2-7-2012 34 Sites to Celebrate Black History Month

Taking a break from the standards, I wanted to post a collection of resources for Black History Month.

Research articles, databases, and videos

1. African American History Month.gov
2. Black History Month on History.com
3. Encyclopedia Britannica 
4. Scholastic - Black History in America
5. Fact Monster: Black History Month
6. Biography.com: Black History
7. BBC - Free at Last?
8. Finishing the Dream
9. NYT: Celebrate Black History Month
10. HuffPost: Black Voices
11. PBS: Eyes on the Prize
12. MSNBC: Black History Month
13. Channel One News: African American History
14. Let's Talk About Black History Month
15. Freedom Riders
16. The Kulture Kidz
17. Slavery Museum Wiki
18. BrainPop Spotlight: Black History Month
19. NAACP: Bold Dreams Big Victories
20. The History Makers

Timelines and Photostories

1. From Emmitt Till to Barack Obama
2. Black History Milestones
3. Black History Timeline
4. Two Centuries of African American History: Interactive timeline
5. Infoplease: African American History
6. Looking Backwards
7. Selma to Montgomery
8. Portraits of Black
9. Voices of Black History
10. 25 Most Influential Black American Leaders of All Time

Lessons

1. Department of Labor (great for math integration)
2. Everything You Need from Scholastic
3. The Melba Pattillo Story
4. The Underground Railroad