Access these sites through your computer’s Internet connection. Open the underlined address. Information can be printed or downloaded to your computer. Be sure to follow links to other sites and find your way back with the "back" button.

The terms "African-American History" "Black History" "afro centric" "African" "African American" "Afro American" "Negro" and "Black" are shown as they appear in the web site. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement are inextricably linked. See the Martin Luther King, Jr. website list for more links. Some links will appear on both lists.

All of the sites listed were active as of February 22, 2008. The evaluation is by the AVA Center staff according to the amount of information given and its potential use in the classroom.

THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN OHIO
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/ohshtml/aaeohome.html
"This selection of manuscript and printed text and images drawn from the collections of the Ohio Historical Society illuminates the history of black Ohio from 1850 to 1920, a story of slavery and freedom, segregation and integration, religion and politics, migrations and restrictions, harmony and discord, and struggles and successes." An American Memory collection from the Library of Congress. Excellent

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY
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. Excellent

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

THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MOSAIC – A LIBRARY OF CONGRESS EXHIBIT
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.  Excellent

AFRICAN AMERICAN ODYSSEY
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/aohome.html
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. Excellent

AFRICAN AMERICAN VOICES – DIGITAL HISTORY
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/black_voices/black_voices.cfm
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. Excellent

AFRICAN AMERICAN WEB CONNECTION
http://www.aawc.com/aawc.html
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. Excellent

AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN WRITERS OF THE 19^TH CENTURY
http://digital.nypl.org/schomburg/writers_aa19/
An online collection of works by African American women writers of the 19^th century, both poetry and prose. For grade 7 and up. Excellent

AFRICAN AMERICAN WORLD
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/
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. Excellent

AFRICAN AMERICAN WRITERS – E-TEXTS ONLINE
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/afroonline.htm
Links to online texts of a very large number of African American writers including: Maya Angelou, Arna Bontemps, Gwendolyn Brooks, William Wells Brown, Robert Hayden, William Pickens, Margaret Walker and many more. For grade 7 and up. Excellent

AFRICAN HERITAGE ARCHITECTURE
http://africanarchitecture.com/index.shtml
Information on West African architecture. Contains excellent photos of traditional buildings in Senegal, Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire. (Note: Each thumbnail photo leads to several other photos). Discusses how this architecture can influence architecture in the U.S. Excellent

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.   Excellent

AMISTAD TRIALS (FAMOUS AMERICAN TRIALS)
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/amistad/AMISTD.HTM
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. Excellent

ARTNOIR SHOWCASE
http://www.artnoir.com/
Explores the art of African America, Caribbean America, Afro-Native America and includes Brazil and Polynesia. Includes profiles of artists and displays some of their works. Excellent

"BEEN HERE SO LONG" – SELECTIONS FROM THE WPA SLAVE NARRATIVES
http://newdeal.feri.org/asn/asn00.htm
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. Excellent

BIG DADDY’S LI’L SHELF OF BLACK MEN IN LITERATURE
http://www.math.buffalo.edu/~sww/big-daddys-books.html
Links to web pages featuring African American male writers. For grade 7 and up. Excellent

BLACK HISTORY – EXPLORING AFRICAN AMERICAN ISSUES ON THE WEB
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/AfroAm.html
Black History Hotlist, Interactive Treasure Hunt, Subject Sampler, two Webquests – Tuskegee Tragedy and Little Rock 9, Integration 0? Also includes links. Excellent

BLACK HISTORY HOTLIST
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/bh_hotlist.html
A list of links to resources. Sections: Black History Month, Slavery & History, Leaders, News, Poetry, Changes, and General Resources. Excellent

BLACK HISTORY MONTH
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/index.htm
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. Excellent

BORN IN SLAVERY: SLAVE NARRATIVES FROM THE FEDERAL WRITERS’ PROJECT 1936-1938        
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/snhtml/snhome.html
"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." Search by Keyword, Narrator, or Volume. Search the photographs by Subject. Browse all by State.   Excellent

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.”  Excellent 

CIVIL RIGHTS- 42EXPLORE            
http://www.42explore2.com/civilrights.htm
Basic information for students on civil rights with links, activities and webquests. Excellent

CIVIL RIGHTS TIMELINE: ORDINARY PEOPLE LIVING EXTRAORDINARY LIVES: THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN MISSISSIPPI
http://www.usm.edu/crdp/html/cd/intro.htm
"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." Contains several audio files. For grade 7 and up. Excellent

CLASSIC AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE
http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/sites/aframdocs.html
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. Excellent

COLORED REFLECTIONS
http://www.coloredreflections.com/
"Colored Reflections is a "collective history" site covering the quest for civil rights and equality over the last fifty years." Sections: Decades: 40’s, 50’s 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s. Each gives an overview and reflections of the people who lived through them, biographies and events. For upper elementary and up. Excellent

CULTURE AND CHANGE - BLACK HISTORY IN AMERICA
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/
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. Excellent

THE ENCYCLOPEDIA GUIDE TO BLACK HISTORY
http://search.eb.com/blackhistory/
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. Outstanding. Excellent

THE FREDERICK DOUGLASS PAPERS                    
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/doughtml/
"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." Excellent

FREDERICK DOUGLASS TEACHER RESOURCE FILE **
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/douglass.htm
An extensive collection of resources on Frederick Douglass. Sections: Biography, Bibliography, E-Texts, Lesson Plans, Other Resources, Essays & Criticism. Excellent

FREE AT LAST – THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES – A THINKQUEST SITE
http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112391/?tqskip1=1
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. Excellent

GREENSBORO SIT-INS – LAUNCH OF A CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
http://www.sitins.com/index.shtml
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. Excellent

HARLEM RENAISSANCE – 42EXPLORE            
http://www.42explore2.com/harlem.htm
Basic information for students on the Harlem Renaissance with links, activities and webquests. Excellent

This site developed by a 2^nd grade class has good information and activities for primary/intermediate students including puzzles, timelines and more.  Excellent

HEADBONE DERBY: ESCAPE TO FREEDOM – AN INTERNET ADVENTURE
http://www.headbone.com/derby/
Click on Escape to Freedom. An online adventure for students grades 4-8 (broken up by level) which takes students back to the mid-19^th century and follows the Underground Railroad as slaves escape to freedom. Includes a Teacher’s Guide with age-appropriate extensions and activities. Excellent

HISTORY CHANNEL SPEECH ARCHIVES
http://www.historychannel.com/speeches/
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. Excellent

HISTORY MATTERS – PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS                
http://www.historymatters.gmu.edu/
Hear the personal stories through both audio files and transcripts. Short pieces but well worth it. Some contain audio files. Excellent

THE HISTORY OF JIM CROW
http://www.jimcrowhistory.org/home.htm
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. Excellent

THE HISTORY MAKERS
http://thehistorymakers.com/
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. Excellent

IMAGES OF AFRICAN AMERICANS FROM THE 19^TH CENTURY
http://digital.nypl.org/schomburg/images_aa19/
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. Excellent

IN MOTION: THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MIGRATION EXPERIENCE        
http://www.inmotionaame.org/home.cfm
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: 18^th & 19^th Centuries, The Western Migration, The Northern Migration, The Great Migration, The Second Great Migration, Caribbean Immigration, Return South Migration, Haitian Immigration: 20^th Century, and African Immigration. View the Image Gallery, Read About, Browse Migration Resources, Mapping the Migration. Each section contains a lesson plan. Outstanding. Excellent

INTERNET AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY CHALLENGE
http://www.brightmoments.com/blackhistory/
Use the brief biographies of important African Americans in the 1800s to answer the questions in the Challenge. The Challenge has three levels. Excellent

JACOB LAWRENCE: EXPLORING STORIES              

http://www.whitney.org/jacoblawrence/index.html

An online exhibit from the Whitney Museum on artist Jacob Lawrence.  Includes information on his life and works, views of his works, and learning opportunities including webquests and lesson plans.  A huge site.  Outstanding.  Excellent

JAMES BALDWIN TEACHER RESOURCE FILE **
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/baldwin.htm
An extensive collection of resources on author James Baldwin. Sections: Biography, Bibliography, Criticism, Lesson Plans, E-Texts, ERIC Resources. Excellent

JOHN HENRIK CLARKE AFRICANA LIBRARY
http://www.library.cornell.edu/africana/
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. Excellent

