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General African American History
African
American Inventors and Inventions
Feeling inventive? By Kids For Kids offers
this page with many links to notable African American inventors and
inventions.
Afro-American Almanac
A great site with a wealth of links in information concerning all aspects
of African American history.
Biography.com -
Black History
Excellent online biographies on many African American historical figures.
Black History
Month
A free source site from Gale that has extensive biographies, games,
quizes and other resources.
Black History
Month @ Infoplease
A huge site with timelines, biographies and links to special areas of
African American history such as the Harlem Renaissance, the Negro Leauges,
and arts and literature.
Black
Inventors A-Z
A large site with biographies available for an extensive list of
African-American Inventors.
Black
Inventor Online Museum
Site with brief biographies of selected African-American inventors.
Black Facts Online
An online searchable database of Black History Facts that you can use
to
- Look up Black History Facts for every day of the year!
- Perform full text searches for Black History Facts!
- Find out what happened in Black History today!
- Find out what famous Black people were born on your birthday!
- Help you research papers and articles!
A great resource from the Encyclopædia Britannica containing timelines, articles and short movies and sound files, including excerpts of Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech.
Creative
Americans: Portraits by Carl Van Vechten, 1932-1964
A collection of over 1,300 photographs, primarily portraits of
celebrities, taken by this American photographer. Searchable by keyword in
bibliographic record, and browsable by subject and occupation (actors and
actresses, African-American leaders, artists, authors, choreographers,
composers, conductors, dancers, educators, journalists, publishers,
musicians, photographers, playwrights, poets, sculptors, singers, and
sports figures). Includes brief biographical information on Van Vechten.
From the American Memory Project, Library of Congress.
Culture and
Change: Black History in America
Scholastic's site devoted to African-American history and culture.
The
Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences
Biographical information on "African American men and women who have
contributed to the advancement of science and engineering." Each
biography provides a detailed bibliography. Includes women scientists as
well as individuals who were the first African-Americans to receive Ph.D.s
in their fields.
Notable African
Americans
A great site from Fact Monster with links to notable African Americans
past and present. The links are divided into categories by
profession.
Spotlight
on Black Inventors, Scientists, and Engineers
Brief biographies from the Department of Computer Science at
Georgetown University.
Today in Black
History
Find out what significant events in Black History happened on today's
date.
The
Top Ten African-American Inventors
A Scholastic site with biographies of ten prominent inventors.
Graphics and Clip Art
Google
Image Search
Search the internet for photos.
Photos and Biographies
Great photos of some key figures in African American history. Click
on the photo to read a biography of that person.
Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem
Renaissance
In the early 1900s, particularly in the 1920s, African-American literature,
art, music, dance, and social commentary began to flourish in Harlem, a section
of New York City. This African-American cultural movement became known as
"The New Negro Movement" and later as the Harlem Renaissance.
The Harlem Renaissance Collection
Learn about the leaders, writers, and musicians of the Harlem Renaissance
Era.
The
Harlem Renaissance: Encarta Schoolhouse
A very good site from Microsoft, with articles about the musicians and
writers of this exiting era. Includes great links to other sites.
Harlem Renaissance: The Jazz Age
Learn all about Jazz and how this uniquely American musical form flour
Harlem:
1910-1940
A wonderful resource from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
of the New York Public Library. Includes a timeline, many photos, and much
more.
Langston Hughes
A biography of the poet along with links about his life and work.
Interactive Quizzes, Games, and Internet Scavenger Hunts
Black History Month - ActivitiesA collection of fun and educational activities to celebrate Black History Month, divided by grade level.
Black History Month - Quiz
An interactive quiz from Gale Resources.
Black History Past to Present: an interactive quiz
Use their internet resource list to answer the quiz questions. If you get a wrong answer you will be asked to do a little internet research!
Dr. Martin Luther King Scavenger Hunt
Use the internet to complete this scavenger hunt and learn many interesting facts about Dr. King and his life's work.
The Internet African American History Challenge©
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.
Trivia Games
Thirteen great online trivia games from the Afro-American Almanac
Literature and Folktales
Afro-American
Folktales
Find out why the Bat flies at night, why there is day and night and
why women do not have beards in these short online folktales.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day On the Net
Information about Dr. and the federal holiday that honors him, including a link to the full text of his famous I Have A Dream speech.
The Underground Railroad
National Geographic Online Presents the Underground
Railroad
Take a guided journey along the Underground Railroad to Freedom!
This is a great site with lots of facts and pictures.
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
http://www.undergroundrailroad.org
/
Click where it says "Slavery Past" to see time lines, short biographies
and maps of Underground Railroad routes.
The Life of Harriet Tubman
http://www.nyhistory.com/harriettubman/life.htm
This site tells the story of the woman known as "Moses," who lead over
300 people out of slavery and into freedom along the Underground Railroad.
http://www.nps.gov/frdo/freddoug.html
A brief biography of this famous African American abolitionist.
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