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African American Resources
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The African American Registry
An encyclopedia of African American biography, history and poetry that is organized by both calendar year and subject.
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Black History Links
Kids Domain provides a list of links for children celebrating Black History Month including online games, crafts, quizzes and stories.
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The Buffalo Soldiers
Learn basic information from the Handbook of Texas about the first peace-time African-American
Military Units.
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Encyclopedia Britannica's Guide to Black History
Learn about the African American experience and achievement in the United States.
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Exploring Amistad
Dive into this in-depth site from Mystic Seaport, exploring the events
surrounding the Amistad Revolt of 1839-1842. Search full-text documents
and timelines or just read about the story, people and places involved.
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Harlem Renaissance
Find out about the Harlem Renaissance through this Encarta Schoolhouse
site, which provides a general overview of the movement. Photographs,
bios and links provide more information about important writers and
musicians.
- Powerful
Days in Black and White
See dramatic photos from the Civil Rights Movement, snapped by photojournalist
Charles Moore and presented by Kodak.
- The Underground
Railroad
Take an interactive journey along the Underground Railroad on this site
full of pictures and music, created by National Geographic.
- African
American Contributors
Visit this site created by eighth-grade Donegal Middle School students,
to find photographs, birth and death dates, and brief bios of notable
African Americans (categorized into musicians, politicians, doctors,
athletes, and more).
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Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences
Find profiles of African American scientists, by their names or by their
professions, at this site created by a librarian at Princeton University.
- The Life of Frederick
Douglass
See a timeline of Douglass’ life, read a short bio, or link to related
web sites from this National Park Service site.
- Stamp
on Black History (a Thinkquest site)
Visit this index of Black History-related postage stamps, where you’ll
find images of the stamps and bios of the individuals pictured.
- The King Center
Check out this great site to see and hear clips of Martin Luther King
and Coretta Scott King. Also learn about Dr. King’s belief in nonviolence,
and how Martin Luther King Day got started.
- Martin
Luther King, Jr.
Find activities, quizzes, resources and links on how to remember and
celebrate Martin Luther King’s life, on this Learning Network site.
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The Dr. King Timeline Page
Learn basic facts about Dr. King’s life from this timeline, illustrated
by students from Buckman School in Portland, Oregon.
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The History of Black History
Discover how Black History Month began by checking out this Learning
Network site.
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