KENDALL WHALING MUSEUM – HEROES IN THE SHIPS – AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE WHALING INDUSTRY
http://www.whalingmuseum.org/exhibits/index_ex.html
Documents the little-known role of African Americans in the whaling industry in New England as sailors, blacksmiths, shipbuilders, officers & owners. Sections: Whaling Crews, Harpooning and Boatsteers, Processing the Whale, Master Mariners, Passing the Idle Hours, Journals & Pictures, Lewis Temple & Harpoons, Whaling Families, and Bequia and the Islands. Note: At the home page, click on Sitemap and scroll down to Heroes in the Ships. Excellent

THE KING CENTER – BELOVED COMMUNITY                 
http://www.thekingcenter.org/
"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." The web site includes biographical information, photos, audio clips, and classroom activities. Excellent

KULTURE ZONE
http://www.kulturezone.com
A family-friendly site for people of color. Includes articles, family activities and much more. Includes a Kulture Kidz section with activities. Excellent

LANGSTON HUGHES TEACHER RESOURCE FILE **
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/hughes.htm
An extensive collection of resources on author Langston Hughes. Sections: Biography, Bibliography, Criticism, Lesson Plans, E-Texts. Excellent

LEST WE FORGET – IMAGES 0F THE BLACK CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT BY ROBERT TEMPLETON
http://www.templeton-interactive.com/lest1a.htm
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. Excellent

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.   Excellent

LIVING UNDER ENSLAVEMENT: AFRICAN AMERICANS ON HERMITAGE PLANTATION
http://www.hfmgv.org/education/smartfun/hermitage/open.html
Explores life for slaves at the Hermitage Plantation outside Savannah, Georgia. Includes photos and video clips. Also includes a large number of audio files explaining how they did things. Includes how they resisted. Excellent

MAMA’S BLACK BOOKCASE OF WOMEN IN LITERATURE
http://www.math.buffalo.edu/~sww/mamas-bookcase.html
Links to web pages featuring African American woman writers. For grade 7 and up. Excellent

MARCUS GARVEY: LOOK FOR ME IN THE WHIRLWIND                
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/garvey/
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. Note: We have the video. Order VT506584 Excellent

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. PAPERS PROJECT
http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/
A collection of Dr. King’s Papers, Speeches, Sermons, Autobiography, Biography, Chronology, and Articles includes the full text of documents and audio clips. Excellent

MATHEMATICIANS OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA
http://www.math.buffalo.edu/mad/index.html
Shows how mathematical thinking from non-European continents was ignored by most math historians. Presents information on countries in Africa with a long history of mathematics. Be sure to see the information on The Ancients in Africa. Also presents information on Black Mathematicians from all over. Excellent

MAYA ANGELOU: TEACHER RESOURCE FILE **
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/angelou.htm
An extensive collection of resources on our Poet Laureate Maya Angelou. Sections: Biography, Bibliography, E-Texts, Unit/Lesson Plans, and ERIC Resources. Excellent

MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT                
http://www.montgomeryboycott.com
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. Outstanding. Excellent

MRS. LEBEAU’S BLACK HISTORY LINKS
http://www.suelebeau.com/blackhistory.htm
A full page of excellent links to Black History sites. For elementary/middle school students. Excellent

THE NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM
http://www.civilrightsmuseum.org/
An online civil rights museum featuring a museum tour, calendar, maps, exhibits and more. Excellent

NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUE ONLINE
http://www.negroleaguebaseball.com
Official web site of Negro League Baseball, featuring the history of the league, the teams, the players, a chat forum, links and more. Excellent

NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUES – 42EXPLORE                
http://www.42explore2.com/blkleag.htm
Basic information for students on the Negro Baseball Leagues with links, activities and webquests. Excellent

OFFICIAL MALCOLM X WEB SITE
http://www.cmgww.com/historic/malcolm/index.htm
Malcolm X home page with biography, photos, bibliography, quotes and more. Excellent

PAINTED VOICES – PORTRAITS OF 20 CELEBRATED AFRICAN AMERICAN WRITERS
http://www.black-collegian.com/african/painted-voices/index.shtml
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. Excellent

PATCHWORK OF AFRICAN AMERICAN LIFE                    
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/AfroAm.html
"The following six Web sites were created as models to suggest ways to integrate the World Wide Web and videoconferencing into classroom learning. African-American History was chosen as a topic because of its importance, popularity and the wealth of Internet resources available on the topic. What we hope to add to this richness are some specific strategies for integrating the Web into learning. So rather than merely send learners to a Web site, we've arranged separate formats designed to support different kinds of learning. Read the blurbs below or check out Working the Web for Education to help you decide which activities you might want to use." Excellent

PENN CENTER: NATIVE ISLANDER GULLAH CELEBRATION
http://www.angelfire.com/sc/jhstevens/penncenter.html
St. Helena Island in South Carolina is one of the few sites in the US where the "Gullah culture" has been preserved. There are photos, details of Gullah culture, African culture and more. Excellent

POWERFUL DAYS IN BLACK AND WHITE
http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/features/moore/mooreIndex.shtml
Black and white photos of the Civil Rights struggle of the 1960s. Each photo has the date taken, photographer and a brief caption. Excellent

PROUDLY WE SERVED – THE STORY OF THE USS MASON AND HER CREW
http://www.ussmason.org/
The story of the USS Mason, the only World War II warship with an all African American crew and the men who served on her. Includes quotes and stories from the men who served on her. Excellent

REAL AFRICAN AMERICAN HEROES
http://raahistory.com/
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. Excellent

REMEMBERING JIM CROW: A MULTIMEDIA SITE
http://www.americanradioworks.org/features/remembering/index.html
Text, photos and audio files on the Jim Crow era in the south. Sections: Bitter Times; Danger, Violence, Exploitation; Communities "Behind the Veil"; Keeping the Past; Resistance; and Whites Remember Jim Crow. Includes photos, text, interviews, slideshows, audio files and more. Excellent

THE RISE AND FALL OF JIM CROW                        
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/
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. Excellent

SCOTTSBORO: AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY                    
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/scottsboro/
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 10^th grade and above. Excellent

SMALL TOWNS – BLACK LIVES: AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY
http://www.blacktowns.org/
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). Excellent

STAMP ON BLACK HISTORY – A THINKQUEST SITE         NEW URL!
http://library.thinkquest.org/2667/Stamps.htm
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. Excellent

UNCLE TOM’S CABIN AND AMERICAN CULTURE–A MULTIMEDIA ARCHIVE
http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/utc/
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. Excellent

THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/railroad/index.html
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. Excellent

THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD – 42EXPLORE            
http://www.42explore2.com/undergrd.htm
Basic information for students on the Underground Railroad with links, activities and webquests. Excellent

 UNDERSTANDING SLAVERY                
http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/slavery/
"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." Sections: A World of Slavery, A Slave on Three Continents, Witness a Slave Auction, Guest Expert, Teacher Tips and Resources. Excellent

VOICES FROM THE GAPS – WOMEN WRITERS OF COLOR
http://voices.cla.umn.edu/
"An instructional Web site focusing on the lives and works of North American women writers of color." 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. Excellent

VOICES OF CIVIL RIGHTS: ORDINARY PEOPLE, EXTRAORDINARY STORIES
http://www.voicesofcivilrights.org/index.html
"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." Sections: The Voices, Unfinished Business, Timeline, Civil Rights at 50, New Voices and Music Video. Excellent

"WITH AN EVEN HAND": BROWN VS. BOARD AT FIFTY        
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/brown/
An online exhibit accompanying the physical exhibit from the Library of Congress on the 50^th 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. Excellent

WRITING BLACK: AFRICAN AMERICAN AUTHORS AND THEIR WORKS
http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/as/Literature/amlit-black.html
A list of African American authors and their works online.  Excellent

ZORA NEALE HURSTON TEACHER RESOURCE FILE **
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/hurston.htm
An extensive collection of resources on author Zora Neale Hurston. Sections: Biography, Bibliography, E-Texts, Lesson Plans, Criticism, and ERIC Resources. Excellent

ABOARD A SLAVE SHIP, 1829
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/slaveship.htm
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. Very Good

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND HERITAGE SITE
http://www.creativefolk.com/blackhistory/blackhistory.html
Extensive links to resources for African American history and heritage. Very Good

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY/BLACK HISTORY MONTH
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/aframer/
Information for primary students on African American history. Includes classroom activities. Very Good

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY LINKS
http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/History/tm/black.html
A page of links on African American history. Very Good

