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1.
ACTIONS AND REACTIONS – THE CIVIL
RIGHTS MOVEMENT WEBQUEST NEW!!
http://www.memphis-schools.k12.tn.us/admin/tlapages/civilrightswebquest.htm
A
webquest for 8th grade students who must research the events of the
Civil Rights Movement and prepare a presentation on three historical events that
led to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1920s and 1930s.
Excellent
2. AFRICA ONLINE
NEW INFO!
http://www.africaonline.com/
A
gateway site for many African sites divided into sections
such as Business & Finance, Sports, Travel, Education, Health, Music and
more. Its focus is now on the
entire continent. Includes current events, news, weather and much more.
Excellent
3. AFRICA ONLINE – KIDS ONLY!
www.africaonline.com/AfricaOnline/coverkids.html
Read a Kenyan magazine for kids,
play games, learn about the 1000 languages of Africa, find keypals, learn about
Africa, African schools, Word Search, online quiz, and Our African Art Gallery.
Excellent
4.
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
5. 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. Excellent
6.
AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY – DIGITAL LIBRARY
http://www.academicinfo.net/africanamlibrary.html
A
large number of links to African American history sites.
Note: This site requests a donation on its home page but you do NOT need
to make a donation to use the resources on the site.
Excellent
7.
AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE AND HISTORY
NEW!!
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/afroamer.htm
A
huge list of sites on African American literature and history from the Internet
School Library Media Center. Sections:
Biography, History, Literature, Bibliography, Current Events, Million Man March,
Amistad, Black History Month, Periodicals and Lesson Plans.
Excellent
8. AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE LINKS
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/multicultural/sites/aframdocs.html
List of links to African American
literature links with historic texts online.
Excellent
9. 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.
Excellent
10. 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 LOC’s collection featuring text, photos, documents
and much more. Excellent
11.
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
12. AFRICAN AMERICAN RESOURCES ON THE
INTERNET
http://www.southampton.liu.edu/library/afriamer.htm
A list of links to African
American sites on the Internet. A
gateway site. Excellent
13. 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
14.
AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN WRITERS OF THE 19TH CENTURY
http://digital.nypl.org/schomburg/writers_aa19/
An
online collection of works by African American women writers of the 19th
century, both poetry and prose. Excellent
15.
AFRICAN AMERICAN WORLD
NEW!!
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
16.
AFRICAN AMERICAN WRITERS ONLINE E-TEXTS
NEW!!
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/afroonline.htm
An
extensive collection of resources on African American writers whose works are
online. Excellent
17. AFRICAN AMERICANS IN HISTORY
http://www.uga.edu/~iaas/History.html
Profiles of prominent African
Americans. Excellent
18. 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
19.
AFRICANA.COM
CHANGED INFO!
http://www.africana.com/
An
online magazine aimed at the African American community with news, articles,
columns, reviews and much more. Excellent
20.
THE AMISTAD CASE: A MOCK TRIAL –
WEBQUEST
NEW!!
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/hoover/amistad/
Students
research the Amistad case in which slaves mutinied and attempted to take the
ship back to Africa. Students will
take on the roles of Courtroom Officials, Lawyers, Reporters and Africans and
conduct a mock trial. Excellent
21.
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
22. 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
23.
“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.
Excellent
24.
“BEEN HERE SO LONG” LESSON PLANS
ACCOMPANYING THE AMERICAN SLAVE NARRATIVES
NEW!!
http://newdeal.feri.org/asn/lesson00.htm
Lesson
plans to accompany the website “Been Here So Long” American Slave
Narratives. Excellent
25. 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. Excellent
26.
BIRMINGHAM BLUES: EXPLORING THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS
STRUGGLE THROUGH POETRY- LESSON PLAN
NEW!!
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
27.
BLACK AND BLUE: ATTRACTING VISITORS TO AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUMS –
LESSON PLAN
NEW!!
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
28. 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
29.
BLACK HISTORY HOTLIST
NEW!!
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
30.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
NEW
URL!!
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
31.
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
32.
BLACK ONYX: BLACK FOLKTALES UNIT
NEW!!
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
33.
BLAZING TRAILS WITH THE BUFFALO
SOLDIERS WEBQUEST NEW!!
http://www.memphis-schools.k12.tn.us/admin/tlapages/buffalo.html
A
webquest for grade 4 in which teams of four students research the Buffalo
Soldiers and create a slide show about them.
Each team has an historian, photographer, cartographer and recruiter.
Excellent
34.
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 19th and early 20th centuries.
Includes links and suggested readings. Excellent
35.
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
36.
THE COLOR OF MONEY: EXPLORING RACE IN BUSINESS AND OTHER FIELDS –
LESSON PLAN
NEW!!
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
37.
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. Excellent
38.
CULTURE AND CHANGE - BLACK HISTORY IN AMERICA
NEW
TITLE & URL!
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.
Excellent
39. CULTURE SHOCK: EXPLORING “STRIVING AND
ACHIEVING” IN AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE – LESSON PLAN
NEW!!
