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Jimmy Hart, Director
1010 E. 10th St.
Tucson, AZ 85719
Phone: (520) 225-6247
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- Slavery & Abolition
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- African and African American Artists
Resources for several artists and their work.
http://www.incredibleart.org/links/artists_black.html - African Folk Tales - Deep in the Bush
http://www.phillipmartin.info/liberia/homepage.htm - African Voices
http://www.mnh.si.edu/africanvoices/ - African-American Mosaic
Explores the study of black history and culture.
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html - Art from Africa: Long Steps Never Broke a Back
Take a look at different kinds of African culture and see how they come together at the Seattle Art Museum.
http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/Exhibit/Archive/longsteps/default.htm - The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed
An online reference guide to African American History.
http://www.blackpast.org/ - Cycles - African Life Through Art
http://www.imamuseum.org/interactives/cycles/ - The History Makers - African American History Archive
Features a vast collection of resources that focus on slavery, the abolitionist movement, the civil rights movement, music, sports and entertainment.
http://www.thehistorymakers.com/ - Kids' Africa
Join Anansi, the spider and explore amazing places, civilizations and cultures in Africa.
http://www.pbs.org/wonders/Kids/kids.htm - National Museum of African Art
The Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art fosters the discovery and appreciation of the visual arts of Africa, the cradle of humanity.
http://africa.si.edu/ - PBS: African-American World
Your guide to African American history and culture. From Sojourner Truth to Jacob Lawrence, discover the courage and talent that shaped the African American experience.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/
Black History Month Lesson Plans & Ideas
- African American Black History Month
Power Points to Go.
http://holidays.pppst.com/blackhistorymonth.html - Black History Month Activities and Lessons
Great resources to help educate students about important historical events and people of African decent.
http://seasonal.theteacherscorner.net/black-history-month/ - Black History Month Classroom Activities
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/black-history/ - Black History Month Educational Links for Preschool & Elementary
http://www.first-school.ws/theme/educational-resources/black-history-month.htm - Critical Multicultural Pavilion
http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/sites/lesson.html - GALE - Free Resources - Celebrating Black History Month
http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/bhm/index.htm - The Teacher's Guide - Black History Month
http://www.theteachersguide.com/blackhistorymonth.htm
Black History Month - Elementary Resources
- African American World
http://pbskids.org/aaworld/ - Black History
Geared toward grades 3-5.
http://atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Black_History/index.shtml - DiversityCouncil.org - Elementary Activities
http://www.diversitycouncil.org/elActivities.shtml
Black History Month - Middle & High School Resources
- 13 Ways to Celebrate Black History Month
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/13-ways-celebrate-black-history-month - DiversityCouncil.org - Middle School Activities
http://www.diversitycouncil.org/midActivities.shtml - DiversityCouncil.org - High School Activities
http://www.diversitycouncil.org/hsActivities.shtml - Multicultural Book Reviews for K-12 Educators
Great website with a wealth of book titles to choose from for ALL multicultural groups.
http://homepage.isomedia.com/~jmele/joe.html - Real African American Heroes
Social Studies and Government emphasis.
http://raahistory.com/ - Teaching Tolerance - High School Activities
Lessons-Ready-To-Go!
http://www.tolerance.org/lesson/editorial-cartoons-conclusion - Unsung Heroes in African American History Activity Ideas
Ideas for students to identify notable African Americans that deserve more credit and attention.
http://www.pbs.org/teachers/thismonth/unsung/index1.html
- http://brownvboard.org/
- http://www.nationalcenter.org/brown.html
- http://brownat50.org/
- Separate Is Not Equal, Brown v. Board of Education
This online exhibition commemorates the landmark Brown v. Board of Education judicial case.
http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/brown/
- Civil Rights Resource Guide
The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material related to civil rights, including photographs, documents, and sound recordings.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/civilrights/home.html - Finishing the Dream - Learning from the Civil Rights Era
In partnership with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, NBC Learn brings the Civil Rights era to life with over one hundred stirring clips from the rich archives of NBC News.
http://www.nbclearn.com/finishingthedream - From Slavery to Civil Rights: A Timeline of African-American History
Contains hundreds of items documenting African-American history. The "For Teachers" links will help you extend this activity for your students. Included are links to specific collections or exhibits as well as links to several excellent resources.
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/civil-rights/
- Celebrate Juneteenth! Lesson
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/celebrate-juneteenth-20547.html - The Emancipation Proclamation
Want to see what the original Emancipation Proclamation looked like? Visit the National Archives and Records Administration site, which includes historical background and photographs of the document.
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/emancipation_proclamation/ - Juneteenth
The Handbook of Texas Online offers this account of the history of the holiday.