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY THROUGH THE ARTS
http://cghs.dade.k12.fl.us/african-american/index.htm
Sections: Traditional African Art, Africans in European Art, Pre-Civil War Art, Images Since Reconstruction, and 20^th Century Art. Each section focuses on types of art or artists. Very Good

Reprints articles of African American interest from newspapers in the Washinton, DC and Maryland region.  The History section has several excellent online exhibits. Very Good

AFRICAN AMERICAN PHOTOS
http://www.npac.syr.edu/projects/ltb/AA_photos_index.html
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. Very Good

THE AFRICAN AMERICAN REGISTRY                
http://www.aaregistry.com/
"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 light Blue Politics/Law is Gray, etc).  The categories show the wide range of American lifestyles through the Black experience." Categories include: Education, Activist, Music, Episodes, Literature, Abolitionist, Religion and more. For upper elementary and up. Very Good

AFRICAN AMERICAN SHEET MUSIC FROM BROWN UNIVERSITY
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/rpbhtml/aasmhome.html
"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." You can search by keyword, title, or subject. The music gives an insight into African American culture. Very Good

AFRICAN AMERICAN WARRIORS
http://www.aawar.net/default.htm
Profiles of African Americans in the military: the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, Buffalo Soldiers, Tuskegee Airmen, up to the present. Articles, photos, links. Very Good

AFRICAN AMERICANS – HISTORICAL ALMANACK
http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.com/Almanack/life/Af_Amer/aalife.cfm
Discusses the life of African Americans in colonial times in the Williamsburg area. Includes proclamations (including early emancipation proclamations), advertisements, diaries, biographies and more. Very Good

AFRIGENEAS
http://www.afrigeneas.com/
Genealogical research and resources on African Ancestored Genealogy. Includes how to search, where to search, tips for beginners, surnames, extensive links and more. Very Good

AFRO-AMERICAN HISTORY: THE RECORD OF A RACE OF INDOMITABLE PEOPLE SURVIVING THE DIASPORA
http://www.aawc.com/Zaah.html
Links to websites dealing with African American history (most are listed elsewhere on this list). Very Good

ALL ABOUT SLAVERY
http://www.suelebeau.com/slavery.htm
A page of links about slavery and the Underground Railroad. For elementary/middle school students.Very Good

AMERICAN SLAVE NARRATIVES – AN ONLINE ANTHOLOGY
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/wpa/wpahome.html
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. Very Good - Note: We have a video Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives. VT506333 – also in DVD

ARTHUR’S SOUTH AFRICA CLIPART
http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/dante/944/sa.htm
Divided into four categories: Flags & Emblems, Traditional Homes of the Indigenous Peoples, The Indigenous Tribes, and People at Work and Play. Very Good

BLACK COLLEGIAN ONLINE – THE CAREER SITE FOR STUDENTS OF COLOR
http://www.black-collegian.com
Job bank, college information, Graduate/Professional School, Global Study, African American Issues, Xtra Curriculum, career planning, and job search. Very Good

BLACK FACTS ONLINE
http://www.blackfacts.com/
Searchable database by date or keyword. Note: Scroll down to find the Search function. Very Good

BLACK HEROES IN EVERY WAR
http://geocities.com/mclane65/black-heroes.html
African American Military History. Extensive links to information on African Americans in every war and conflict fought by the United States. Very Good

BLACK HISTORY AND CLASSICAL MUSIC: COMPOSERS OF AFRICAN DESCENT
http://chevalierdesaintgeorges.homestead.com/History.html
Information on composers of African descent from the 18^th, 19^th and 20^th centuries. Includes a Teacher’s section. Very Good

BLACK HISTORY MONTH CROSSWORD PUZZLE
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/xwords/19990201.html
A crossword puzzle from the New York Times about Black History Month. Very Good

BLACK HISTORY MONTH – INFOPLEASE                    
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhm1.html
A long list of links to sites for Black History Month. Very Good

BLACK HISTORY MONTH LINKS
http://members.aol.com/MrDonnLessons/USHolidays.html#BLACK
Several links to information for Black History Month. Very Good

BLACK HISTORY LINKS                    
http://www.sabine.k12.la.us/zes/blackhistory/default.htm
A page of links for elementary students on Black History. Very Good

BLACK HISTORY PAGE
http://members.aol.com/klove01/blackhis.htm
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. Very Good

BLACK HISTORY QUEST
http://blackquest.com/link.htm
A long list of links on African-American History, Culture and Black Studies Resources. Very Good

THE BLACK INVENTOR ONLINE MUSEUM            
http://www.blackinventor.com/
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. Very Good

THE BLACK PRESS: SOLDIERS WITHOUT SWORDS                
http://www.pbs.org/blackpress/index.html
A companion site to the PBS program. Includes a Transcript, Newspapers, Biographies, Timeline, Modern Journalists, Interactive Activities, Education (study guide), and Resources and Links. Very Good

BLOODY SUNDAY REMEMBERED                  
http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0214523/
“"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.”  Sections: Welcome, Activist, Selma March, Martyrs, Timeline, Media Library, Activities, Glossary and Reference.  Very Good

BREAKING RACIAL BARRIERS – AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE HARMON FOUNDATION COLLECTION http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/harmon/
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. Very Good

BRITANNICA GUIDE TO BLACK HISTORY TIMELINE
http://search.eb.com/blackhistory/timeline.html
A timeline of Black history from 1517 to the present. Very Good

BROWN VS. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION – A THINKQUEST SITE
http://library.thinkquest.org/10718/?tqskip1=1
A student-created site on the historic Supreme Court decision that changed the face of public education in the United States. Use the Index to navigate through the site. For elementary/middle school students. Very Good

BUFFALO SOLDIERS AND INDIAN WARS
http://www.buffalosoldier.net/
In-depth information on the Buffalo Soldiers and their role in the Indian Wars. Very Good

BUXTON HISTORIC SITE AND SETTLEMENT            NEW URL!
http://buxtonmuseum.com/
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. Very Good

CIVIL RIGHTS DOCUMENTATION PROJECT
http://www.usm.edu/crdp/index.html
Oral history interviews on the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi. A digital collection of the transcripts of the dozens of interviews. Very Good

THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT: 1955-1965 – INTRODUCTION        
http://www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/civilrights-55-65/
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. Very Good

THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT CROSSWORD PUZZLE
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/xwords/20030214.html
A crossword puzzle from the New York Times about the Civil Rights Movement. Very Good

CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT VETERANS            
http://www.crmvet.org/
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. Very Good

CULTURE AND CHANGE – EVOLUTION OF BLACK HISTORY – A TIMELINE
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/timeline/game.htm
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. Very Good

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.”  Click on the links to view images of the original documents in the case.  Also includes a chronology of his life and numerous links to background information.  Very Good

DUKE ELLINGTON – CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF THE MAN AND HIS MUSIC
http://dellington.org/
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. Very Good

ESCAPE FROM SLAVERY, 1838
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/fdoug.htm
A firsthand account by Frederick Douglass of his escape to freedom. Very Good

EYES OF GLORY
http://www.eyesofglory.com/
Documents Black History and Jewish History in Rhode Island with photos, text and artifacts. Sections: Black History, Jewish History, Family Story and Artifacts. Very Good

FACES OF SCIENCE: AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE SCIENCES    
https://webfiles.uci.edu/mcbrown/display/faces.html
Photos and short biographical sketches of important African American scientists. Very Good

FOOTSTEPS – AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE ONLINE MAGAZINE
http://www.footstepsmagazine.com/
"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." Very Good

FREDERICK DOUGLASS – GREAT FOE OF SLAVERY
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/frederickdouglass1.htm
An article with links on Frederick Douglass and his role fighting against slavery. Good for upper elementary students. Very Good

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL: THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN OWNED AND OPERATED NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/libraryarchives/aanp/freedom/index.asp
An online version of issues of Freedom’s Journal, the first African-American newspaper in the U.S. Very Good

FROM SWASTIKA TO JIM CROW            
http://www.pbs.org/itvs/fromswastikatojimcrow/
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. Very Good

GATEWAY TO AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY    
http://usinfo.state.gov/scv/history_geography_and_population/population_and_diversity/african_americans/African_American_History_Month.html
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. Very Good

GOLDEN LEGACY ILLUSTRATED HISTORY MAGAZINE – THE LIFE OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.     NEW URL!
http://golden-legacy.com/mlk/mlkjr1.html
An online illustrated magazine (comic-book style) on the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. Note: There are other titles that can be purchased. For primary/elementary students. Very Good

