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Black History
Black History in America
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/index.htm
Meet famous African Americans, listen to jazz music, publish your own writing,
and explore history at this Scholastic site devoted to black history.
Culture and Change: Black history in America
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/read_explore.htm
This Scholastic site allows you to explore the path of black history with an
interactive timeline.
Drop Me Off in Harlem
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/exploring/harlem/
Excellent
video clips, sound clips, and photos. Countless artists, scholars,
activists, and patrons flourished during the Harlem Renaissance. Each person
featured in the site lived in Harlem and/or produced works influenced by Harlem
between the years of 1917 and 1935.
Fact Monster: Black History Month
http://www.factmonster.com/spot/bhm1.html
History, timelines, contemporary issues, quizzes and crosswords, and 500
notable African American biographies
Free resources for Black History Month
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/
Read biographies
of significant African-American individuals, take a Black History Month quiz,
or follow a timeline
of events that helped shape African-American heritage
Philadelphia Post-Gazette-The Kids Corner: Let's
talk about Black History Month
http://www.post-gazette.com/blackhistorymonth/kids.asp
Special reports on people who didn't let anything stop them from achieving their
goals.
Time for Kids: Black History Month
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/specials/articles/0,6709,97217,00.html
Use the timeline, take a history challenge, read about some famous African
Americans, then try to guess who they are from their kid pictures. Hear
a few of the most famous speeches in African American history.
The Underground Railroad
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/
This National Geographic site lets you follow the footsteps of Harriet Tubman, who led
hundreds of runaway slaves to freedom.
