February is Black History Month
*** A Guide to Web Resources for Teachers ***

 

 


These online resources range from primary level to the secondary level generated by William Russell, Valdosta State University; published Feb. 2006 in Learning & Leading with Technology.

 
 


The Silent Protest
parade organized by Harlem religious and civic leaders 
and the NAACP, 1917

http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/Harlem/text/silentprotest_slide.html

 
Patchwork of African-Amerian Life Provides links to sites web sites for teachers that incorporate technology into the teaching of black history.
Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement A comprehensive web site about King and the Civil Rights Movement.
Underground Railroad Freedom Center Includes an educator's section that provides teaching ideas and resources. 
Archives of African American Music and Culture This collection @ Indiana University can help students locate resources on black culture and music from the early 1900s to the present.
Negro Baseball Leagues Details the history of blacks who were denied the right to play in the major leagues because of the color of their skin.
The Schomburg Exhibition, Harlem 1900-1940 This overview of Harlem life from 1900 to 1940 includes a section just for teachers.
African American History Challenge The Internet African American History Challenge© is an interactive quiz that helps you sharpen your knowledge of African American History. It's an "open book" test. So if you're not sure of an answer, you can check our reference material for help.
African American Web Connection A historical account of African American history as well as other cultural information pages.
African American World This section of the PBS Web site offers information on black history, arts and culture; resources discussing the role of race in society and the profiles of famous blacks.
Amistad Research Center This site provides historical information and digital images of primary sources.
Biography on Black History by A&E Provides biographical information on numerous influential blacks.
African American Voices A chronological African American history.
African American Military History An overview of blacks in the military and the roles they played.