour of several historical spots. Topics include the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Greensboro Sit-Ins, Little Rock Central High School, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Voting Rights Act of 1965, and Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka. Read about civil rights leader Malcolm X and a first-hand account of the Freedom Rides of 1961. There are links to eThemes Resources on Rosa Parks, Ruby Bridges, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Black History Month.” Excellent

CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT UNIT – USING PRIMARY SOURCES IN THE CLASSROOM

http://www.archives.state.al.us/teacher/rights.html

A unit introducing the Civil Rights Movement. Includes five lesson plans. Includes Background Material for Teachers, Learning Objectives, Suggested Activities and links to the primary documents. Excellent

CIVIL RIGHTS SPECIAL COLLECTION – TEACHERS’ RESOURCES

http://www.teachersdomain.org/special/civil/

A multimedia resource for teachers for teaching about the Civil Rights Movement. Includes lesson plans and videos. Note: You must register to use Teachers Domain but registration is free. For K-12 teachers. This is only one topic of a huge set of resources. For now, most are in Science rather than Social Studies but keep checking. Outstanding. Excellent

CIVIL SERVICES: EXPLORING THE LASTING IMPACT OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT – LESSON PLAN

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20020121monday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons

A lesson plan on the Civil Rights Movement for grades 6-12. “In this lesson, students investigate important themes, figures, and events of the civil rights movement. They then create a class mural that both synthesizes their knowledge of this period in history and demonstrates their understanding of the continuing impact of the movement on American society.” Excellent

COLOR ME DARK – CURRICULUM UNIT

http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/2487/

A curriculum unit on African American history and the Great Migration. “This five-lesson curriculum unit will provide learning activities to help students understand the experiences of these African-American people and their families during The Great Migration—as well as help them learn the history of this period and relate it to their present-day lives.” Excellent

THE COLOR OF MONEY: EXPLORING RACE IN BUSINESS AND OTHER FIELDS – LESSON PLAN

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20000614wednesday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons

“In this lesson, students explore the success of members of racial and ethnic minorities in the business world through discussing a related New York Times article. Students then interview successful people in various professions who would be considered members of a racial or ethnic minority in the United States.” For grades 6-12. Excellent

CRAFTING FREEDOM: AFRICAN AMERICANS 1800-1870 – TEACHING GUIDE

http://www.culver.org/academics/infolit/Faculty/foleyd/Teacher_files/craftingfreedom/cfindex.htm

“The mission of our Web Page is to focus on a specific area of history – life of African Americans 1800-1870 – to guide teachers & students through factual content of this era in history, and also show how to conduct research using a variety of sources and strategies.

          Many times when teachers approach this period in American history, the only discussion of African Americans is usually slave life on a plantation with escape to the Underground Railroad. Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Dred Scott and a few other known figures are emphasized, but this is telling only part of the story of African Americans.  Although there were over three million slaves in the South at the beginning of the Civil War, there were hundreds of thousands of free blacks whose story goes untold. These free blacks, along with skilled slaves who were hired out, maintained businesses and supported their families.

          Our Lesson Plan will identify some figures for additional research and serve as a guide on how to research these “unknowns,” both slave and free, to get a broader understanding of African American living and working environment between 1800 and 1870. It is our desire that teachers in each state will search out additional names of people from their own communities or states to encourage students to learn more about their local history. The research skills that students acquire, especially with primary sources, special reference works, archival materials, historic sites, and interviews with experts can be applied to other history and humanities assignments.” Sections: Analysis, Bibliography, Crafting Freedom Bibliography, Historic Landmarks & Museums, Internet, Interviews, Libraries, Periodicals, Photographs/Images, and Primary Sources. A How-To and Where to Look rather than providing content. Excellent

CRITICAL WAYS OF SEEING THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN IN CONTEXT – LESSON PLAN

http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=447

A lesson plan for grades 9-12 analyzing The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and examining the controversy surrounding it. “Huckleberry Finn opens with a warning from its author that misinterpreting readers will be shot. Despite the danger, readers have been approaching the novel from such diverse critical perspectives for 120 years that it is both commonly taught and frequently banned, for a variety of reasons. Studying both the novel and its critics with an emphasis on cultural context will help students develop analytical tools essential for navigating this work and other American controversies. This lesson asks students to combine internet historical research with critical reading. Then students will produce several writing assignments exploring what readers see in Huckleberry Finn and why they see it that way.” Excellent