HARRIET TUBMAN AND THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD FOR CHILDREN
http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/tubman/tubman.html
A school site on Harriet Tubman. Includes profiles, quiz, puzzles, poems and more. Very Good

HISTORICAL TEXT ARCHIVE – AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY
http://historicaltextarchive.com/sections.php?op=listarticles&secid=8
21 online articles, 2 online books and 160 links. Full-text of articles and books, plus links. For grade 7 and up. Very Good

A HISTORY OF AFRICAN AMERICANS OF DELAWARE AND MARYLAND’S EASTERN SHORE
http://www.udel.edu/BlackHistory/
Ten articles/interviews about African Americans living in Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Includes six Lesson Plans. Very Good

A fun site for kids on African Americans.  Sections: All Fun and Games, Brain Teasers, Myths and Fables, and Discover Africa.  The games and activities are not necessarily about African Americans or African American history.  Very Good

LEGENDS OF TUSKEGEE – BOOKER T. WASHINGTON, THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN AND GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/tuskegee/
"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." An online exhibit. Very Good

THE NATIONAL UNDERGROUND RAILROAD FREEDOM CENTER
http://www.undergroundrailroad.com/
Educates the public about the Underground Railroad. Includes articles and information and a link to a listing by state of official Underground Railroad sites. Very Good

REFLECTIONS ON BLACK HISTORY
http://freepress.org/Backup/UnixBackup/pubhtml/fleming/fleming.html
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. Very Good

REMEMBERING SLAVERY- THOSE WHO SURVIVED TELL THEIR STORIES       
http://rememberingslavery.si.edu/
Audio files of slave narratives with transcripts. Very Good

REPORTING CIVIL RIGHTS 1941-1973                
http://www.reportingcivilrights.org/
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. Very Good

THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS TRIALS
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/scottsb.htm
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. Very Good

A site by students for students on the Negro Leagues baseball teams. Sections: Teams, Players, History, Ballpark Troubles, Judge Kensaw, Quiz and Bibliography.  Very Good

A site by students for students on life under slavery.  Sections: Civil War, Abolitionism, Life as a Slave, History of Slavery, and Activities.  Very Good

THE SWEET TRIALS – 1925 & 1926
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/sweet/sweet.html
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. Very Good

THREADS OF FREEDOM                         
http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112604/index.htm
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.  Very Good

TIME MAGAZINE: CIVIL RIGHTS COLLECTION            
http://www.time.com/time/archive/collections/0,21428,c_civil_rights,00.shtml
Online issues of Time magazine featuring articles on Civil Rights issues from 1938 to 1996. Very Good

TRANS-ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE 1450-1750 – A THINKQUEST SITE
http://library.thinkquest.org/13406/ta/?tqskip1=1
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. Very Good

UNITED STATES COLORED TROOPS IN THE CIVIL WAR            
http://www.coax.net/people/lwf/usct.htm
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. Very Good

VIRGINIA HAMILTON TEACHER RESOURCE FILE **
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/hamilton.htm
Resources on author Virginia Hamilton. Very Good

VOICES FROM THE DAYS OF SLAVERY – FORMER SLAVES TELL THEIR STORY
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/collections/voices/
"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." Includes Audio Interviews, Biographies of the Interviewers, Song Titles and more. Very Good

VOICES OF FREEDOM – VIRGINIA’S CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT            
http://www.library.vcu.edu/jbc/speccoll/civilrights.html
"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." Very Good

WE SHALL OVERCOME: HISTORIC PLACES OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/
"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." Very Good

“As the 100th anniversary of the Atlanta Race Riot approaches, the Coalition to Remember the 1906 Atlanta Race Riot is planning a series of initiatives and events to increase public awareness of this shameful episode in the city’s history and inspire Atlantans to appreciate differences as opportunities to build community.”  Good

 ABOARD THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD                     
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/underground/
"A National Register Travel Itinerary". View maps of Underground Railroad sites with descriptions, locations, photos and more. Good

AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTISTS         NEW URL!
http://www.usc.edu/libraries/archives/ethnicstudies/africanamerican/black_artists.html
Brief profiles of seven African American artists along with a photo of one of their works. Good

AFRICAN AMERICAN BIOGRAPHIES
http://www.exploredc.org/index.php?id=42
"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." Includes brief biographies of African Americans such as: Marian Anderson, Mary McLeod Bethune, Charles Drew, Frederick Douglass, Paul Laurence Dunbar and more. Good

AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MEMORIAL TO U.S. COLORED TROOPS
http://www.afroamcivilwar.org/
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. Good

AFRICAN AMERICAN COWBOYS – RON TARVER GALLERY
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/tarver/index.html
A gallery of captioned photos showing African American cowboys. Good

AFRICAN AMERICAN FREEDOM FIGHTERS                
http://www.cwpost.liunet.edu/cwis/cwp/library/aaffsfl.htm
"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." Profiles African American "freedom fighters" from 10 U.S. wars. Good

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY
http://www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/index.html
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. Good

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH
http://www.cr.nps.gov/NR/feature/afam/
A look at African American History from the National Registry of Historic Places commemorating the achievements of African Americans. Better than it sounds. Good

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY TRIVIA    
http://www.usahistory.com/trivia/historical/ha.htm
A 39-question multiple choice quiz on African American history. Good

AFRICAN AMERICAN LABOR HISTORY LINKS       
http://www.afscme.org/publications/12440.cfm
A page of links for sites dealing with African American labor history and issues. Good

AFRICAN AMERICAN PERSPECTIVES: PAMPHLETS FROM THE DANIEL A.P. MURRAY COLLECTION – 1818-1907 http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aap/
"The Daniel A. P. Murray Pamphlet Collection presents a panoramic and eclectic review of African-American history and culture, spanning almost one hundred years from the early nineteenth through the early twentieth centuries, with the bulk of the material published between 1875 and 1900. Among the authors represented are Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Benjamin W. Arnett, Alexander Crummel, and Emanuel Love." Good

AFRICAN AMERICAN PIONEERS
http://afgen.com/pioneer.html
Brief profiles of several African American pioneers and their achievements. Good

AFRICAN AMERICAN PLAYWRIGHTS - WOMEN OF COLOR, WOMEN OF WORDS
http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~cybers/home.html
Information on African American women writers and playwrights. Includes information for teachers. Good

AFRICAN AMERICAN RIDDLES: WHO AM I?
http://abcteach.com/WhatAmI/africamerriddles.htm
A series of riddles developed by elementary students on famous African Americans. Good

AFRO AMERICANS IN NEW JERSEY     
http://www.njstatelib.org/NJ_Information/Digital_Collections/Afro-Americans/AFAMA.pdf
A scanned version of a brief history of African Americans in New Jersey. Good

ALFY’S PICKS FOR BLACK HISTORY                
http://www.alfy.com/teachers/teach/thematic_units/black_history/BH_1.asp
Links to sites for Black History for elementary students. Note: None of the lesson plans links worked. Good

BIOGRAPHY.COM – BLACK HISTORY
http://www.biography.com/blackhistory/
Biography.com’s list of famous African Americans includes biographical profiles. Good

BLACK HERITAGE TRAIL – MUSEUM OF AFRO AMERICAN HISTORY BOSTON
http://www.afroammuseum.org/trail.htm
Follow the Black Heritage Trail online by following the links to learn about Boston’s African American population in the 19^th century. Good

BLACK HISTORY HOTLIST
http://www.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/blackhistory.html
A hotlist of links from the Franklin Institute on Black History. Good

BLACK HISTORY QUIZ
http://members.aol.com/klove01/question.htm
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. Good

BLACK HISTORY THEME                    
http://preschoolrainbow.org/black-history.htm
Black History activities. Intended for pre-school but can be modified for primary grades. Good

BLACK HISTORY TREASURE HUNT
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/filamentality/ex.hunt.html
Provides a list of links where students can find the answers to a group of questions about Black History. Good

BLACK INVENTORS A TO Z                        
http://inventors.about.com/library/blblackinventors.htm
An alphabetical list of Black inventors with links to information. Good

BLACK LEGENDS
http://www.angelfire.com/ca/ebonyfire/special.html
Brief biographical paragraphs about several important African Americans, both well-known and not. Good

BROWN VS. BOARD OF EDUCATION – ACTIVITY BOOKLET                
http://brownvboard.org/actvtybk/cover.htm
A printable activity booklet for elementary students on Brown vs. Board of Education. Includes puzzles. Good