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20021108friday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons
4
“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
41.
A DEEPER SHADE OF HISTORY
http://www.seditionists.org/black/shade.html
A database on people and events in
Black History, short biographical sketches, this week in Black History, a Black
History calendar. Excellent
42.
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA GUIDE TO BLACK HISTORY
http://blackhistory.eb.com/
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
43.
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
44.
FREDERICK DOUGLASS TEACHER RESOURCE FILE
NEW!!
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
45.
FREE AT LAST – THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES – A
THINKQUEST SITE
http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112391/
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 – Note: Thinkquest sites have had service interruptions but
should be available in February.
46.
GREENSBORO SITINS – LAUNCH OF A CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
http://www.sitins.com/
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.
Excellent
47.
HARRIET TUBMAN INTEGRATED UNIT
NEW!!
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/teaching_materials/curricula/curriculum_units.cfm?curriculum_unit_id=12
An
integrated unit for grades K-4 on Harriet Tubman. Excellent
48. HEADBONE DERBY: ESCAPE TO FREEDOM – AN
INTERNET ADVENTURE
http://www.headbone.com/derby/escape/
An
online adventure for students grades 4-8 (broken up by level) which takes
students back to the mid-19th century and follows the Underground
Railroad as slaves escaped to freedom. Includes
a Teacher’s Guide with age-appropriate extensions and activities.
Excellent
49.
HISTORY CHANNEL SPEECH ARCHIVES
NEW!!
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. Excellent
50.
How the African-American Storyteller Impacts the Black Family and
Society CURRICULUM UNIT
NEW!!
http://www.cis.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/guides/1990/4/90.04.05.x.html
A
curriculum unit for grade 6 in which students learn about Black storytellers
from slavery to the present. (Note:
The word “storytellers” is loosely defined in this unit.) Some of the “storytellers” featured include: Maya
Angelou, James Baldwin, Winnie Mandela, Bill Cosby, “Moms” Mabley, and
Martin Luther King. Sections:
Purpose, Objectives, Introduction, Emergence of the Black Writerstoryteller, Why
Do Blacks Write?, Black Writersstorytellers and Their Works, Maya Angelou, James
Baldwin, Winnie Mandela, Jackie “Moms” Mabley, Black Writersstorytellers
Impacts on the Black Family and Society, Lesson Plans I, Lesson Plans II,
Bibliography and Notes. Excellent
51.
IMAGES OF AFRICAN AMERICANS FROM THE 19TH 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
52. 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
53.
INVENTORS ONLINE MUSEUM – AFRICAN AMERICAN INVENTORS
http://inventorsmuseum.com/africanam.htm
Brief
biographical articles about 18 African American inventors.
Excellent
54.
IS ALL FAIR IN WAR? EXPLORING RACE IN THE U.S. MILITARY – LESSON PLAN
NEW!!
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20000607wednesday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons
“In
this lesson, students investigate issues of race in the military by examining
current and historic examples. Students work in small groups to research how
issues of race have manifested in different wars of the United States and create
illustrated textbook entries incorporating their research.”
For grades 6-12
Excellent
55.
JAMES BALDWIN TEACHER RESOURCE FILE
NEW!!
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
56.
JOHN HENRIK CLARKE AFRICANA LIBRARY
NEW!!
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
57.
KENDALL WHALING MUSEUM – HEROES IN THE SHIPS – AFRICAN AMERICANS IN
THE WHALING INDUSTRY
NEW
URL!!
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,
you will need to scroll down on the Quick Navigator and choose Heroes in the
Ships. Excellent
58.
THE KING CENTER – BELOVED COMMUNITY
http://www.thekingcenter.com/
“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
59.
KULTURE ZONE
http://www.kulturezone.com
A
family-friendly site for graphics depicting people of color.
Includes clip art, stationery, e-cards, email and more.
Includes a Kulture Kidz section with activities.
Excellent
60.
LANGSTON HUGHES TEACHER RESOURCE FILE
NEW!!
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
61.
LEGENDS AND LORE: UNDERSTANDING AND
CREATING FOLK TALES IN THE LANGUAGE ARTS CLASSROOM – LESSON PLAN
NEW!!
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/19990522friday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons
“In
this lesson, students examine the folk tale genre by reading about recently
discovered manuscripts of folk tales collected by Zora Neale Hurston and then by
writing their own folk tales based on moral lessons.”
The reading for the lesson
is “The Well Untapped: Black Folk Tales of the Old South” a related article.
For grades 6-12 Excellent
62. LEST WE FORGET…
http://www.coax.net/people/lwf/default.htm
Vast site with a large number of
links and a huge amount of history of Africans and African Americans in the
United States. Excellent
63.
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
64. 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. Excellent
65. 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
66. 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
67.
MAYA ANGELOU: TEACHER RESOURCE FILE
NEW!!
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
68. THE NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM
NEW URL
http://www.civilrightsmuseum.org/
An online civil rights museum
featuring a museum tour, calendar, maps, exhibits and more.