CUT AND PASTE BIOGRAPHIES: CREATING COLLAGES TO DOCUMENT THE LIVES AND LEGACIES OF FAMOUS AFRICAN-AMERICANS – LESSON PLAN

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20030912friday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons

A lesson plan for grades 6-12 on African-Americans. “In this lesson, students explore the influence of African-American artists, writers, and musicians on American culture. After researching different figures in these areas, students create collages representing each person's life and legacy.”

Excellent

DISCOVERING A PASSION FOR POETRY WITH LANGSTON HUGHES – LESSON PLAN

NEW!

http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=251

A lesson plan for grades 9-12 on Langston Hughes and his poetry. “Poetry is written to convey the essence of a greater meaning. Much like the youth of today, poetry can bundle a great deal of passion in a small package. After analyzing examples of contemporary youth poetry as well as the poetry of Langston Hughes, students use the Internet to conduct research on how events in the world have shaped Hughes' work. They cite specific examples that link their interpretation of the poem to the sociohistorical context in which it was written. Finally, each student creates an original poem that communicates a personal view on a current world issue.” Excellent

DIVERSE VOICES: AFRICAN AMERICAN VENTURES – CURRICULUM UNIT NEW!

http://www.learningtogive.org/lessons/unit22/

A curriculum unit for grades 3-5 on African American culture. “Students will become familiar with African American humanitarian efforts that promoted philanthropy and had a significant effect on the African American community.” Includes 5 lesson plans. Excellent

DR. KING’S DREAM – LESSON PLAN

http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=332

A lesson plan for grades K-2 on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “In this lesson, students will learn about the life and work of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. Students will listen to a brief biography, view photographs of the March on Washington, hear a portion of King's "I Have a Dream" speech, and discuss what King's words mean to them. Finally, they will create picture books about their own dreams of freedom for Americans today.” Excellent

DROP ME OFF IN HARLEM – CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/exploring/harlem/classroom/classroommain_text.html

Activities centered around the study of the Harlem Renaissance and the explosion of creativity that happened there in the 1920s. Includes two classroom activities. Click on Related Lessons for lesson plans related to the study. Excellent

THE END OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT? – LESSON PLAN

http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/tpl-crossroads/index.html

A lesson plan for grades 6-8 on the civil rights movement of the 1960s and the rights and racial relationships we have today. Includes suggested readings and web links. Excellent

EXPERIENCING THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD – LESSON PLAN

http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/1932.html

A lesson plan in which students take on the roles of fleeing slaves and conductors on the Underground Railroad. Excellent

THE FABRIC OF HISTORY: DEPICTING AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY THROUGH QUILTS – LESSON PLAN

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20040130friday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons

A lesson plan for grades 6-12 on African American history. “In this lesson, students will explore eras in African American history, then create quilts depicting important events and personalities from these eras.” Excellent

FAMILIES IN BONDAGE – LESSON PLAN

http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=280

A lesson plan for grades 9-12 on slavery. “This two-part lesson plan draws on letters written by African Americans in slavery and by free blacks to loved ones still in bondage, singling out a few among the many slave experiences to offer students a glimpse into slavery and its effects on African American family life.” Excellent

FINDING A VOICE IN AMERICA: A LITERATURE UNIT ON THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE

NEW!

http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Workshop/8405/harlem.html

“Today's teens live in a society and culture that allow them to express their collective identity.  Teens are able to express themselves through the music they list to, the clothing they wear, the movies they watch, and even the food they eat.  The teen audience is a demographic that marketers and businesses cater to daily, so it's difficult for teens to understand what it would be like to not be recognized by society.  What would it be like to have no aspect of popular culture be representative of your interests?  I want my students to understand what it was like for African Americans prior to the Harlem Renaissance.   They need to understand the importance of this movement, and for that to happen they need to understand what it's like to live a society that does not value their culture.  I hope the following activity accomplishes this.” For high school students. Excellent