THE BUFFALO SOLDIERS ON THE WESTERN FRONTIER        NEW URL!
http://www.imh.org/museum/exhibit.php?exhibition=Buffalo
Documents the history of the 9^th 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 9^th Cavalry, the 10^th Cavalry, Daily Life on the Western Frontier, Medal of Honor Recipients, and a Bibliography. Good

CATHAY WILLIAMS – FEMALE BUFFALO SOLDIER
http://www.buffalosoldier.net/CathayWilliamsFemaleBuffaloSoldierWithDocuments.htm
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. Good

THE CIVIL RIGHTS ERA                    
http://www.sparknotes.com/history/american/civilrights/
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. Good

THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT: A PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY 1954-1968        
http://www.abbeville.com/civilrights/index.asp
This is a photo book about the Civil Rights Movement. Four chapters are available to read online. They include the photos and descriptions. Good

THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT: SITES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS        
http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/crlnews/backissues2004/september04/civilrights.htm
A page of links on the Civil Rights Movement from the American Library Association. Good

CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT TIMELINE            
http://www.factmonster.com/spot/civilrightstimeline1.html
A site for elementary students with a timeline of the Civil Rights Movement from 1954 to 2005. Good

CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT TIMELINE        
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/civilrightstimeline1.html
A timeline of the Civil Rights Movement from 1954 to 2005 with links and some photos. Good

THE CONFESSIONS OF NAT TURNER, THE LEADER OF THE INSURRECTION IN SOUTHAMPTON, VIRGINIA   
http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/turner/turner.html
The online text of the famous narrative of Nat Turner, the slave who led a slave insurrection in 1831. Good

DEAD RECKONING: THE LANIER PHILLIPS STORY            
http://www.shipwreckcentral.com/teachMod6.htm
"Growing up in fear in the Klan controlled State of Georgia; Phillips joined a segregated Navy as a teenager. One February night in 1942, his ship was wrecked off the coast of Newfoundland. When a local resident saved him from hypothermia, Phillips thought, "Here is a white man who wants me to live." The kindness he received from these white strangers as they nursed him through the night was a miracle that allowed him to recognize his future was worth fighting for. The love and hope he found in the community of St. Lawrence would continue to empower him throughout the course of his life." View the movie. Good

EXPLANATION OF FOLLOW THE DRINKING GOURD SONG
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/ltc/special/mlk/gourd2.html
The lyrics and explanation to the slave song Follow the Drinking Gourd which was really a map to lead escaping slaves north to freedom. Good

FORT MOSE: FREE AFRICAN SETTLEMENT
http://fortmose.org/
"Hidden away in the marshes of St. Augustine, Florida is one of the most important sites in American history: the first free community of ex-slaves, founded in 1738 and called Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose or Fort Mose (pronounced Moh-Say).

More than a century before the Emancipation Proclamation, slaves from the British colonies were able to follow the original "Underground Railroad" which headed not to the nroth, but rather south, to the Spanish colony of Florida. There they were given there freedom, if they declared their allegiance to the King of Spain and joind the Catholic Church."   Good

14^TH AMENDMENT TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION                
http://www.nps.gov/malu/documents/amend14.htm
The text of the 14^th Amendment to the Constitution along with the details of its ratification. Unrated

HANDPRINT UNITY WREATH CRAFT
http://www.dltk-kids.com/world/munitywreath.htm
A simple craft for primary students in which handprints are made into a unity wreath. Good

HISTORY OF BLACK FIREFIGHTERS
http://hometown.aol.com/fireriter/index.html
Photos and information on Black firefighters in the 19^th and early 20^th centuries. Arranged by city. (Includes Philadelphia). Good

HOME TO HARLEM                
http://www.hometoharlem.com/harlem/HTHADMIN.NSF/45d45b608fc57392852564f80057ecf2?OpenView
Information on Harlem in New York City. Check out the Notables and History sections. Good

THE IMAGE OF BLACK                
http://www.theimageofblack.co.uk/
An examination of Black History through European art. Section: Introduction, Gallery, Critical Thinking, Feature, and Links. Good

His photographs -- most intended to demonstrate the wretched conditions of African American schools in the south and to show how they could be improved -- provide a unique view of southern education during the first half of the twentieth century.  The Jackson Davis Collection consists of papers and photographs...”  Read the FAQs for information on how to use the database.  Good

JUNETEENTH
http://www.juneteenth.com/
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. Good

KEY EVENTS IN THE AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT                
http://home.earthlink.net/~gfeldmeth/chart.civrights.html
A timeline of key events in the Civil Rights Movement from 1868 to 1992. Good

“In doing my Genealogy research I found a need to understand what life was like for my slave ancestors back in the 18th and 19th centuries. Join me while I research the past. Take a look at SLAVES AND OWNERS ,SLAVE CULTURE, FAMILY LIFE,SLAVE RELIGION SLAVE LAWS, FREEDOM, HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS AND OPINIONS”  Suitable for middle school students and up.  Good

LITTLE ROCK CENTRAL HIGH – 40^TH ANNIVERSARY            
http://www.centralhigh57.org/
Presents information on the 40^th 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. Good

MARIAN ANDERSON: A LIFE IN SONG                
http://www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/rbm/anderson/
An online exhibit from the University of Pennsylvania on singer Marian Anderson. Includes numerous audio files and several video clips. Good

MARYLAND’S AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE – A THINKQUEST SITE
http://library.thinkquest.org/3337/main.html?tqskip1=1
A site for and created by students on Maryland’s African American heritage. Includes biographies, a timeline and important historic sites. Gives students an idea for designing a similar site for their area. Good

MINORITY CAREER NETWORK       
http://www.minoritycareernet.com/hot-jobs.shtml
Job opportunities and information for minorities. Good

MUSIC OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT                    
http://www.sbgmusic.com/html/teacher/reference/historical/civilrights.html
A brief article on the music of the Civil Rights Movement. Good

NAACP ONLINE
http://www.naacp.org/
Their official web site. Includes information and links to many others. Good

NATIONAL AFRICAN AMERICAN READ-IN                
http://www.ncte.org/prog/readin/107901.htm
"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." Good

NATIONAL UNDERGROUND RAILROAD FREEDOM CENTER            
http://www.freedomcenter.org/
Information on this Cincinnati museum with online information. Check out the Learn section for Stories and Voices of Freedom. Good

NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUES                
http://www.blackbaseball.com/
Information on the Negro Baseball Leagues. Sections: History, Players and Teams. Note: Includes links to purchase merchandise. Good

NINTH MEMORIAL CAVALRY – BUFFALO SOLDIERS
http://www.9thcavalry.com/
Tells the story of the 9^th 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. Good

ORAL HISTORY CIVIL RIGHTS DOCUMENTATION PROJECT
http://www.usm.edu/crdp/
A collection of oral history interviews on the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi. Includes a transcript of each interview. Good

PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM WITH CYANOTYPES            
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/exhibits/calhoun/index.htmlFrom 1896 to 1903 photographer Richard Riley documented life at the Calhoun Industrial School in Alabama, a freedmen’s school for industrial education. Photographs include the buildings, teachers, students, townspeople, and more. Click on the thumbnails to enlarge each picture. Good

PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN FLORIDA            
http://www.floridamemory.com/OnlineClassroom/PhotoAlbum/civil_rights.cfm
Two pages of photos with captions of the Civil Rights Movement in Florida. Good

THE RIGHT TO SIGHT: PATRICIA BATH            
http://invention.smithsonian.org/centerpieces/ilives/bath/bath.html
A brief biographical article on the important role of African American inventor Patricia Bath in helping the blind to see. Good

ROAD TO CIVIL RIGHTS FOR AFRICAN-AMERICANS            
http://library.thinkquest.org/4623/
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. Good

ROSA PARKS PORTAL
http://www.e-portals.org/Parks/
A portal for websites on Rosa Parks. Sections: Biographies, Awards, Newspaper Articles and Online Searches. Good

SLAVERY AND RELIGION IN AMERICA – A TIMELINE 1440-1866
http://www.mamiwata.com/bchurch.html
A timeline of slavery and religion from the 15^th to 19^th centuries. Good

