Black History Month Pathfinder        

   Infoplease City Project - Mr. Farkas
    Black History Month WebQuest
  (Mr. Del Rossi's Class)
        
Print Resources:
   African American Almanac - 3 volumes  - REF 973 AFR
    African American Biographies - 6 volumes  - REF 920 AFR
    African American Breakthroughs - REF  973 AFR
    African American Chronology - 2 volumes -  REF 973 HOR
    African American Voices - 2 volumes - REF 808.85 VOI
** Many books related to Black History Month are available on the table  and cart as you enter the Library Media Center.

Websites:
African-American Mosaic 
        Visit the Library of Congress exhibit and its resource guide to colonization, immigration, abolition, WPA, and the Civil War.

Black History: Exploring African American History on the Web
    Teachers, here are several Internet activities and WebQuests that guide you to excellent resources.

Association for the Study of African-American Life and History
    This is the official voice of Black History Month that was first established by Carter G. Woodson in 1915.

Education First Black History Hotlist 
     This site offers  WebQuests and  many other links.

History Channel: Celebrate Black History   
    Thumbnail biographies of famous African Americans and a complete exhibit about the story of Alex Haley's Roots are available here.

Underground Railroad
       
The National Park Service (NPS)  connects us to various aspects of the Underground Railroad including the Lower Mississippi River area in relation to slavery and the Underground Railroad at this site.

American Slave Narratives: An Online Anthology
    From the University of Virginia comes this collection of slave narratives.


African American History Through the Arts Project
 
   
The title says it all.

Librarian's Index to the Internet
    The websites relate to Black History Month that are found at this site have been evaluated by librarians.
   
Gale Free Resources - Black History Month
    This noted publisher provides information and suggested activities for secondary school students.  (Mr. Del Rossi's Class)

The Schomburg Center : Harlem 1900-1940
    The Schomburg Center for Research in Black History at the New York Public Library provides excellent information about the Harlem Renaissance.

African Diaspora in Latin America
        Discover the fate of Africans in Mexico, the Caribbean, and a number of other countries here.

Celebrating Black History Site
    FamilyEducation.com  provides these lessons for various grade levels.  (Mr. Del Rossi's Class)

Teacher Vision - Black History Month
  
  This is a commercial site that provides lessons for students. (Mr. Del Rossi's Class

 

Updated January 22, 2010

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