FOLKLORE IN ZORA NEALE HURSTON’S THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD – LESSON PLAN

http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=407

A lesson plan for grades 9-12 on how Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God incorporates the southern folk tradition. “In tribute to Hurston's fusion of social science and the author's art, this lesson plan focuses on the way Hurston incorporates, adapts, transforms, and comments on black folklife in Their Eyes Were Watching God. Students will read the novel, explore Hurston's own life history and collection methods, listen to her WPA recordings of folksongs and folktales, and compare transcribed folk narrative texts with the plot and themes of Their Eyes. Along the way, the history of black autonomy in the post-Civil War South (especially the town of Eatonville, where Hurston grew up and which is the setting for much of the novel) is available for interdisciplinary connections or simply as a potent reminder of the vital relationship between place, tradition, history, and story. In short, the idea is to understand, both as formal analysts of voice and style and as historians of literature, the crucial role of oral folklore in Hurston's written canon.” Excellent

FOLLOW THE DRINKING GOURD – CURRICULUM UNIT

http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/teaching_materials/curricula/curriculum_units.cfm?curriculum_unit_id=77

A curriculum unit studying the ways in which slaves communicated with each other. “Music is a language that communicates messages, feelings, and heritage. Music, art, and dance were very important to the African-American slaves. Many were not taught to read and write; nor were they allowed to talk as a community. However, feelings, messages, and the hope of freedom were communicated through the words and art of the slave. In this unit, the students will experience the messages of the slaves in quilts and songs, their feelings and experiences, and how it impacted their history and culture.” Excellent

FREEDOM, FAIRNESS AND PHILANTHROPY – HARRIET TUBMAN, ROSA PARKS AND JACKIE JOYNER-KERSEE – CURRICULUM UNIT NEW!

http://www.learningtogive.org/lessons/unit139/overview.html

A curriculum unit for grades K-2 on the lives of three African American women and the impact they had. “The lives of three women are examined. From different time periods, Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks and Jackie Joyner-Kersee all worked to make changes for the common good of people. Harriet Tubman led over 300 enslaves people to freedom. Rosa Parks made a brave stand against unfair laws. Jackie Joyner-Kersee’s generosity has enabled cities to build community centers for children” Includes 5 lesson plans. Excellent

FREEDOM FIGHTERS – LESSON PLAN

http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/freedomfighters/

A lesson plan for grades 6-8 on the struggles of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Nelson Mandela. “Students will 1/ Demonstrate an understanding of the struggles of Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King, Jr. 2/ Read, analyze, and compare two speeches or writings from Mandela and King. Discuss the effect each man had on history.” Excellent

FROM COURAGE TO FREEDOM: FREDERICK DOUGLASS’ 1845 AUTOBIOGRAPHY – CURRICULUM UNIT

http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=594

A curriculum unit for grades 9-12 based on the autobiography of Frederick Douglass. “In this curriculum unit, students will read Douglass's narrative with particular attention devoted to chapters 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, and 10. They will analyze Douglass's vivid first-hand accounts of the lives of slaves and the behavior of slave owners to see how he successfully contrasts reality with romanticism and powerfully uses imagery, irony, connotative and denotative language, strong active verbs, repetition, and rhetorical appeals to persuade the reader of slavery's evil. Students will also identify and discuss Douglass's acts of physical and intellectual courage on his journey towards freedom.” Contains three lesson plans. Excellent

HARLEM – CURRICULUM UNIT

http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/teaching_materials/curricula/curriculum_units.cfm?curriculum_unit_id=69

A five-lesson curriculum unit on Harlem and the migration of African Americans from the rural South to the industrial, urban North. “introduces students to Harlem, starting with black migration from Africa and from the American South to the North, to the Harlem Renaissance (including jazz musicians, visual artists, writers, and poets), and on to aspects of daily Harlem life (then and now) such as family storytelling and street games.” Excellent

