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     **AFRICAN-AMERICAN/BLACK HISTORY WEBSITES **  

**[|**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.
 * AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY

**[|**http://www.academicinfo.net/africanamlibrary.html**] A large number of links to African American history sites.
 * AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY – DIGITAL LIBRARY

**[|**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.
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**[|**http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/aohome.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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.
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**[|**http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/black_voices/black_voices.cfm**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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.
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**[|**http://www.aawc.com/aawc.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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.
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**[|**http://digital.nypl.org/schomburg/writers_aa19/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">An online collection of works by African American women writers of the 19th century, both poetry and prose. For grade 7 and up.
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**[|**http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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.
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/home.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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.
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AMISTAD TRIALS (FAMOUS AMERICAN TRIALS) **[|**http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/amistad/AMISTD.HTM**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">

"BEEN HERE SO LONG" – SELECTIONS FROM THE WPA SLAVE NARRATIVES **[|**http://newdeal.feri.org/asn/asn00.htm**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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.
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BIG DADDY’S LI’L SHELF OF BLACK MEN IN LITERATURE **[|**http://www.math.buffalo.edu/~sww/big-daddys-books.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Links to web pages featuring African American male writers. For grade 7 and up.
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BLACK HISTORY – EXPLORING AFRICAN AMERICAN ISSUES ON THE WEB **[|**http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/AfroAm.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Black History Hotlist, Interactive Treasure Hunt, Subject Sampler, two Webquests – Tuskegee Tragedy and Little Rock 9, Integration 0? Also includes links.
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BLACK HISTORY HOTLIST **[|**http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/bh_hotlist.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">A list of links to resources. Sections: Black History Month, Slavery & History, Leaders, News, Poetry, Changes, and General Resources.
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH **[|**http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/index.htm**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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.
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BORN IN SLAVERY: SLAVE NARRATIVES FROM THE FEDERAL WRITERS’ PROJECT 1936-1938 **<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/snhtml/snhome.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> //<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">"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." //<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">
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BROWN VS. BOARD OF EDUCATION – DIGITAL ARCHIVE **<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> [|**http://www.lib.umich.edu/exhibits/brownarchive/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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.”// <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> CIVIL RIGHTS- 42EXPLORE **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://www.42explore2.com/civilrights.htm**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Basic information for students on civil rights with links, activities and webquests.
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CIVIL RIGHTS TIMELINE: ORDINARY PEOPLE LIVING EXTRAORDINARY LIVES: THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN MISSISSIPPI **[|**http://www.usm.edu/crdp/html/cd/intro.htm**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> //<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">"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." //<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Contains several audio files. For grade 7 and up.
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CLASSIC AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE **[|**http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/sites/aframdocs.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">

CULTURE AND CHANGE - BLACK HISTORY IN AMERICA **[|**http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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.
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THE ENCYCLOPEDIA GUIDE TO BLACK HISTORY **[|**http://search.eb.com/blackhistory/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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.
