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Black History Month

The African-American History Challenge Black History WebQuests
African-American Odyssey Britannica Guide to Black History
Black History Project Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
Black History Biographies Integrating black history year-round
Black History Month Biographies Celebrating Black History Month
Biography.Com Celebrates Black History Month  

Events in African-American History Timeline

The Faces of Science:
African Americans in the Sciences

Web sites of other Noted Black Americans

 

Martin Luther King, Jr.

NC Wise Owl Featured Web Sites The End of the Civil Rights Movement? Grades:  6-8
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. WEB HUNT: For a fairly basic online web hunt based on Dr. King's life and accomplishments, elementary students can try this site. They will be using a student-created timeline to answer the questions.

Kindergarten Lesson 1: Who Was Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.?

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Scavenger Hunt
EXPLORING DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.: What makes a hero? Brainstorm with your students, and then see how the life and efforts of Dr. King apply to your list. Students can also create their own skit, create a mini-book or poster, or analyze "I Have a Dream". Several other dynamic ideas will inspire your own classroom activities.
MLK STUDY GUIDE: Consider using some of these provocative topics and questions when studying Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in your classroom.
Booker T. Washington http://www.nps.gov/bowa/ 
http://docsouth.unc.edu/washington/about.html 
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart6.html 
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/washington_b.htm 
http://www.bartleby.com/people/WshngtnBT.html 
Fredrick Douglass http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/doughtml/doughome.html 
http://www.nps.gov/frdo/freddoug.html  
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1539.html 
Bessie Coleman http://www.bessiecoleman.com/ 
http://www.ninety-nines.org/coleman.html 
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/flygirls/peopleevents/pandeAMEX02.html 
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/coleman_b.htm 
Charles Richard Drew http://www.toptags.com/aama/bio/men/cdrew.htm 
http://www.princeton.edu/~mcbrown/display/charles_drew.html 
http://www.blackinventor.com/pages/charlesdrew.html 
http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventors/drew.htm 
Mary McLeod Bethune http://www.nps.gov/mamc/ 
http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/beth-mar.htm 
http://womenshistory.about.com/cs/bethune/ 
http://www.africawithin.com/bios/mary_bethune.htm 
http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/dreamteam/marybethune.html
Guion S Bluford, Jr. http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/space_level2/guion_bluford.html
http://www.nauts.com/bios/nasa/bluford.html 
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/people/astronauts/bluford.html
http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/astronauts/english/bluford_guion.htm 
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/bluford-gs.html 
Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/topics/afam/davis.htm
http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/AfricanAm2003/srdavis.html 
http://multirace.org/firstday/stamp21.htm 
http://www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/983/Benjamin_O_Davis_Sr_the_first_modern_Black_General 
Jan Matzeliger http://www.blackinventor.com/pages/janmatzeliger.html
http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi522.htm 
http://www.inventions.org/culture/african/matzeliger.html
Nat Turner http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3p1518.html 
http://www.brightmoments.com/blackhistory/nnat.stm 
http://www.historybuff.com/library/refslave.html
Matthew Henson http://unmuseum.mus.pa.us/henson.htm
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/h/henson.shtml 
http://www.matthewhenson.com/
http://www.famu.edu/about/admin/vppa/News/Black_History_Moments/Duke_Ellington/Henry_O._Tanner/Whitney_Moore_Young_/matthew_henson.html
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/01/photogalleries/henson/ 
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0823407.html  
Ralph Bunche http://www.pbs.org/ralphbunche/
http://www.nobel.se/peace/laureates/1950/bunche-bio.html
http://www.ralphbunche.com/
http://www.thepeacemission.com/ralph-bunche.htm