HARLEM 1900-1940 – CURRICULUM UNIT

http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/Harlem/

“The scope of this portfolio is Harlem from the years 1900-1940. Various elements of the history of the urban experience in Harlem's early days as the Cultural Capital of African Americans are represented here by graphic and photographic images from the Schomburg Center collection. Some of the subjects include the Schomburg Center itself, political movements, education, sports, social organizations, religion, the Harlem Hospital, theater, business and music. The personalities which make up the rich history of Harlem are too numerous to include in this selected group of images; however there are those too important to be left out, such as Bert Williams and George Walker, Marcus Garvey, Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes and others. Educators are encouraged to adapt these materials to suplement existing textbooks and curricula. By providing a resource that elaborates on the information currently available on the history of the lives and contributions of African Americans, we hope teachers will use this material as a guide to explore this subject further.” For grade 7 and up. Outstanding. Excellent

HARLEM RENAISSANCE: A LIVING MUSEUM – LESSON PLAN NEW!

http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/2302/

A lesson plan for grades 5-8 on the Harlem Renaissance. “As an introduction to African-American History Month (February), students will listen to a reading of the book Harlem by Walter Dean Myers to learn more about the places and people that figured prominently in the Harlem Renaissance. Students will research the lives of famous African-Americans of the Harlem Renaissance era. They will write short monologues in the voice of these individuals, and present them as part of a living museum exhibit. Students will also create backdrops to correspond with the figures they have studied, and to complement the performance of the monologue.” Excellent

A HARLEM RENAISSANCE RETROSPECTIVE: CONNECTING ART, MUSIC, DANCE AND POETRY – LESSON PLAN NEW!

http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=252

A lesson plan for grades 9-12 on the Harlem Renaissance. “The Harlem Renaissance was a vibrant time that was characterized by innovations in art, literature, music, poetry, and dance. In this lesson, students conduct Internet research, work with an interactive Venn diagram tool, and create a museum exhibit that highlights the work of selected artists, musicians, and poets. The goal of this lesson is to help students understand the historical context of the Harlem Renaissance and what kind of impact it had on African Americans in the United States. Critical thinking, creativity, and interdisciplinary connections are emphasized.” Excellent

HARRIET TUBMAN INTEGRATED UNIT

http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/2411/

An integrated unit for grades K-4 on Harriet Tubman. Excellent

HAVE MINORITIES GAINED ACCEPTANCE? – LESSON PLAN

http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Social_Studies/US_History/USH0011.html

A lesson plan for grades 9-12 on race relations. “This lesson is used at the end of our minority unit. Previously, students will have discussed the following topics:

1. reconstruction
2. attitudes of Blacks towards themselves, and Whites towards Blacks
3. affect of Black codes and Jim Crow laws on Blacks
4. debate between Dubois and Washington
5. successes of Blacks starting with Civil War period and moving forward to 1960's.
6. the affect of the U.S. court system on Blacks civil rights
7. the civil rights movement and Martin Luther King

Students will have spent about four weeks studying the topics listed above. We wanted them to find out if the civil rights movement, court cases, and congressional actions have caused Blacks to be accepted in the mainstream of American life.” Excellent

HELD ACCOUNTABLE: CONNECTING ACCOUNTS FROM SLAVE NARRATIVES TO HISTORICAL RESEARCH – LESSON PLAN NEW!

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20040621monday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons

A lesson plan for grades 6-12 on slave narratives and historical research. “In this lesson, students read excerpts from two recently discovered slave narratives and relate the personal accounts from each to history texts and other historical documentation.” Excellent

HEROES AND THEIR IMPACT – JACKIE ROBINSON, MOTHER THERESA AND ROSA PARKS – CURRICULUM UNIT NEW!

http://www.learningtogive.org/lessons/unit37/overview.html

A curriculum unit for grades 3-5 on three heroes, two of whom are African American. “By looking at three very different persons, students will see that heroes can come from all walks of life and have an impact on their country or the world in a capacity much larger than one might expect. Students will attempt to define what a hero is and recognize that heroes are acting selflessly for the common good.”

