General Information
http://abcteach.com/directory/theme_units/month_to_month/b_february/black_history_month/
A comprehensive online exhibit from the Library of Congress detailing the
events from slavery to the Civil Rights movement. Excellent images and other
primary sources. Grades 6 and up.
Biographies
of Great African Americans - Enchanted Learning
Brief summaries of the contributions of famous African-Americans
to our culture. Grades 2 to 5
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/aframer/bios/
Education
First - Black History Sampler
"The following links come from all over the World Wide Web and represent
a variety of aspects related to African America. You may complete the following
Internet activities alone or by working in a group. You also may complete all
or only some of the activities depending on your goals."
History
Channel - Biographies for Black History Month
Good start for biographies of famous African-Americans
http://www.historychannel.com/cgi-bin/frameit.cgi?p=http%3A//www.historychannel.com/exhibits/blackhist/proindex.html
Biographies of famous African Americans
http://www.uga.edu/~iaas/History.html
African-Americans inventors:
http://inventors.about.com/cs/blackinventors/index.htm
http://www.princeton.edu/~mcbrown/display/faces.html
http://www.littleafrica.com/resources/inventors.htm
The
Internet African-American History Challenge
"The Internet African American History Challenge©
is an interactive quiz that helps you sharpen your knowledge of African American
History. It's an "open book" test. So if you're not sure of an answer,
you can check our reference material for help. Level I is the easiest and has
7 questions while levels II & III have 10 questions each and are a bit more
challenging. Good Luck"
http://www.brightmoments.com/blackhistory/
Sweet
Clara and the Freedom Quilt
This is a great thematic unit based on the book that integrates
history, literature, geography and economics. "This story is based on
a true, little-known chapter in African American history. As a
seamstress in the Big House, Clara knows she's better off than the
slaves who work the fields. But slavery has separated Clara from her
mother, and she can never be happy without her. Clara dreams that
they will be reunited one day and run away together - north to
freedom. Then Clara hears two slaves talking about how they could
find the Underground Railroad if only they had a map. In a flash of
inspiration, she sees how to use the cloth in her scrap bag to sew a
map of the land - a freedom quilt - that no master will ever suspect
is a map to freedom. " This unit is a winner!
Teaching Resources for Martin Luther King, Jr., Harriet Tubman,
Black History Month, Civil Rights, etc. Site includes cross
curriculum thematic units.
This is a wonderful way to research biographies. The men and
women featured on Black History-related stamp issues were first in
their fields and showed the way to the gifted blacks who have
followed them. Site is indexed alphabetically and by subject area. It
also includes great information on stamp collecting.
Excellent site from the Gale Group - Biographies, Literature, a
400 year African American Timeline, Student Activities and links to
other resources.
The
Underground Railroad @ nationalgeographic.com
This is a National Geographic site, so it is reliable. There are
classroom ideas, resources, etc. - Well written.