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THE FREDERICK DOUGLASS PAPERS **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/doughtml/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> //<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">"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." //<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">  <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> FREE AT LAST – THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES – A THINKQUEST SITE **[|**http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112391/?tqskip1=1**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">

GREENSBORO SIT-INS – LAUNCH OF A CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT **[|**http://www.sitins.com/index.shtml**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> HARLEM RENAISSANCE – 42EXPLORE **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://www.42explore2.com/harlem.htm**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Basic information for students on the Harlem Renaissance with links, activities and webquests. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">

HARLEM RENAISSANCE – MULTIMEDIA RESOURCE //<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">“ //**//<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">A //**n 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...”<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Sections: Education, Performers, French Connection, Literature, Political Issues, Religion and Philosophy. Hear the music, listen to the poetry. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> HISTORY CHANNEL SPEECH ARCHIVES **[|**http://www.historychannel.com/speeches/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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__. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> THE HISTORY OF JIM CROW **[|**http://www.jimcrowhistory.org/home.htm**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">
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THE HISTORY MAKERS **[|**http://thehistorymakers.com/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> IMAGES OF AFRICAN AMERICANS FROM THE 19TH CENTURY **[|**http://digital.nypl.org/schomburg/images_aa19/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> IN MOTION: THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MIGRATION EXPERIENCE **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://www.inmotionaame.org/home.cfm**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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: 18th & 19th Centuries, The Western Migration, The Northern Migration, The Great Migration, The Second Great Migration, Caribbean Immigration, Return South Migration, Haitian Immigration: 20th Century, and African Immigration. View the Image Gallery, Read About, Browse Migration Resources, Mapping the Migration. Each section contains a lesson plan. Outstanding. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> INTERNET AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY CHALLENGE **[|**http://www.brightmoments.com/blackhistory/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Use the brief biographies of important African Americans in the 1800s to answer the questions in the Challenge. The Challenge has three levels. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> JOHN HENRIK CLARKE AFRICANA LIBRARY **[|**http://www.library.cornell.edu/africana/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> THE KING CENTER – BELOVED COMMUNITY **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://www.thekingcenter.org/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> //<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">"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." //<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">The web site includes biographical information, photos, audio clips, and classroom activities. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> LEST WE FORGET – IMAGES 0F THE BLACK CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT BY ROBERT TEMPLETON **[|**http://www.templeton-interactive.com/lest1a.htm**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> LEST WE FORGET: THE TRIUMPH OVER SLAVERY <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> MAMA’S BLACK BOOKCASE OF WOMEN IN LITERATURE **[|**http://www.math.buffalo.edu/~sww/mamas-bookcase.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Links to web pages featuring African American woman writers. For grade 7 a <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">nd up. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> MARCUS GARVEY: LOOK FOR ME IN THE WHIRLWIND **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/garvey/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. PAPERS PROJECT **[|**http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">A collection of Dr. King’s Papers, Speeches, Sermons, Autobiography, Biography, Chronology, and Articles includes the full text of documents and audio clips. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://www.montgomeryboycott.com**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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. MRS. LEBEAU’S BLACK HISTORY LINKS **[|**http://www.suelebeau.com/blackhistory.htm**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">A full page of excellent links to Black History sites. For elementary/middle school students. THE NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM **[|**http://www.civilrightsmuseum.org/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">An online civil rights museum featuring a museum tour, calendar, maps, exhibits and more. NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUE ONLINE **[|**http://www.negroleaguebaseball.com**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Official web site of Negro League Baseball, featuring the history of the league, the teams, the players, a chat forum, links and more. NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUES – 42EXPLORE **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://www.42explore2.com/blkleag.htm**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Basic information for students on the Negro Baseball Leagues with links, activities and webquests. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **[|**http://www.cmgww.com/historic/malcolm/index.htm**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Malcolm X home page with biography, photos, bibliography, quotes and more. PAINTED VOICES – PORTRAITS OF 20 CELEBRATED AFRICAN AMERICAN WRITERS **[|**http://www.black-collegian.com/african/painted-voices/index.shtml**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> POWERFUL DAYS IN BLACK AND WHITE **[|**http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/features/moore/mooreIndex.shtml**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Black and white photos of the Civil Rights struggle of the 1960s. Each photo has the date taken, photographer and a brief caption. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> REAL AFRICAN AMERICAN HEROES **[|**http://raahistory.com/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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. REMEMBERING JIM CROW: A MULTIMEDIA SITE **[|**http://www.americanradioworks.org/features/remembering/index.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Text, photos and audio files on the Jim Crow era in the south. 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[|**http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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. SCOTTSBORO: AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/scottsboro/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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 10th grade and above. SMALL TOWNS – BLACK LIVES: AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY **[|**http://www.blacktowns.org/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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). STAMP ON BLACK HISTORY – A THINKQUEST SITE **[|**http://library.thinkquest.org/2667/Stamps.htm**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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. UNCLE TOM’S CABIN AND AMERICAN CULTURE–A MULTIMEDIA ARCHIVE **[|**http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/utc/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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. THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD **[|**http://www.nationalgeographic.com/railroad/index.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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. THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD – 42EXPLORE **<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://www.42explore2.com/undergrd.htm**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Basic information for students on the Underground Railroad with links, activities and webquests. UNDERGROUND RAILROAD QUILT CODE **<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> [|**http://educ.queensu.ca/%7Efmc/may2004/Underground.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> UNDERSTANDING SLAVERY **<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: red; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> [|**http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/slavery/**]**//<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> "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." //**<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Sections: A World of Slavery, A Slave on Three Continents, Witness a Slave Auction, Guest Expert, Teacher Tips and Resources. VOICES FROM THE GAPS – WOMEN WRITERS OF COLOR **[|**http://voices.cla.umn.edu/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> //<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">"An instructional Web site focusing on the lives and works of North American women writers of color." //<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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. VOICES OF CIVIL RIGHTS: ORDINARY PEOPLE, EXTRAORDINARY STORIES **[|**http://www.voicesofcivilrights.org/index.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> //<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">"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." //<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Sections: The Voices, Unfinished Business, Timeline, Civil Rights at 50, New Voices and Music Video. "WITH AN EVEN HAND": BROWN VS. BOARD AT FIFTY **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/brown/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">An online exhibit accompanying the physical exhibit from the Library of Congress on the 50th 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. WRITING BLACK: AFRICAN AMERICAN AUTHORS AND THEIR WORKS **[|**http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/as/Literature/amlit-black.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">A list of African American authors and their works online. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">ABOARD A SLAVE SHIP, 1829 **[|**http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/slaveship.htm**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY LINKS **[|**http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/History/tm/black.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">A page of links on African American history. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY THROUGH THE ARTS **[|**http://cghs.dade.k12.fl.us/african-american/index.htm**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Sections: Traditional African Art, Africans in European Art, Pre-Civil War Art, Images Since Reconstruction, and 20th Century Art. Each section focuses on types of art or artists. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> THE AFRICAN AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS **<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://www.afro.com/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> ** <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Reprints articles of African American interest from newspapers in the Washington, DC and Maryland region. The History section has several excellent online exhibits. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">AFRICAN AMERICAN PHOTOS **[|**http://www.npac.syr.edu/projects/ltb/AA_photos_index.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> THE AFRICAN AMERICAN REGISTRY **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://www.aaregistry.com/**]**//<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> "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 ////<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: aqua; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">light Blue ////<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> Politics/Law is ////<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(127, 127, 127); font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Gray, ////<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> etc). The categories show the wide range of American lifestyles through the Black experience." //<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Categories include: Education, Activist, Music, Episodes, Literature, Abolitionist, Religion and more. For upper elementary and up. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> AFRICAN AMERICAN SHEET MUSIC FROM BROWN UNIVERSITY **[|**http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/rpbhtml/aasmhome.html**]**//<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> "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. //<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">" <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">You can search by keyword, title, or subject. The music gives an insight into African American culture. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> AFRICAN AMERICAN WARRIORS **[|**http://www.aawar.net/default.htm**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Profiles of African Americans in the military: the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, Buffalo Soldiers, Tuskegee Airmen, up to the present. Articles, photos, links. