Black History Month
Online Databases
Click here to acces our Databases- the ones of particular use to you for this project will be American History, EBSCO Host (click on History Reference Center and Full Text), and E-Library. You will need username & password to access from home. BONUS- these do the MLA citations for you!
Website Resources- these may be useful to you in your research
| Biography Resource | 200 Notable African Americans through history. |
| About Resource | A thorough list of prominent African-Americans, organized by category. |
| Black History Month | Remember important African-Americans, major historical events, and the history of civil rights at the History Channel. Video clips, biographies, and statistics provide key information for the celebration of Black History Month. Take a look at the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. with ten video clips. Read about the history of the civil rights struggle, from the earliest immigrants and slaves to the role of African-Americans in late20th century arts and politics. Examine excerpts from great speeches. Learn about more than sixty African-American activists, artists, authors, athletes, entertainers, political figures, musicians, scientists, and educators. |
| Why do we represent Black History Month? | In the United States, Black History Month is celebrated during February. In Britain, this month-long celebration occurs each October. Willber Willberforce, the Deputy Head of Programs for BBC Radio's 1Xtra, explains the educational and musical significance of this month. A brief overview of Britain's observance of Black History Month comprises the second half of this article. The key objectives of this special month are included, along with a short discussion of its history in Britain. |
| Time For Kids Black History Month | Come and celebrate Black History Month with the activities and information presented on this web site! Travel through the time line featured on the web site and see how the African American community and past events have helped shape the American culture. See if you can retrace the steps of those involved in Martin Luther King's famous march for civil rights. Read biographies of significant African Americans and try and match them with their baby photographs. Listen to some of the most famous speeches relating to African American history. |
| Smithsonian | Smithsonian Education has created this special resource for Black History Month. A list of upcoming Washington D.C. events is included. For a more extensive overview, visit the nationwide events section. Here, you can learn the history behind this month-long celebration. In addition, discover America's first black opera, the inaugural show of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and read an interview with a curator of a unique portrait exhibition. For a rich, but easily accessed, taste of the movement behind this month, explore the photo gallery and sound clips found on the right side of this web page. |
| Census Bureau | This overview, from the U.S. Census Bureau, includes many fascinating statistics compiled in observance of Black History Month. First, learn about the population of African-Americans in the United States, and find interesting facts arranged by state and by age. Other sections include military service, education facts, and business statistics. Continue reading to access information about socioeconomic conditions, along with detailed statistics about income, families, home ownership, and jobs. |
| NY Times Black History Month | Explore Black History through a collection of archival newspaper articles. This unique resource includes notable front pages from the New York Times, along with full-text articles. These include coverage of the inauguration of the first African American U.S. Senator in 1870, the drama surrounding the first desegregated school in 1957, key civil rights events throughout the 1960s, and Nelson Mandela's election as South Africa's first black president. Additional sections include a crossword puzzle, a quiz about the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., and updates about modern race relations and America's first integrated school. |
| Carter G. Woodson, Father of Black History Month | At the beginning of a lifetime of achievement Carter G. Woodson, the founder of Negro History Week, later Black History Month, was his first and most important teacher. In this biography written by historian Lerone Bennett, Jr., we learn how an uneducated laborer taught himself the basic skills needed to establish a career that ended with a degree from Harvard University. Illustrated with a photograph of Woodson, this article has details on his personal life, including the figures that provided the support for his career as an educator, historian, and writer dedicated to promoting the study of African American history. |
| Black History Month | Racism and discrimination against black people has not been unique to America. Explore the fate of black people in Nazi Germany during the Holocaust. Although few blacks lived in Germany at the time, they were subjected to many persecutions for their race, including marginalization, incarceration, and sterilization. Learn how racism was hidden during the Olympic Games. Observe some of the horrors African-American soldiers experienced in Europe, and understand that American troops were still segregated during this time. |