THROUGH THE LENS OF TIME: IMAGES OF AFRICAN AMERICANS FROM THE COOK COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS  NEW URL!
http://dig.library.vcu.edu/cdm4/index_cook.php?CISOROOT=/cook
"Search or browse nearly 300 images of African Americans dating from the nineteenth and early twentieth century from the Cook Collection of Photographs. These digitally scanned images are of prints taken by George S. Cook (1819-1902) and Huestes P. Cook (1868-1951) primarily in the Richmond and Central Virginia area." Good

TIMELINES – TOWARD RACIAL EQUALITY
http://blackhistory.harpweek.com/8Timelines/TimelinesLevelOne.htm
Three different timelines: Slavery Timeline, Civil War Timeline and Reconstruction Timeline. Good

THE TOP TEN AFRICAN AMERICAN INVENTORS            
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/inventors/
An article on African American inventors for grades 3-4. Includes: Lewis Latimer, Granville T. Woods, Garret Morgan, Lonnie G. Johnson and more. Includes photos and pictures or drawings of their inventions. Brief but good. Good

TRAVEL THE BLUES HIGHWAY – WILLIAM ALBERT ALLARD PHOTO GALLERY
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/blues/
A gallery of captioned photos showing blues magicians and the places where the blues are/were played. Good

UNDERGROUND RAILROAD LINKS
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohafram/ugrr-links.html
A page of links to information on the Underground Railroad. Good

ABOLISHING SLAVERY IN AMERICA – LESSON PLAN            
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/abolishingSlavery/
A lesson plan for grades 9-12 on abolition. "Students will 1. Learn what happened aboard the slave vessels Zong and Amistad. 2. Consider what each incident reveals about views of slavery in Great Britain and the United States. 3.Write an essay exploring each country's attitude toward slavery." Excellent

AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITIES IN THE NORTH BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR – LESSON PLAN
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=453
A lesson plan for grades 6-8 on African American history. "Fully one-third of Patriot soldiers at the Battle of Bunker Hill were African Americans. Census data also reveal that there were slaves and free Blacks living in the North in 1790 and after. What do we know about African-American communities in the North in the years after the American Revolution? In this lesson, students will tour and/or read about some important free African-American communities thriving in the North before the Civil War." Excellent

AFRICAN AMERICAN INVENTORS – LESSON PLAN
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/1026.html
A lesson plan for grades 4-6 on African American inventors. "Students will use the Internet to research African American inventors. They will work with a partner to complete a graphic organizer about the inventors and the inventions. After the activity, each student will choose one invention, write a paragraph about how life would be different without that invention, and share their findings with the class." Excellent

AFRICAN AMERICAN LESSON PLANS
http://members.tripod.com/~teacherslounge/index-7.html
Several lesson plans for teaching about African Americans. Excellent

AFRICAN AMERICAN POPULATION SHIFTS – LESSON PLAN
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/tpl-anyplacebuthere/index.html
A lesson plan for grades 6-8 using census data to determine how African American populations shifted in the last century and the reasons for those movements. Includes suggestions for adapting the lesson to older students and for additional reading and web links. Excellent

AFRICAN AMERICAN SOLDIERS AFTER WORLD WAR I: HAD RACE RELATIONS CHANGED? – LESSON PLAN
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=498
A lesson plan for grades 9-12 on race relations at the end of World War I. "Despite institutionalized prejudice, hundreds of thousands of African Americans fought in the U.S. military during World War I. Even as most African Americans did not reap the benefits of American democracy—so central to the rhetoric of World War I—many still chose to support a nation that denied them full citizenship. What were their experiences back home when the war was over? In this lesson, students view archival photographs, combine their efforts to comb through a database of more than 2,000 archival newspaper accounts about race relations in the United States, and read newspaper articles written from different points of view about post-war riots in Chicago." Excellent

AFRICAN AMERICAN SOLDIERS IN WORLD WAR I: THE 92^ND AND 93^RD DIVISIONS – LESSON PLAN
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=497
A lesson plan for grades 9-12 on the role of African American soldiers in World War I. Excellent

THE AFRICAN AMERICAN TEACHER’S LOUNGE
http://members.tripod.com/~teacherslounge/index.html
Lesson plans and a range of other resources for African American teachers. Note: The African-American Lesson Plans (on African American culture and history) are listed separately in part 2 of this list. Excellent

AFRICAN AMERICANS IN SCIENCE – LESSON PLAN
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/lessons.cfm?DocID=340
A lesson plan for grades 6-8 on African Americans. "Using the African American Scientists student E-Sheet, students should read about the career of Dr. Ben Carson. After students have read the article, discuss Dr. Carson's life story briefly with the class. His story is an inspirational one that is marked by great achievements. Use this as a springboard to discuss other renowned African American scientists, mathematicians, and engineers with which students might be familiar, such as Lewis Latimer, Charles Drew, or Ernest Just." Excellent

AFTER RECONSTRUCTION: PROBLEMS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE SOUTH – LESSON PLAN
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/rec/rhome.html
A lesson plan for grades 9-12 on the issues facing African Americans in the aftermath of Reconstruction. Excellent

AFTER THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: FREE AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE NORTH – LESSON PLAN
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=452
A lesson plan for grades 6-8 on African American history. "How do authors use primary and secondary sources in creating biographies? What are some literary techniques authors use in creating biographies? What generalizations can be made about life in the North for African Americans? About the subjects themselves?" Excellent

AMERICAN CULTURE – LESSON PLAN
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20021108friday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons
"In this lesson, students will consider Al Sharpton's critique of the state of African-American youth and their values. After creating a mural celebrating African-American culture, students will reflect on the legitimacy of Sharpton's concerns." For grades 6-12. Excellent

AN ANALYSIS OF JIM CROW LAWS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON RACE RELATIONS – CURRICULUM UNIT    
http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1996/1/96.01.01.x.html
A curriculum unit for 1^st grade students on the Jim Crow laws and race relations. "It follows logically that while it is necessary to learn about other people, it is also as imperative to study one’s own history. This unit, "An Analysis of Jim Crow Laws and Their Effects on Race Relations in America", will focus upon the 60’s Civil Rights Movement. The unit is designed for first graders of a New Haven Public School. The students are predominantly African American, belonging to a low socio-economic level. Their academic levels range from very low to high. It is in this teachers opinion, however, that the students are all talented and gifted in some way or another!
My intention for devising the unit is to convey to young learners how laws, based on discrimination, can destroy the basic human spirit of all parties involved. Once the miserable truth is established about Jim Crow, and students gain full comprehension, a discussion will arise on the best route to embrace that would execute the alteration of unfair legislation. Hopefully, these young minds will process the information of their history, and construct meaning pertinent to their lives." Includes 4 lessons, a Teacher Bibliography and a Student Bibliography. Can be modified for other grade levels. Excellent

ATTITUDES TOWARD EMANCIPATION - LESSON PLAN
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=290
A lesson plan for grades 9-12 on the Emancipation Proclamation. "The Emancipation Proclamation carried Americans across an important frontier in the political growth of the nation. Through the Internet, students can return to this frontier and explore the many obstacles and alternatives we faced in making this passage toward "a more perfect Union." Excellent

"BEEN HERE SO LONG" LESSON PLANS ACCOMPANYING THE AMERICAN SLAVE NARRATIVES
http://newdeal.feri.org/asn/lesson00.htm
Lesson plans to accompany the website "Been Here So Long" American Slave Narratives. Excellent

BEFORE BROTHER FOUGHT BROTHER: LIFE IN THE NORTH AND SOUTH 1847-1861 – CURRICULUM UNIT
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=484
A five-lesson curriculum unit for grades 6-8 on life for both blacks and whites before the Civil War. Lessons: Factory vs. Plantation in the North and South, People and Places in the North and South, A Debate Against Slavery (see below), Life Before the Civil War, and Women’s Lives Before the War. Excellent

BEFORE BROTHER FOUGHT BROTHER: A DEBATE AGAINST SLAVERY – LESSON PLAN
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=485
A lesson plan for grades 6-8 on slavery. "In this lesson, students will argue against slavery using evidence they gather from archival documents." Excellent

BIRMINGHAM BLUES: EXPLORING THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS STRUGGLE THROUGH POETRY- LESSON PLAN
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20020513monday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons
"In this lesson, students investigate racial inequality and prejudice in American history through the words of Langston Hughes, an American black poet." For grades 6-12 Excellent

BLACK AND BLUE: ATTRACTING VISITORS TO AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUMS – LESSON PLAN
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20010223friday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons
"In this lesson, students will create print advertisements that persuade viewers to visit African-American history museums by detailing their artistic, cultural, and historical benefits." For grades 6-12 Excellent

