An Internet Hotlist on Black History Month

created by MarySilgals
Trident Academy

Introduction | General Internet Resources | People | Quotations | Video


Introduction
 In addition to using books and magazines to find out about Black History Month, why not also use the power of the Internet? The links below will get you started.


The Internet Resources

General Internet Resources
African American World – PBS -
Afro-American Almanac - Biographies, historical events, folktales, polls, more
Archive and Museum of Black Heritage - Interactive
CNN – Chasing the Dream -
Digital History – African American Voices -
Encyclopedia Britannica - Timeline -
Gale Resources - Biographies
History Channel -
Library of Congress – American memory -
National Underground Freedom Center -
New York Times - Issues

People
African National Conference - Nelson Mandela
Afrocentric Voices - Marian Anderson
Black Collegian - Profiles of African Americans
Blacks in Technology - Scientists
Buffalo soldiers - Sergeant Henry Parker
Chicago Public Library - Dr. Carter G. Woodson
Frederick Douglas -
Library of Congress - Guide to studying black history and culture
Martin Luther King -
Official Malcolm X Web Site - Malcolm X
PBS - African American Profiles
PBS Citizen King - Martin Luther King
Time 100 - Jackie Robinson
W.E.B. DuBois -
Women in History - Sojourner Truth

Quotations
“Ain’t I A Woman?” - Sojourner Truth
“I Have A Dream” - Martin Luther King
“The Tragedy of White Injustice” - Marcus Garvey

Video
Touchstone – Civil Rights Memorial - National Geographic
“At the River I Stand” - SCETV Streamline – “At the River I Stand” - Memphis, Spring 1968, marked the dramatic climax of the Civil Rights movement. At the River I Stand skillfully reconstructs the two eventful months that transformed a local labor dispute into a national conflagration, and disentangles the complex historical forces that came together with the inevitability of tragedy at the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Grades 9-12)
“Buffalo Soldiers” - SCETV Streamline – “Buffalo Soldiers” - Listen to the story of the Buffalo Soldiers, African-Americans who fought against foreign troops on American soil during the Indian Wars between 1866 and 1891, and whose bravery often went unrecognized in a prejudiced society. (Grades 6-8)
“Duke Ellington” - SCETV Streamline – Caldecott winning book (K-2) Nice music!
“Goin’ to Chicago” - SCETV Streamline – Goin' to Chicago chronicles one of the most momentous yet least heralded sagas of American history - the great migration of African Americans from the rural South to the cities of the North and West after World War II. (Grades 9-12)
“In Black and White: Conversations with African American Writers: Alice Walker” - SCETV Streamline (Grades 10-12)
“In Black and White: Conversations with African American Writers: August Wilson” - SCETV Streamline (Grades 10-12)
“In Black and White: Conversations with African American Writers: Toni Morrison” - SCETV Streamline (Grades 10-12)
“Road to Reconciliation, The Farmville's Fight for Equality” - SCETV Streamline – “Road to Reconciliation, The Farmville's Fight for Equality” - A small school in rural Farmville, Virginia, was pivotal in dismantling the law of “separate, but equal” in public schools. Acts of student civil disobedience led to the passing of Brown v. Board of Education in 1954. Rather than integrate, however, Prince Edward County public schools closed from 1959 to 1964, and many African-American students were denied an education. (K-12)
“The Playing Field” - SCETV Streamline – History of the Negro Baseball League
“The Road to Brown - Moving from slavery to civil rights.” - SCETV Streamline – “The Road to Brown - Moving from slavery to civil rights.” The Road to Brown provides a concise history of how African Americans won full legal equality under the Constitution. It tells the story of the Brown v. Board of Education ruling as the culmination of a successful legal assault on segregation that launched the civil rights movement. (Grades 9-12)
“We Shall Overcome President Lyndon B. Johnson” - March 15, 1965 - SCETV Streamline – In this speech to the full Congress, President Lyndon B. Johnson signaled a pivotal juncture in civil rights legislation. (Grades 6-12)
“Whitewash” - SCETV Streamline – “Whitewash” - A young African-American girl's life takes a traumatic turn when her face is spray-painted by a racist gang. Featuring the voice of Ruby Dee as the Grandmother and Linda Lavin as the teacher, this video teaches valuable lessons about the power of love, courage, community, and friendship. (Grades K-Adult)
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Last revised Sun Feb 11 5:44:37 US/Pacific 2007