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/lkj01 - Juneteenth Celebration A Local Legacy
This Library of Congress "America's Story" site explains the background and local celebrations of the emancipation in Texas.
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/es/tx/es_tx_june_1.html - Juneteenth Pictorial: The Middle Passage
The story of slaves traveling from West Africa to North and South America.
http://www.juneteenth.com/middlep.htm - Juneteenth.com
Celebration of the emancipation of African-American slaves in Texas after the Civil War.
http://www.juneteenth.com/ - Texas State Library Archives on Juneteenth
More information on Juneteenth.
https://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ref/abouttx/juneteenth.html
- Kwanzaa Candles
(Great for Elementary students)
http://www.lil-fingers.com/kwanzaa/index.html - The Official Kwanzaa Web Site
(Great for anticipatory set/background info)
http://www.officialkwanzaawebsite.org/index.shtml
- African American Heritage Teacher Toolkit for Grades K-12
A selective guide to links, lesson plans, books, CDs, videos, posters and more.
http://creativefolk.com/toolkit/home.html - DiversityCouncil.org - Lesson Plans
Through education, we use our diversity as the foundation to build a healthy, inclusive and prosperous community.
http://www.diversitycouncil.org/activities.shtml - Teaching with Historic Places -- African American Lesson Plans
Created by National Park Service interpreters, preservation professionals, and educators, these lessons are free and ready for immediate classroom use by students in history and social studies classes.
http://www.nps.gov/history/NR/twhp/feb00.htm
- All About Martin Luther King, Jr.
(for lower grades) Includes MLK Bio, Timeline, Printout MLK Childhood Printout/Activity, MLK Timeline Printout/Quiz, MLK Cloze Printout, MLK Printable Activity Book - Beginning Readers and MLK Printable Activity Book - Fluent Readers.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/MLK/ - The Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project
The King Papers Project is a major research effort to assemble and disseminate historical information concerning Martin Luther King, Jr. and the social movements in which he participated.
http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/
- A Special Brand of Patriotism
Article by Eugene Robinson about Black Patriotism.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/03/AR2008070302450_pf.html - African American Civil War Heroes Paved Way for Modern Army
http://www.army.mil/article/17726/ - African Americans and the U. S. Navy
Images that relate to African-Americans and their relationships with the United States Navy.
http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/prs-tpic/af-amer/afam-usn.htm - African Americans in the Military
Remembering the legacy of African Americans in the military.
http://www.defense.gov/home/features/2007/BlackHistoryMonth/Index.html - The Beginnings of a New Era for African Americans in the Armed Forces
Black Soldiers in the Korean War.
http://jackiewhiting.net/USHistory/ColdWar/AfAmKorea.htm - Black Americans in Defense of Our Nation
This 1985 article pays tribute to heroic contributions of black Americans to the U.S.'s security.
http://www.shsu.edu/~his_ncp/AfrAmer.html - Black History WEB
A teacher's guide to the Buffalo Soldiers resources online.
http://blackhistory.50webs.com/buffalosoldiers.html - Black Women's Military Contributions
Information about the contributions of African American women to the military.
http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/contributions.html - Colin Powell Biography
Learn about Colin Powell and his service to this country.
http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/pow0bio-1 - The Revolution's Black Soldier
Article about the African American role during the American Revolution.
http://www.americanrevolution.org/blk.html - Women of the Civil War
Information about women during the Civil War.
http://americancivilwar.com/women/women.html
- African American Astronauts
Biographies of former, current and candidate astronauts.
http://quest.nasa.gov/qchats/special/mlk00/afam_astronauts.html - African American Women Writers of the 19th Century
A digital collection of 52 published works by 19th century black women writers.
http://digital.nypl.org/schomburg/writers_aa19/ - Afrocentric Voices: In Classical Music
Biographies of some of the African American singers and composers that have contributed to the world of Classical music.
http://www.afrovoices.com/afrobio.html - AfroPoets.net - Famous Black Writers
Links to famous African-American poets such as Maya Angelou, Nikki Giovanni, Langston Hughes, etc... At each Poet site, you will be able to read over their Biography, Poems, and even check out their picture....
http://www.afropoets.net/ - The Black Inventor On-Line Museum
A look at the great and often unrecognized leaders in the field of invention and innovation.
http://www.blackinventor.com/ - Black Wings: African American Pioneer Aviators
The story of how one group of Americans overcame enormous obstacles to break into aviation.
http://airandspace.si.edu/interact/blackwings/ - Celebrating Black History 365
Learn more about many influential African American men and women.
http://www.ls.cc.al.us/blackhistory/blackhistory.html - The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences
Profiled here are African American men and women who have contributed to the advancement of science and engineering.
https://webfiles.uci.edu/mcbrown/display/faces.html - Frederick Douglass
Learn more about Frederick Douglass' active political and family life.
