Black History Month Websites

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Black History Month websites

Canadian online encyclopedia:http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCESearch&Params=A1 - Historica Dominica I already

put in the search Black History for you, to narrow your results

Canadian Websites from Scholastic.caWe have assembled a list of Web links that contain; articles, videos, biographies, activities, and more that can be used by teachers

when they are planning their lessons about Black History. Some of the sites also contain content that would only be suitable for older

students.

Library and Archives Canada

www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/anti-slavery/index-e.html

www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/northern-star/index-e.html

www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/settlement/kids/021013-2011-e.html Kidfriendly site!Citizenship and Immigration Canada

www.cic.gc.ca/english/multiculturalism/black/index.asp War of 1812 and the role of black soldiers; videos and virtualmuseum

Parks CanadaUnderground Railroad

www.pc.gc.ca/canada/proj/cfc-ugrr/itm2-com/pg03_e.asp This site links

to this page of resources: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/multiculturalism/black/links.asp

Black History Portal

www.pc.gc.ca/eng/culture/mhn-bhm/index.aspx - here you will find:

The listing ofNational Historic Sites, Persons and Eventsrelated to Black Canadians Virtual exhibit on Canada'snational historic designations Virtual exhibit and report onthe underground railroad Curriculum-linkedpedagogical resources Storiesabout Black Canadians in Canada's history External linksto discover more about Black Canadians' heritage

Ontario Ministry of Government ServicesBlack History Exhibits

www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/on-line-exhibits/index-black-history.aspx - includes a section of photographs and documentsabout black Canadians

Buxton National Historical Site and Museum (Elijah of Buxton is on the Black History month book list)

www.buxtonmuseum.com/index.html - includes a link to a YouTube video and photo collections

Birchtown, Nova Scotia Canada: Black Loyalists Heritage Societywww.blackloyalist.com

Nova Scotia Museum: Remembering the Black Loyalists

museum.gov.ns.ca/Blackloyalists
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City of Owen Sound: Owen Sound's Black History

www.osblackhistory.com

U.S. Websites:

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/activity/underground-railroad-escape-slavery - With this interactive

slideshow, students follow the path of a slave in 1860 as he courageously travels the Underground Railroad to

freedom.

http://www.followthedrinkinggourd.org/ - info about a song used to help slaves find their way to freedom

from Scholastic.com: (Gr. 3-8)

primary sources: http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/primary_sources.htm

pictures, newspaper articles, etc.

This page includes links outside of Scholastic.com

Every Web site we link to was visited by our team at one point in time to make sure it's appropriate for children.

But we do not monitor or control these sites and these sites can change. In addition, many of these sites mayhave links to other sites which we have not reviewed. Be sure to get permission from your parents or teacher

before leaving this site, and remember to read the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use of any site you visit.

Academy of AchievementThe Academy of Achievement provides fascinating profiles, biographies, and interviews with outstanding

individuals in the fields of the Arts, Business, Public Service, Science and Exploration, Sports, and the

American Dream. Rosa Parks is one of the featured achievers.

http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/pagegen/mainmenu.html

African American WebliographyThis site provides a collection of links relating to African Americana

resources. Links are available in the following categories: general guides, bibliographies, catalogs (includinglinks to the Harvard Library, the Library of Congress, and the Smithsonian Institution Library), discussion

groups, newsgroups, exhibits, periodicals, and texts.

http://www.lib.lsu.edu/hum/african.html#contents

Biographical Profiles of Important 19th Century African Americans The nineteenth century African Americans profiled here include Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and Nat

Turner, as well as some lesser-known figures such as Mary Ann Shadd.http://www.brightmoments.com/blackhistory/

Civil Rights: Brown v. Board of Education I (1954)

This site contains full texts of historic Supreme Court decisions that affected African-Americans. The section onsegregation includes the text of Brown v. Board of Education I (1954) and other important cases addressing

issues dealing with integration and segregation in American society.

http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/cases/topic.htm

Frederick Douglass

This site features a complete biography of Frederick Douglass, a chronology, and a reading list. It also containsthe "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave," written by Douglass himself.

http://www.history.rochester.edu/class/douglass/HOME.html

Making History on the Web: Emancipation and the Freedmen's Bureau

Organized as a "sample course" outline, this Web site explores the emancipation of slaves and post-

emancipation experiences of freed men and women in the United States. It includes photos or narratives of ex-
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slaves and examples of the black codes and indentured labor agreements, and also links to a copy of theEmancipation Proclamation and a John Hope Franklin essay from the National Archives.

http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/seminar/unit6/index.html

Martin Luther King, Jr.

This site focuses on the life and times of Martin Luther King, Jr. There are time lines documenting his life and

the history of the civil rights movement, as well as sections that provide a more in-depth view. The site containsaudio downloads and a photo tour of the civil rights movement.

http://www.seattletimes.com/mlk/index.html

NAACP OnlineThe site of the NAACP, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, focuses on the long

history of this major group, its organization, programs, community issues, the recent church burnings, and

membership information.http://www.naacp.org/index.html

National Civil Rights Museum, Memphis, TennesseeThis compact site covers the civil rights movement and desegregation -- from Brown v. Board of Education to

the impact of the civil rights movement on our lives today.

http://www.civilrightsmuseum.org/

School Integration in the United States

Exploring the history of U.S. school integration with text and some photos, this site begins with background on

the post-Civil War status of African Americans and the "separate but equal" ruling ofPlessy vs. Ferguson. It

ultimately examines the groundbreaking case ofBrown vs.Board of Education and its ramifications. The sixmain sections of this site are easy to access through a linkable index.

http://www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/school-integration/index.html

The Constitution of the United States of America

Leading off with the Preamble, the U.S. Constitution is provided at this site, organized under the seven Articles,

which can then be broken down into the sections to read the full text. There are descriptive titles for each articleand section so that topics can be easily accessed, and the amendments and a list of signers are here as well.

http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.table.html

Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement

This timeline spans from the 1954Brown v. Board of Education decision to 2003, highlighting milestones in the

American Civil Rights Movement. There are photos and several links for more information, including links to

primary source documents.http://www.infoplease.com/spot/civilrightstimeline1.html
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Documents

Black History Month Websites