BLACK HISTORY LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
http://www.picadome.fcps.net/lab/teacherl/lesson_plans/black_hist/default.htm
A page of lessons and activities on Black History. Excellent

BLACK HISTORY MONTH – BACKGROUND MATERIALS, LESSON PLANS AND WEB RESOURCES
http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/news/NewsItems/Next/celeb/blckhis.htm
A page of resources and lesson plans. Sections: Background Materials, Lesson Plans and Web Resources. Excellent

A BLACK HISTORY TREASURE HUNT – LESSON PLAN
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson052.shtml
A treasure hunt for students grades 4 and above (by levels) on Black History. Excellent

BLACK ONYX: BLACK FOLKTALES UNIT
http://www.cis.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/guides/1983/6/83.06.07.x.html
A lesson plan for grades 9-12. Click on To the Curriculum Unit to see the full unit. Sections: Introduction, General Procedures, Sample Lesson Plans, Worksheet, Transcripts, Notes, Student Reading List, and Bibliography. Excellent

BLACK POWER: ORGANIZING A ROUNDTABLE OF BLACK LEADERS – LESSON PLAN      
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20040503monday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons
A lesson plan for grades 6-12. "In this lesson, students research contemporary black leaders of prominence, and choose five to invite to a roundtable discussion on issues relevant to black communities. They then brainstorm discussion topics, draft questions for the attendees, and write essays assessing the potential effectiveness of their selected roundtable participants." Excellent

BUFFALO SOLDIERS – LESSON PLAN
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/rediscoveringamerica-buffalosoldiers/index.html
A lesson plan for grades 6-8 on the role of African American soldiers in the military in the late 19^th and early 20^th centuries. Includes links and suggested readings. Excellent

CAPTURING THE MOMENT: CREATING A PHOTOGRAPH TIMELINE OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT – LESSON PLAN                                                    
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20050829monday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons
A lesson plan on the Civil Rights Movement for grades 6-12. "In this lesson, students create photography timelines of the civil rights movement and write journal entries reflecting on the capacity of photographs to evoke personal and collective historical memory." Excellent

CASE IN POINT: LEARNING ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF COURT CASES IN THE HISTORY OF CIVIL RIGHTS – LESSON PLAN                                            
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20040514friday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons
A lesson plan on civil rights for grades 6-12. "In this lesson, students consider the importance and influence of various civil rights court cases, then reflect on the lasting social and political impact these cases have had, as well as the prejudices that may still exist regarding the issues addressed by each case." Excellent

A lesson plan on African American life in Chicago for junior/senior high students.  Includes: Getting Started: Inquiry Question, Setting the Stage: Historical Context, Determining the Facts: Readings, Visual Evidence: Images, Putting It All Together: Articles and Supplementary Resources.  Excellent

CIVIL RIGHTS: AN INVESTIGATION – LESSON PLAN
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/civilrights/index.html
A lesson plan for grades 9-12 exploring the issue of civil rights and the roles played by President Johnson, Edgar J. Hoover and Martin Luther King, Jr. during the American civil rights movement. It also examines the effects and implications of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Excellent

A crossword puzzle on civil rights from the NY Times.  Excellent

THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT –LESSON PLAN                    
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/freeatlast/
A lesson plan for grades 6-8 on the Civil Rights Movement. "Students will understand the following:1.Beyond the famous leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, ordinary men and women struggled for their beliefs. 2. All the participants—famous and not so famous—deserve to have their stories told. 3.Older people have a responsibility to pass on these stories to younger people." Excellent

CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT - LESSON PLAN
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/2227.html
A lesson plan on the Civil Rights Movement. Students evaluate the non-violent approach to protest vs. the action approach. Excellent

THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT 1954-1968 – LESSON PLAN
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Social_Studies/US_History/USH0045.html
A lesson plan for grades 8-11 on the Civil Rights Movement. "In this Unit, students will examine the various political and social changes which have occurred as individuals and groups have raised civil rights issues and challenged the status quo in the 1950’s and 1960’s. These events and changes will be chronicled in, but not limited to the following: Brown v Board of Education, Montgomery Bus boycott, Little Rock Crisis, Marches on Washington, Birmingham and Selma, the Civil Rights Acts of 1957, 1960, 1964 the 24th Amendment, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The students will research the events, making an oral presentation to the class, and creating a visual/photographic timeline. The teacher will be responsible to interject the appropriate primary source materials such as speeches, essays songs, poetry and videos." Excellent

CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT – THEME UNIT                
http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00001084.shtml
A unit for grades 4-12 on the Civil Rights Movement. "These sites are about the Civil Rights Movement in the U.S. from 1954-1971. Includes several timelines with the major events of the era explained. Take an online tour of several historical spots. Topics include the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Greensboro Sit-Ins, Little Rock Central High School, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Voting Rights Act of 1965, and Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka. Read about civil rights leader Malcolm X and a first-hand account of the Freedom Rides of 1961. There are links to eThemes Resources on Rosa Parks, Ruby Bridges, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Black History Month." Excellent

CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT UNIT – USING PRIMARY SOURCES IN THE CLASSROOM     
http://www.archives.state.al.us/teacher/rights.html
A unit introducing the Civil Rights Movement. Includes five lesson plans. Includes Background Material for Teachers, Learning Objectives, Suggested Activities and links to the primary documents. Excellent

CIVIL RIGHTS SPECIAL COLLECTION – TEACHERS’ RESOURCES            
http://www.teachersdomain.org/special/civil/
A multimedia resource for teachers for teaching about the Civil Rights Movement. Includes lesson plans and videos. Note: You must register to use Teachers Domain but registration is free. For K-12 teachers. This is only one topic of a huge set of resources. For now, most are in Science rather than Social Studies but keep checking. Outstanding. Excellent

CIVIL SERVICES: EXPLORING THE LASTING IMPACT OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT – LESSON PLAN  
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20020121monday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons
A lesson plan on the Civil Rights Movement for grades 6-12. "In this lesson, students investigate important themes, figures, and events of the civil rights movement. They then create a class mural that both synthesizes their knowledge of this period in history and demonstrates their understanding of the continuing impact of the movement on American society." Excellent

COLOR ME DARK – CURRICULUM UNIT            
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/2487/
A curriculum unit on African American history and the Great Migration. "This five-lesson curriculum unit will provide learning activities to help students understand the experiences of these African-American people and their families during The Great Migration—as well as help them learn the history of this period and relate it to their present-day lives." Excellent

THE COLOR OF MONEY: EXPLORING RACE IN BUSINESS AND OTHER FIELDS – LESSON PLAN
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20000614wednesday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons
"In this lesson, students explore the success of members of racial and ethnic minorities in the business world through discussing a related New York Times article. Students then interview successful people in various professions who would be considered members of a racial or ethnic minority in the United States." For grades 6-12. Excellent

CRAFTING FREEDOM: AFRICAN AMERICANS 1800-1870 – TEACHING GUIDE            
http://www.culver.org/academics/infolit/Faculty/foleyd/Teacher_files/craftingfreedom/cfindex.htm
"The mission of our Web Page is to focus on a specific area of history – life of African Americans 1800-1870 – to guide teachers & students through factual content of this era in history, and also show how to conduct research using a variety of sources and strategies.
Many times when teachers approach this period in American history, the only discussion of African Americans is usually slave life on a plantation with escape to the Underground Railroad. Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Dred Scott and a few other known figures are emphasized, but this is telling only part of the story of African Americans.  Although there were over three million slaves in the South at the beginning of the Civil War, there were hundreds of thousands of free blacks whose story goes untold. These free blacks, along with skilled slaves who were hired out, maintained businesses and supported their families.
Our Lesson Plan will identify some figures for additional research and serve as a guide on how to research these "unknowns," both slave and free, to get a broader understanding of African American living and working environment between 1800 and 1870. It is our desire that teachers in each state will search out additional names of people from their own communities or states to encourage students to learn more about their local history. The research skills that students acquire, especially with primary sources, special reference works, archival materials, historic sites, and interviews with experts can be applied to other history and humanities assignments." Sections: Analysis, Bibliography, Crafting Freedom Bibliography, Historic Landmarks & Museums, Internet, Interviews, Libraries, Periodicals, Photographs/Images, and Primary Sources. A How-To and Where to Look rather than providing content. Excellent