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/douglass/index.htm - George Washington Carver
Learn about George Washington Carver and how he worked to better mankind.
http://archive.fieldmuseum.org/carver/ - Hall of Black Achievement: HOBA Gallery
Discover the significant achievements and contributions of people of color.
http://www.bridgew.edu/HOBA/Gallery.cfm - The Top Ten African American Inventors
Read about ten men and women and see what important and fun devices they invented.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/inventors/ - We Are Scientists/Mathematicians/Engineers/Physicians
Information and resources about African American Scientists.
http://carnegiescience.edu/first_light_case/horn/careers/careersindex.html
- African American Odyssey
This Library of Congress site showcases the library's collection of rare books, government documents, manuscripts, musical scores, plays, films and recordings related to the African American experience.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/ - African American Perspectives
A 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.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/aap/ - African Studies Guide
Online Africa resources for the classroom research and study.
http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Home_Page/AFR_GIDE.html - ESPER: African Americans on U.S. Stamps
Learn more about Black Americans on stamps, Black American stamp issues and Black American themed stamps.
http://esperstamps.org/history1.htm - Harlem Renaissance
Listen and watch performers and learn about key figures of the time.
http://www.jcu.edu/harlem/index.htm
- "I Will Be Heard" - Abolitionism in America
The site features rare books, manuscripts, letters, photographs, and other materials from Cornell’s pre-eminent anti-slavery and Civil War collections, the exhibition explores the complex history of slavery, resistance, and abolition from the 1700s through 1865.
http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/abolitionism/ - In Motion: The African American Migration Experience
Learn about thirteen defining migrations that have formed and transformed African America and the nation.
http://www.inmotionaame.org/home.cfm;jsessionid=f8303389271358438119502?bhcp=1
- The Internet African-American History Challenge
Features illustrated biographical sketches of 12 notable 19th-century African Americans.
http://teachinghistory.org/history-content/website-reviews/22856 - National Parks and Historic Sites Preserving African American History
Learn more about one of the many NPS sites dedicated to preserving African American heritage.
http://www.cr.nps.gov/aahistory/bhm-sites.htm - PBS: Africans in America
The Web site chronicles the history of racial slavery in the United States -- from the start of the Atlantic slave trade in the 16th century to the end of the American Civil War in 1865. The Teacher's Guide provides a context for teachers and students to use the Web in and out of the classroom.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/home.html
- My Story: Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks, "The Mother of the Modern-day Civil Rights Movement," describes her pivotal role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott and helps students understand the importance of every individual citizen in a democracy. Read through her story and then express how you would feel if you were in her situation.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/rosa/ - Rosa Parks Bus
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, a 42-year-old African American seamstress, boarded this Montgomery City bus to go home. On this bus, she initiated a new era in the American quest for freedom and equality.
http://www.thehenryford.org/exhibits/rosaparks/home.asp
- Aboard a Slave Ship, 1829
Read Reverend Robert Walsh's account on board a slave ship off the African coast in 1829.
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/slaveship.htm
- African Americans in Slavery - Lower Mississippi Delta Region
An overview of the history of slavery.
http://www.cr.nps.gov/delta/underground/slave.htm - "Been Here So Long" American Slave Narratives
Seventeen naratives plus lesson plans and links to other resources.
http://newdeal.feri.org/asn/asn00.htm - Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal's Writers' Project, 1936-1938
More than 2,300 first-person accounts of slavery and 500 black-and-white photographs of former slaves.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/snhtml/snhome.html - Dred Scott's Fight for Freedom
The case that stated slaves were property to be owned.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2932.html - Escape from Slavery, 1838
Read in Frederick Douglass's own words how he escaped from slavery.
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/fdoug.htm - From Slavery to Freedom
From the Library of Congress, a collection of pamphlets published from 1822 through 1909, by African-American authors and others who wrote about slavery, African colonization, Emancipation, Reconstruction, and related topics.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/aapchtml/aapchome.html - Missouri Compromise
Read the act and it's effect on slaves of the Louisana Purchase of 1803.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3h511.html - Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade 1450-1750
Created by students, this site explores what role other countries played in the slave trade.
http://library.thinkquest.org/13406/ta/?tqskip1=1
- Aboard the Underground Railroad
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/underground/states.htm - National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
History and resources about the Underground Railroad.
http://www.freedomcenter.org/underground-railroad-0 - The Underground Railroad
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2944.html - Underground Railroad - American Civil War
http://www.americancivilwar.com/underground_railroad.html - Underground Railroad--History of Slavery, Pictures, Information
Learn what challenges slaves faced in National Geographic's Underground Railroad adventure. Get information, pictures, photographs, biographies, resources, and more.
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/multimedia/interactive/the-underground-railroad/?ar_a=1