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> AFRICAN AMERICANS – HISTORICAL ALMANACK **[|**http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.com/Almanack/life/Af_Amer/aalife.cfm**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Discusses the life of African Americans in colonial times in the Williamsburg area. Includes proclamations (including early emancipation proclamations), advertisements, diaries, biographies and more. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> AFRIGENEAS **[|**http://www.afrigeneas.com/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Genealogical research and resources on African Ancestored Genealogy. Includes how to search, where to search, tips for beginners, surnames, extensive links and more. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> AMERICAN SLAVE NARRATIVES – AN ONLINE ANTHOLOGY **[|**http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/wpa/wpahome.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> BLACK HEROES IN EVERY WAR **[|**http://geocities.com/mclane65/black-heroes.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">African American Military History. Extensive links to information on African Americans in every war and conflict fought by the United States. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> BLACK HISTORY AND CLASSICAL MUSIC: COMPOSERS OF AFRICAN DESCENT **[|**http://chevalierdesaintgeorges.homestead.com/History.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Information on composers of African descent from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Includes a Teacher’s section. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> BLACK HISTORY MONTH CROSSWORD PUZZLE **[|**http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/xwords/19990201.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">A crossword puzzle from the New York Times about Black History Month. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> BLACK HISTORY MONTH – INFOPLEASE **<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhm1.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">A long list of links to sites for Black History Month. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> BLACK HISTORY MONTH LINKS **[|**http://members.aol.com/MrDonnLessons/USHolidays.html#BLACK**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Several links to information for Black History Month. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">BLACK HISTORY PAGE **[|**http://members.aol.com/klove01/blackhis.htm**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> BLACK HISTORY QUEST **[|**http://blackquest.com/link.htm**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">A long list of links on African-American History, Culture and Black Studies Resources. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> THE BLACK INVENTOR ONLINE MUSEUM **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://www.blackinventor.com/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> THE BLACK PRESS: SOLDIERS WITHOUT SWORDS **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://www.pbs.org/blackpress/index.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">A companion site to the PBS program. Includes a Transcript, Newspapers, Biographies, Timeline, Modern Journalists, Interactive Activities, Education (study guide), and Resources and Links. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> BLOODY SUNDAY REMEMBERED **[|**http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0214523/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> **//<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">“"Bloody Sunday Remembered" is a web site that tells the story about an amazing eight year old little girl from Selma, Alabama named Sheyann Webb. Her story happened almost forty years ago. She is known as the Smallest Freedom Fighter. You will discover a few of the people that she walked side by side with to help obtain voting rights for African-Americans in Selma, Alabama. This battle was not an easy one for Sheyann. She saw and knew those who were beaten, jailed, and killed. How much do you know about voting rights in 1965? Cast you vote to see your results.” //**<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Sections: Welcome, Activist, Selma March, Martyrs, Timeline, Media Library, Activities, Glossary and Reference. ** <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> BREAKING RACIAL BARRIERS – AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE HARMON FOUNDATION COLLECTION **[|**http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/harmon/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> BRITANNICA GUIDE TO BLACK HISTORY TIMELINE **[|**http://search.eb.com/blackhistory/timeline.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">A timeline of Black history from 1517 to the present. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> BUFFALO SOLDIERS AND INDIAN WARS **[|**http://www.buffalosoldier.net/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">In-depth information on the Buffalo Soldiers and their role in the Indian Wars. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> BUXTON HISTORIC SITE AND SETTLEMENT **[|**http://buxtonmuseum.com/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> CIVIL RIGHTS DOCUMENTATION PROJECT **[|**http://www.usm.edu/crdp/index.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Oral history interviews on the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi. A digital collection of the transcripts of the dozens of interviews. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT: 1955-1965 – INTRODUCTION **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/civilrights-55-65/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT CROSSWORD PUZZLE **[|**http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/xwords/20030214.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">A crossword puzzle from the New York Times about the Civil Rights Movement. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT VETERANS **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://www.crmvet.org/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> CULTURE AND CHANGE – EVOLUTION OF BLACK HISTORY – A TIMELINE **[|**http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/timeline/game.htm**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> THE DRED SCOTT CASE //<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">“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. //<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> //<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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.” //<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> DUKE ELLINGTON – CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF THE MAN AND HIS MUSIC **[|**http://dellington.org/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> ESCAPE FROM SLAVERY, 1838 **[|**http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/fdoug.htm**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">A firsthand account by Frederick Douglass of his escape to freedom. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> EYES OF GLORY **[|**http://www.eyesofglory.com/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Documents Black History and Jewish History in Rhode Island with photos, text and artifacts. Sections: Black History, Jewish History, Family Story and Artifacts. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> FACES OF SCIENCE: AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE SCIENCES **<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**https://webfiles.uci.edu/mcbrown/display/faces.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Photos and short biographical sketches of important African American scientists. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> FOOTSTEPS – AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE ONLINE MAGAZINE **[|**http://www.footstepsmagazine.com/**]**//<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> "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." //<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> FREDERICK DOUGLASS – GREAT FOE OF SLAVERY **[|**http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/frederickdouglass1.htm**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">An article with links on Frederick Douglass and his role fighting against slavery. Good for upper elementary students. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> FREEDOM’S JOURNAL: THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN OWNED AND OPERATED NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. **[|**http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/libraryarchives/aanp/freedom/index.asp**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">An online version of issues of Freedom’s Journal, the first African-American newspaper in the U.S. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> FROM SWASTIKA TO JIM CROW **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://www.pbs.org/itvs/fromswastikatojimcrow/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> GATEWAY TO AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY **<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://usinfo.state.gov/scv/history_geography_and_population/population_and_diversity/african_americans/African_American_History_Month.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">HISTORICAL TEXT ARCHIVE – AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY **[|**http://historicaltextarchive.com/sections.php?op=listarticles&secid=8**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">21 online articles, 2 online books and 160 links. Full-text of articles and books, plus links. For grade 7 and up. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> A HISTORY OF AFRICAN AMERICANS OF DELAWARE AND MARYLAND’S EASTERN SHORE **[|**http://www.udel.edu/BlackHistory/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Ten articles/interviews about African Americans living in Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Includes six Lesson Plans. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">LEGENDS OF TUSKEGEE – BOOKER T. WASHINGTON, THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN AND GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER **[|**http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/tuskegee/**]**//<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> "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." //<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> THE NATIONAL UNDERGROUND RAILROAD FREEDOM CENTER **[|**http://www.undergroundrailroad.com/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Educates the public about the Underground Railroad. Includes articles and information and a link to a listing by state of official Underground Railroad sites. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> REFLECTIONS ON BLACK HISTORY **[|**http://freepress.org/Backup/UnixBackup/pubhtml/fleming/fleming.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> REMEMBERING SLAVERY- THOSE WHO SURVIVED TELL THEIR STORIES **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://rememberingslavery.si.edu/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Audio files of slave narratives with transcripts. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> REPORTING CIVIL RIGHTS 1941-1973 **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://www.reportingcivilrights.org/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS TRIALS **[|**http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/scottsb.htm**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> SHADOW LEAGUES: THE STORY OF THE NEGRO LEAGUES <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">A site by students for students on the Negro Leagues baseball teams. Sections: Teams, Players, History, Ballpark Troubles, Judge Kensaw, Quiz and Bibliography. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">SLAVERY <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">A site by students for students on life under slavery. Sections: Civil War, Abolitionism, Life as a Slave, History of Slavery, and Activities. ** <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> THE SWEET TRIALS – 1925 & 1926 **[|**http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/sweet/sweet.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> THREADS OF FREEDOM **[|**http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112604/index.htm**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">A site for students by students on the hidden messages in slave quilts. Sections: Learn More, Literature Connection, The Hidden Message, Fun and Games and Bibliography. ** <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> TIME MAGAZINE: CIVIL RIGHTS COLLECTION **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> <span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: red; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> [|**http://www.time.com/time/archive/collections/0,21428,c_civil_rights,00.shtml**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Online issues of Time magazine featuring articles on Civil Rights issues from 1938 to 1996. ** <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> TRANS-ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE 1450-1750 – A THINKQUEST SITE **[|**http://library.thinkquest.org/13406/ta/?tqskip1=1**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> UNITED STATES COLORED TROOPS IN THE CIVIL WAR **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://www.coax.net/people/lwf/usct.htm**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> VOICES FROM THE DAYS OF SLAVERY – FORMER SLAVES TELL THEIR STORY **[|**http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/collections/voices/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> //<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">"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." //<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Includes Audio Interviews, Biographies of the Interviewers, Song Titles and more. VOICES OF FREEDOM – VIRGINIA’S CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://www.library.vcu.edu/jbc/speccoll/civilrights.