CRITICAL WAYS OF SEEING THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN IN CONTEXT – LESSON PLAN
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=447
A lesson plan for grades 9-12 analyzing The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and examining the controversy surrounding it. "Huckleberry Finn opens with a warning from its author that misinterpreting readers will be shot. Despite the danger, readers have been approaching the novel from such diverse critical perspectives for 120 years that it is both commonly taught and frequently banned, for a variety of reasons. Studying both the novel and its critics with an emphasis on cultural context will help students develop analytical tools essential for navigating this work and other American controversies. This lesson asks students to combine internet historical research with critical reading. Then students will produce several writing assignments exploring what readers see in Huckleberry Finn and why they see it that way." Excellent

CUT AND PASTE BIOGRAPHIES: CREATING COLLAGES TO DOCUMENT THE LIVES AND LEGACIES OF FAMOUS AFRICAN-AMERICANS – LESSON PLAN
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20030912friday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons
A lesson plan for grades 6-12 on African-Americans. "In this lesson, students explore the influence of African-American artists, writers, and musicians on American culture. After researching different figures in these areas, students create collages representing each person's life and legacy."   Excellent

DISCOVERING A PASSION FOR POETRY WITH LANGSTON HUGHES – LESSON PLAN       

http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=251

A lesson plan for grades 9-12 on Langston Hughes and his poetry.  “Poetry is written to convey the essence of a greater meaning. Much like the youth of today, poetry can bundle a great deal of passion in a small package. After analyzing examples of contemporary youth poetry as well as the poetry of Langston Hughes, students use the Internet to conduct research on how events in the world have shaped Hughes' work. They cite specific examples that link their interpretation of the poem to the sociohistorical context in which it was written. Finally, each student creates an original poem that communicates a personal view on a current world issue.”  Excellent

DIVERSE VOICES: AFRICAN AMERICAN VENTURES – CURRICULUM UNIT  

http://www.learningtogive.org/lessons/unit22/

A curriculum unit for grades 3-5 on African American culture.  “Students will become familiar with African American humanitarian efforts that promoted philanthropy and had a significant effect on the African American community.”  Includes 5 lesson plans.  Excellent

DR. KING’S DREAM – LESSON PLAN
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=332
A lesson plan for grades K-2 on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "In this lesson, students will learn about the life and work of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. Students will listen to a brief biography, view photographs of the March on Washington, hear a portion of King's "I Have a Dream" speech, and discuss what King's words mean to them. Finally, they will create picture books about their own dreams of freedom for Americans today." Excellent

DROP ME OFF IN HARLEM – CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/exploring/harlem/classroom/classroommain_text.html
Activities centered around the study of the Harlem Renaissance and the explosion of creativity that happened there in the 1920s. Includes two classroom activities. Click on Related Lessons for lesson plans related to the study. Excellent

THE END OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT? – LESSON PLAN
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/tpl-crossroads/index.html
A lesson plan for grades 6-8 on the civil rights movement of the 1960s and the rights and racial relationships we have today. Includes suggested readings and web links. Excellent

EXPERIENCING THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD – LESSON PLAN
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/1932.html
A lesson plan in which students take on the roles of fleeing slaves and conductors on the Underground Railroad. Excellent

FAMILIES IN BONDAGE – LESSON PLAN
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=280
A lesson plan for grades 9-12 on slavery. "This two-part lesson plan draws on letters written by African Americans in slavery and by free blacks to loved ones still in bondage, singling out a few among the many slave experiences to offer students a glimpse into slavery and its effects on African American family life." Excellent

FOLKLORE IN ZORA NEALE HURSTON’S THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD – LESSON PLAN
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=407
A lesson plan for grades 9-12 on how Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God incorporates the southern folk tradition. "In tribute to Hurston's fusion of social science and the author's art, this lesson plan focuses on the way Hurston incorporates, adapts, transforms, and comments on black folklife in Their Eyes Were Watching God. Students will read the novel, explore Hurston's own life history and collection methods, listen to her WPA recordings of folksongs and folktales, and compare transcribed folk narrative texts with the plot and themes of Their Eyes. Along the way, the history of black autonomy in the post-Civil War South (especially the town of Eatonville, where Hurston grew up and which is the setting for much of the novel) is available for interdisciplinary connections or simply as a potent reminder of the vital relationship between place, tradition, history, and story. In short, the idea is to understand, both as formal analysts of voice and style and as historians of literature, the crucial role of oral folklore in Hurston's written canon." Excellent

FREEDOM FIGHTERS – LESSON PLAN            
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/freedomfighters/
A lesson plan for grades 6-8 on the struggles of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Nelson Mandela. "Students will 1/ Demonstrate an understanding of the struggles of Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King, Jr. 2/ Read, analyze, and compare two speeches or writings from Mandela and King. Discuss the effect each man had on history." Excellent

FROM COURAGE TO FREEDOM: FREDERICK DOUGLASS’ 1845 AUTOBIOGRAPHY – CURRICULUM UNIT  
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=594
A curriculum unit for grades 9-12 based on the autobiography of Frederick Douglass. "In this curriculum unit, students will read Douglass's narrative with particular attention devoted to chapters 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, and 10. They will analyze Douglass's vivid first-hand accounts of the lives of slaves and the behavior of slave owners to see how he successfully contrasts reality with romanticism and powerfully uses imagery, irony, connotative and denotative language, strong active verbs, repetition, and rhetorical appeals to persuade the reader of slavery's evil. Students will also identify and discuss Douglass's acts of physical and intellectual courage on his journey towards freedom." Contains three lesson plans. Excellent

HARLEM – CURRICULUM UNIT
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/teaching_materials/curricula/curriculum_units.cfm?curriculum_unit_id=69
A five-lesson curriculum unit on Harlem and the migration of African Americans from the rural South to the industrial, urban North. "introduces students to Harlem, starting with black migration from Africa and from the American South to the North, to the Harlem Renaissance (including jazz musicians, visual artists, writers, and poets), and on to aspects of daily Harlem life (then and now) such as family storytelling and street games." Excellent

HARLEM 1900-1940 – CURRICULUM UNIT                    
http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/Harlem/
"The scope of this portfolio is Harlem from the years 1900-1940. Various elements of the history of the urban experience in Harlem's early days as the Cultural Capital of African Americans are represented here by graphic and photographic images from the Schomburg Center collection. Some of the subjects include the Schomburg Center itself, political movements, education, sports, social organizations, religion, the Harlem Hospital, theater, business and music. The personalities which make up the rich history of Harlem are too numerous to include in this selected group of images; however there are those too important to be left out, such as Bert Williams and George Walker, Marcus Garvey, Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes and others. Educators are encouraged to adapt these materials to suplement existing textbooks and curricula. By providing a resource that elaborates on the information currently available on the history of the lives and contributions of African Americans, we hope teachers will use this material as a guide to explore this subject further." For grade 7 and up. Outstanding. Excellent

A lesson plan for grades 5-8 on the Harlem Renaissance. “As an introduction to African-American History Month (February), students will listen to a reading of the book Harlem by Walter Dean Myers to learn more about the places and people that figured prominently in the Harlem Renaissance. Students will research the lives of famous African-Americans of the Harlem Renaissance era. They will write short monologues in the voice of these individuals, and present them as part of a living museum exhibit. Students will also create backdrops to correspond with the figures they have studied, and to complement the performance of the monologue.”  Excellent

A lesson plan for grades 9-12 on the Harlem Renaissance. “The Harlem Renaissance was a vibrant time that was characterized by innovations in art, literature, music, poetry, and dance. In this lesson, students conduct Internet research, work with an interactive Venn diagram tool, and create a museum exhibit that highlights the work of selected artists, musicians, and poets. The goal of this lesson is to help students understand the historical context of the Harlem Renaissance and what kind of impact it had on African Americans in the United States. Critical thinking, creativity, and interdisciplinary connections are emphasized.”   Excellent

HAVE MINORITIES GAINED ACCEPTANCE? – LESSON PLAN
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Social_Studies/US_History/USH0011.html
A lesson plan for grades 9-12 on race relations. "This lesson is used at the end of our minority unit. Previously, students will have discussed the following topics: 1.reconstruction, 2/ attitudes of Blacks towards themselves, and Whites towards Blacks, 3.affect of Black codes and Jim Crow laws on Blacks, 4. debate between Dubois and Washington, 5/ successes of Blacks starting with Civil War period and moving forward to 1960s, 6.the affect of the U.S. court system on Blacks civil rights, 7. the civil rights movement and Martin Luther King.