Excellent
69.
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
70.
OF HUMAN BONDAGE: EXPLORING PERSPECTIVES ON SLAVERY DURING THE CIVIL WAR
USING PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES – LESSON PLAN
NEW!!
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20000622thursday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons
“In
this lesson, students explore how experiences and observations about a specific
event or time period can vary greatly through discussion and research slavery
during the Civil War. Students investigate, using primary and secondary sources,
different perspectives on slavery from historical figures during the Civil War
and write research-based narratives from the point of views of their historical
figures.” For
grades 6-12 Excellent
71. OFFICIAL MALCOLM X WEB SITE
http://www.cmgww.com/historic/malcolm/index.html
Malcolm X home page with
biography, photos, bibliography, quotes and more. Excellent
72.
ON THE AIR: EXPLORING THE ROLES OF AFRICAN AMERICAN ENTERTAINERS
THROUGHOUT TELEVISION HISTORY – LESSON PLAN
NEW!!
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20020201friday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons
“In
this lesson, students will explore the issue of race in television since the
1950's, focusing specifically on African-American entertainers. After
researching important issues, events, and television personalities of specific
decades, students create "TV Guide" issues commemorating the
"African-American experience" in television in those time periods.”
For grades 6-12
Excellent
73. 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
74. 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
75. POETRY AND PROSE OF THE HARLEM
RENAISSANCE
http://www.nku.edu/~diesmanj/poetryindex.html
List of poets and writers of the
Harlem Renaissance with full text copies of their works.
Excellent
76.
THE POETRY OF 20TH CENTURY
BLACK AMERICA – CURRICULUM UNIT
NEW!!
http://www.cis.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1986/4/86.04.09.x.html
An
examination of 20th century Black poetry through a curriculum unit
for middle school students. Excellent
77.
POLITICAL RACE: EXAMINING THE RELATION OF RACE AND ETHNICTY IN IMPORTANT
POLITICAL TOPICS – LESSON PLAN
NEW!!
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20000620tuesday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons
“In
this lesson, students explore, through discussion and research political topics
and issues that often involve discussions of race or ethnicity. Students then
develop campaign speeches voicing their stances on their assigned topics and
explore how their racial and/ or ethnic backgrounds shape their views.”
For grades 6-12
Excellent
78. POLL POSITIONS: EXPLORING LOCAL AND
NATIONAL RESPONSES TO POLLS ABOUT RACE IN AMERICA – LESSON PLAN
NEW!!
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20000713thursday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons
“In
this lesson, students analyze and graph the results of a nationwide New York
Times poll about race in the United States. Students then poll people in their
community regarding their views and experiences, and compare and contrast local
and national poll data in the form of graphs and a written news article.”
For grades 6-12
Excellent
79. 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
80.
PROTEACHER! AFRICAN AMERICAN IN HISTORY LESSON PLANS FOR ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL TEACHERS
NEW!!
http://www.proteacher.com/090155.shtml
A
page of links to lesson plans on African Americans in history.
Excellent
81. PROUDLY WE SERVED – THE STORY OF THE
USS MASON AND HER CREW
NEW TITLE & URL!
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
82.
REAL AFRICAN AMERICAN HEROES
http://www.raaheroes.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
83.
REMEMBERING JIM CROW: A MULTIMEDIA SITE
NEW!!
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
84.
REVEALING UNTOLD STORIES: EXAMINING DEPICTIONS OF SLAVERY AS PRESENTED
IN A VARIETY OF TEXTS – LESSON PLAN
NEW!!
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/19990329monday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons
“In
this lesson, students explore how and why various historical resources present
information about slavery differently. Students work in pairs to examine written
texts (slave narratives, American and African history textbooks, encyclopedias,
and Civil War books) to interpret the objectives, points of view, and depictions
of slavery in these resources, and then write analytical reviews based on their
research and interpretations of the sources.”
For grades 6-12
Excellent
85.
REVISITING “SEPARATE BUT EQUAL” – EXAMINING SCHOOL SEGREGATION 45
YEARS AFTER BROWN VS. BOARD OF EDUCATION – LESSON PLAN
NEW!!
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/19990614monday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons
“In
this two-day lesson plan, students examine the struggle for desegregation during
the Civil Rights Movement and a current study that finds that American schools
are reverting to segregation. On the first day, students examine the notion of
'separate but equal' by reading the New York Times front page from the Brown v.
Board of Education decision and by researching different events, legislation and
organizations that influenced desegregation. On the second day, students assess
ways in which race relations have and have not changed since this historic
decision, examine the recent 'resegregation' study, and propose suggestions for
addressing the school segregation issue to local, state or national leaders.”
For grades 6-12
Excellent
86.
SMALL TOWNS – BLACK LIVES: AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES IN SOUTHERN
NEW JERSEY
See
the exhibit Jan.-April 2003 at the Noyes Museum
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).
Excellen | 