Includes 3 lesson plans. Excellent

How the African-American Storyteller Impacts the Black Family and Society CURRICULUM UNIT

http://www.cis.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/guides/1990/4/90.04.05.x.html

A curriculum unit for grade 6 in which students learn about Black storytellers from slavery to the present. (Note: The word “storytellers” is loosely defined in this unit.) Some of the “storytellers” featured include: Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, Winnie Mandela, Bill Cosby, “Moms” Mabley, and Martin Luther King. Sections: Purpose, Objectives, Introduction, Emergence of the Black Writerstoryteller, Why Do Blacks Write?, Black Writersstorytellers and Their Works, Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, Winnie Mandela, Jackie “Moms” Mabley, Black Writersstorytellers Impacts on the Black Family and Society, Lesson Plans I, Lesson Plans II, Bibliography and Notes. Excellent

I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE: EVALUATING THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ORAL AND WRITTEN HISTORY – LESSON PLAN NEW!

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20050711monday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons

A lesson plan on history for grades 6-12. “In this lesson, students read a narrative text that recounts the legacy of a family as a starting-point for discussion and research about pre-Civil War slavery. Students then write a first-person narrative from the perspective of a runaway slave, or a historical character of the period, and present their story orally.” Excellent

IS ALL FAIR IN WAR? EXPLORING RACE IN THE U.S. MILITARY – LESSON PLAN

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20000607wednesday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons

“In this lesson, students investigate issues of race in the military by examining current and historic examples. Students work in small groups to research how issues of race have manifested in different wars of the United States and create illustrated textbook entries incorporating their research.” For grades 6-12 Excellent

JACOB LAWRENCE: EXPLORING STORIES – LESSON PLANS NEW!

http://www.whitney.org/jacoblawrence/resources/lesson_plans.html

An online exhibit from the Whitney Museum on artist Jacob Lawrence. Includes information on his life and works, views of his works, and learning opportunities including webquests and lesson plans. A huge site. Outstanding. Excellent SEE WEBSITES FOR FULL INFO

JAZZ TALK ACTIVITY

http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/activities/jazztalk/

A classroom activity for grades 6-12 on the history of jazz and the impact of African American poetry and music on American culture. “ Students will analyze work songs, spirituals, blues, and gospel songs in order to develop an appreciation for the origins of jazz music. They will also examine works of poetry from African American artists and create their own poems. After completing this activity, students should be able to describe the impact of African American songs and writings on American culture.”

Excellent

KEEPING THE DREAM ALIVE – CURRICULUM UNIT

http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/BuilderV03/LPTools/LPShared/displayunit.asp?UnitID=1438

A curriculum unit for 1^st grade students introducing them to Martin Luther King, Jr. Includes five lesson plans. Excellent

LEARNING THE BLUES – LESSON PLAN

http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=267

A lesson plan for grades 9-12 on the blues. “This lesson introduces students to the blues, one of the most distinctive and influential elements of African-American musical tradition. Students take a virtual field trip to Memphis, Tennessee, one of the prominent centers of blues activities, and explore the history of the blues in the work of W. C. Handy and a variety of country blues singers whose music preserves the folk origins of this unique American art form.” Excellent

LEGENDS AND LORE: UNDERSTANDING AND CREATING FOLK TALES IN THE LANGUAGE ARTS CLASSROOM – LESSON PLAN http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/19990522friday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons

“In this lesson, students examine the folk tale genre by reading about recently discovered manuscripts of folk tales collected by Zora Neale Hurston and then by writing their own folk tales based on moral lessons.” The reading for the lesson is “The Well Untapped: Black Folk Tales of the Old South” a related article. For grades 6-12 Excellent

LESSON PLANS ON THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

http://www.useekufind.com/peace/lessonplans.htm

A collection of lesson plans for teaching about the Civil Rights Movement. Excellent

LESSONS FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH

http://www.teachkind.org/feat/bhm/index.html

“February is Black History Month, so TeachKind created several Black History Month lessons for teachers to use with students of all ages.
TeachKind’s “Civil Rights Movement” lesson teaches high school students about the nonviolent actions that were used in the struggle for civil rights in the 1960s and gives them the opportunity to use similar actions to help animals in product-testing labs today.
The “African-Americans for Animals” lesson for grades 6 through 12 and the “African-Americans for Chickens” lesson for grades K through 5 seek to help students appreciate the contributions that African-Americans have made to our society and to the animal rights movement”. Excellent