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> //<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">"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." //<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> WE SHALL OVERCOME: HISTORIC PLACES OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT **[|**http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> //<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">"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." //<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">  [|**http://www.1906atlantaraceriot.org/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> ABOARD THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> <span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: red; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> [|**http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/underground/**]**<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> "A National Register Travel Itinerary". **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">View maps of Underground Railroad sites with descriptions, locations, photos and more. AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTISTS **[|**http://www.usc.edu/libraries/archives/ethnicstudies/africanamerican/black_artists.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Brief profiles of seven African American artists along with a photo of one of their works. AFRICAN AMERICAN BIOGRAPHIES **[|**http://www.exploredc.org/index.php?id=42**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> //<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">"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." //<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Includes brief biographies of African Americans such as: Marian Anderson, Mary McLeod Bethune, Charles Drew, Frederick Douglass, Paul Laurence Dunbar and more. AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MEMORIAL TO U.S. COLORED TROOPS **[|**http://www.afroamcivilwar.org/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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. AFRICAN AMERICAN COWBOYS – RON TARVER GALLERY **[|**http://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/tarver/index.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">A gallery of captioned photos showing African American cowboys. AFRICAN AMERICAN FREEDOM FIGHTERS **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://www.cwpost.liunet.edu/cwis/cwp/library/aaffsfl.htm**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> //<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">"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." //<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Profiles African American "freedom fighters" from 10 U.S. wars. AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY **[|**http://www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/index.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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. AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH **[|**http://www.cr.nps.gov/NR/feature/afam/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">A look at African American History from the National Registry of Historic Places commemorating the achievements of African Americans. Better than it sounds. AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY TRIVIA **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://www.usahistory.com/trivia/historical/ha.htm**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">A 39-question multiple choice quiz on African American history. AFRICAN AMERICAN LABOR HISTORY LINKS **<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://www.afscme.org/publications/12440.cfm**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">A page of links for sites dealing with African American labor history and issues. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> AFRICAN AMERICAN PIONEERS **[|**http://afgen.com/pioneer.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Brief profiles of several African American pioneers and their achievements. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **[|**http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~cybers/home.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Inform <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> AFRICAN AMERICANS IN HISTORY **[|**http://www.uga.edu/iaas/history/index.htm**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Links to brief online profiles of prominent African Americans. AFRO AMERICANS IN NEW JERSEY **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://www.njstatelib.org/NJ_Information/Digital_Collections/Afro-Americans/AFAMA.pdf**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">A scanned version of a brief history of African Americans in New Jersey. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> BIOGRAPHY.COM – BLACK HISTORY **[|**http://www.biography.com/blackhistory/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Biography.com’s list of famous African Americans includes biographical profiles. BLACK HERITAGE TRAIL – MUSEUM OF AFRO AMERICAN HISTORY BOSTON **[|**http://www.afroammuseum.org/trail.htm**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Follow the Black Heritage Trail online by following the links to learn about Boston’s African American population in the 19th century. BLACK HISTORY HOTLIST **[|**http://www.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/blackhistory.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">A hotlist of links from the Franklin Institute on Black History. BLACK HISTORY QUIZ **[|**http://members.aol.com/klove01/question.htm**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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. BLACK HISTORY THEME **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://preschoolrainbow.org/black-history.htm**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Black History activities. Intended for pre-school but can be modified for primary grades. BLACK HISTORY TREASURE HUNT **[|**http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/filamentality/ex.hunt.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Provides a list of links where students can find the answers to a group of questions about Black History. BLACK INVENTORS A TO Z **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://inventors.about.com/library/blblackinventors.htm**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">An alphabetical list of Black inventors with links to information. BLACK LEGENDS **[|**http://www.angelfire.com/ca/ebonyfire/special.