African-American History
Culture and
Change: Black history in America
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/
Meet famous African Americans, listen to jazz music, publish your own
writing, and explore history with an interactive timeline on the Scholastic
site.
History
Channel: Black History Month
http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/blackhist/main.html
Celebrate Black History Month and learn about great African-Americans from The
History Channel.
African-Americans in History
http://www.uga.edu/~iaas/History.html
Includes brief biographies on prominent African-Americans including: Benjamin Banneker, Sojourner
Truth, Harriet Tubman, Booker T. Washington, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr., Lorraine Hansberry,
George Washington Carver, and Colin Powell.
Afro-American Almanac
http://www.toptags.com/aama
An on-line presentation of the African in America beginning with the slave trade to the civil rights
movement.
Faces of Science: African-Americans in the Sciences
http://www.princeton.edu/~mcbrown/display/faces.html
Profiles of African-American men and women who contributed to science, mathematics and
engineering. Indexed by people, profession and women scientists.
Family Education Network: Black History Month
http://www.familyeducation.com/topic/front/0,1156,1-4818,00.html?yah
Celebrate Black History with articles, quizzes, a poll and suggested reading list.
The
Life of Harriet Tubman - New York History Net
http://www.nyhistory.com/harriettubman/life.htm
Harriet Tubman's life from slavery, her escape to freedom and her role
in the Underground Railroad are documented.
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
http://nlbm.com/
This site gives information about the history teams, and players of the Negro Leagues
as well as other related links. Museum in Kansas City, Missouri.
Real African-American Heroes
http://www.raaheroes.com/index.htm
Focus on military leaders, astronauts, medal of honor winners from the Civil War to Vietnam.
The Underground Railroad
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/
You are a slave...take the journey to Freedom as you follow The Underground Railroad.
http://www.npl.org/Pages/KidsPlace/Sites/afr.html
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