LESSONS IN COURAGE: MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., ROSA PARKS AND RUBY BRIDGES – CURRICULUM UNIT

http://www.dpsk12.org/programs/almaproject/pdf/LessonsInCourage.pdf

A 61-page curriculum for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and for Black History month for 1^st grade students. Concepts include: Courage, Freedom, Role Playing, Symmetry, Race, Civil Rights, Emotion(s), Segregation, Inequality/Equality, and Peace/Symbolism. Excellent

LET FREEDOM RING – THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. – LESSON PLAN

http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?ID=266

A lesson plan for grades 3-5 on Martin Luther King, Jr. “In this lesson, students will learn about the life and work of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. Students will listen to a brief biography, view photographs of the March on Washington, and read a portion of King's "I Have a Dream" speech. After studying King's use of imagery and allusion, students will create original poetic phrases about freedom and illustrate them with symbols representing the forms of freedom that have yet to be realized in the United States.” Excellent

LYNCHING IN THE AMERICAN SOUTH – LESSON PLAN

http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Social_Studies/US_History/USH0212.html

A lesson plan for grades 11-12 in which students learn about the practice of lynching. “Students learn about the practice of lynching in the American South following the Civil War. Goals: To address the issue of lynching as part of a larger unit on slavery, Reconstruction, and the Civil Rights movement.” Excellent

THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON AND ITS IMPACT – LESSON PLAN NEW!

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/history/dream_8-20.html

A lesson plan on the March on Washington in 1963 for senior high students. Excellent

MARCHING ON: LEARNING ABOUT THE NEW CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT – LESSON PLAN http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20030825monday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons

A lesson plan for grades 6-12 on the Civil Rights Movement. “In this lesson, students learn about the increasingly diverse civil rights movement by researching and profiling its key issues, main organizations, and top leaders.” Excellent

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. AND ME: IDENTIFYING WITH A HERO – LESSON PLAN

NEW!

http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=257

A lesson plan for grades K-2 on Martin Luther King, Jr. “Martin Luther King, Jr. is an American hero, a man who dared to dream. How do we help young children connect their own life experiences to those of Dr. King? This lesson explores ways to help students make connections to Dr. King through reading, writing, listening, and speaking activities that not only provide a glimpse into Dr. King’s life, but empower students to help bring Dr. King’s dream into reality. Most important, it encourages them to dream their own dreams.” Excellent

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR AND THE POWER OF NONVIOLENCE – LESSON PLAN

http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=326

A lesson plan for grades 6-8 on Martin Luther King, Jr. “This lesson introduces students to Martin Luther King, Jr.'s philosophy of nonviolence and the teachings of Mohandas K. Gandhi that influenced King's views. After considering the political impact of this philosophy, students explore its relevance to personal life.” Excellent

METING OUT JUSTICE: EXPLORING THE MURDER OF EMMET TILL – LESSON PLAN

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20021202monday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons

A lesson plan for grades 6-12. “In this lesson, students will learn about the murder case of Emmett Till and identify the missing pieces from the case. Through research, they will then work to fill in the gaps to create a basis for examining how justice might be served anew in this controversial murder.” Excellent

MUSIC OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ERA 1954-1968 – CURRICULUM UNIT NEW!

http://www.learningtogive.org/lessons/unit53/

A curriculum unit for grades 6-8 on the music of the civil rights era. “Music played a very important role during the Civil Rights Era, 1954-68. This movement is studied in social studies with an emphasis on such people as Malcolm X, Medgar Evers, Rosa Parks, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Students will be introduced to the “freedom songs” and the conditions under which these songs were performed. They will learn how many slave songs, gospel songs, folk songs and labor songs were collected, adapted, and taught to young civil rights activists. These songs fostered courage, unity and hope within the Civil Rights Movement.” Includes three lesson plans. Excellent