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Brief biographical paragraphs about several important African Americans, both well-known and not. BROWN VS. BOARD OF EDUCATION – ACTIVITY BOOKLET **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://brownvboard.org/actvtybk/cover.htm**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">A printable activity booklet for elementary students on Brown vs. Board of Education. Includes puzzles. THE BUFFALO SOLDIERS ON THE WESTERN FRONTIER **[|**http://www.imh.org/museum/exhibit.php?exhibition=Buffalo**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Documents the history of the 9th 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 9th Cavalry, the 10th Cavalry, Daily Life on the Western Frontier, Medal of Honor Recipients, and a Bibliography. CATHAY WILLIAMS – FEMALE BUFFALO SOLDIER **[|**http://www.buffalosoldier.net/CathayWilliamsFemaleBuffaloSoldierWithDocuments.htm**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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. THE CIVIL RIGHTS ERA **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://www.sparknotes.com/history/american/civilrights/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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. THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT: A PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY 1954-1968 **<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://www.abbeville.com/civilrights/index.asp**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">This is a photo book about the Civil Rights Movement. Four chapters are available to read online. They include the photos and descriptions. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/crlnews/backissues2004/september04/civilrights.htm**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">A page of links on the Civil Rights Movement from the American Library Association. CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT TIMELINE **<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://www.factmonster.com/spot/civilrightstimeline1.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">A site for elementary students with a timeline of the Civil Rights Movement from 1954 to 2005. CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT TIMELINE **<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://www.infoplease.com/spot/civilrightstimeline1.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">A timeline of the Civil Rights Movement from 1954 to 2005 with links and some photos. THE CONFESSIONS OF NAT TURNER, THE LEADER OF THE INSURRECTION IN SOUTHAMPTON, VIRGINIA **<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/turner/turner.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> The online text of the famous narrative of Nat Turner, the slave who led a slave insurrection in 1831. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> EXPLANATION OF __FOLLOW THE DRINKING GOURD__ SONG **[|**http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/ltc/special/mlk/gourd2.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">The lyrics and explanation to the slave song __Follow the Drinking Gourd__ which was really a map to lead escaping slaves north to freedom. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> 14TH AMENDMENT TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION **<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://www.nps.gov/malu/documents/amend14.htm**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">The text of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution along with the details of its ratification. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> HISTORY OF BLACK FIREFIGHTERS **[|**http://hometown.aol.com/fireriter/index.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Photos and information on Black firefighters in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Arranged by city. (Includes Philadelphia). HOME TO HARLEM **<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://www.hometoharlem.com/harlem/HTHADMIN.NSF/45d45b608fc57392852564f80057ecf2?OpenView**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Information on Harlem in New York City. Check out the Notables and History sections. THE IMAGE OF BLACK **<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://www.theimageofblack.co.uk/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">An examination of Black History through European art. Section: Introduction, Gallery, Critical Thinking, Feature, and Links. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> JUNETEENTH **[|**http://www.juneteenth.com/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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. KEY EVENTS IN THE AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT **<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://home.earthlink.net/~gfeldmeth/chart.civrights.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">A timeline of key events in the Civil Rights Movement from 1868 to 1992. LIFE OF A SLAVE ** [|**http://www.louswebsite.com/37.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> LITTLE ROCK CENTRAL HIGH – 40TH ANNIVERSARY **<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://www.centralhigh57.org/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Presents information on the 40th 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. MARIAN ANDERSON: A LIFE IN SONG **<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/rbm/anderson/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">An online exhibit from the University of Pennsylvania on singer Marian Anderson. Includes numerous audio files and several video clips. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> MUSIC OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT **<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://www.sbgmusic.com/html/teacher/reference/historical/civilrights.html**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">A brief article on the music of the Civil Rights Movement. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> NATIONAL AFRICAN AMERICAN READ-IN **<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://www.ncte.org/prog/readin/107901.htm**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> //<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">"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." //<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://www.freedomcenter.org/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Information on this Cincinnati museum with online information. Check out the Learn section for Stories and Voices of Freedom. NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUES **<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://www.blackbaseball.com/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Information on the Negro Baseball Leagues. Sections: History, Players and Teams. Note: Includes links to purchase merchandise. NINTH MEMORIAL CAVALRY – BUFFALO SOLDIERS **[|**http://www.9thcavalry.com/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Tells the story of the 9th 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. ORAL HISTORY CIVIL RIGHTS DOCUMENTATION PROJECT **[|**http://www.usm.edu/crdp/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">A collection of oral history interviews on the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi. 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ROAD TO CIVIL RIGHTS FOR AFRICAN-AMERICANS **<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [|**http://library.thinkquest.org/4623/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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. ROSA PARKS PORTAL **[|**http://www.e-portals.org/Parks/**]<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">A portal for websites on Rosa Parks. Sections: Biographies, Awards, Newspaper Articles and Online Searches. 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