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Afro-American resources
African-Americans Military - African-Americans Notable People - African Americans: By Region, State and Locality - Black History Month - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - African-American General Resources - Historically Black Colleges and Universities - African-American Legislation, Historic Documents - Underground Railroad/Harriet Tubman
Hispanic, Latino-American Resources
Civil Rights - Latino-American General Resources - Hispanic Heritage Month - Is it Hispanic or Latino? - Latino-Americans Military - Notable People - Specific Latino Cultural Information - Latino-American Regional Information
Some Specific Latino-American Cultures
Cuban American - Mexican-American - Puerto Rican
Asian-American
Resources
Asian-American
General Resources - Asian American
Civil Rights
- Asian-American Military Service - Asian-American
Notable People
Some Specific Asian-American Cultures
Cambodian-American - Chinese-American - Filipino-American - Hmong-American - Indo-American - Japanese-American - Korean-American - Laotian-American - Persian-American - Thai-American - Vietnamese-American
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Afro-American Lesson Plans - Hispanic-Americans / Latino Lesson Plans - Asian-American Lesson Plans - Multiculturalism & Tolerance Lesson Plans
Activist Mary Church Terrell
Was Born ___A brief, three page overview of this woman's
accomplishments. - Illustrated - From the Library of Congress -
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/civil/jb_civil_terrell_1.html
African-American Biographies—A to Z ___Scroll down, using the
alphabetical list to access information about the people in whom you
have an interest, or select a category to get a shorter, more
specialized list. - Text only - From Pearson Education -
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmbios1.html
African-American
Biographies by Category __ Government officials, Civil Rights
personalities, religious leaders, and many more. - From factmonster.com -
http://www.factmonster.com/spot/afroambios.html
African American Historical Figures ___Biographies of 12 people, plus an
interactive quiz presented in three levels. - Illustrated - From The
Internet African American History Challenge -
http://www.brightmoments.com/blackhistory
African-American Inventors __ Biographical sketches of many notable
African Americans. From the invention of blood-banks to the potato chip,
learn what inventions came from the African American community. - From
enchantedlearning.com -
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/black.shtml
Althea Gibson Won Again! ___Three brief pages with the story of Althea
Gibson -- her achievements and her challenges. Text can be easily
understood by younger grades. - Illustrated - From the Library of
Congress - http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/modern/jb_modern_gibson_1.html
Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson Was Born ___A brief but informative look at
the life of Bill Robinson. There is a 30.6 MB MPEG video available, but
it'll probably take you much longer to download it than it will to view
it. - Illustrated - From the Library of Congress -
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/gilded/jb_gilded_bojangle_1.html
Biography - Black History Month ___"From Jackie Robinson to Tiger Woods, Harriet Tubman to Barrack Obama, Black History Month pays tribute to inspirational African Americans from the past, as well as those who will continue to make history well into the future." Use the menu to the left of your screen to navigate this website. When you click on a name, a new browser window opens. - Text only - From A & E - http://www.biography.com/blackhistory/
Bios of
African Americans in History __ Several brief biographies along with
links to additional information about each. - From enchantedlearning.com -
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/aframer/bios/
Booker T. Washington ___An excellent site for younger students, with
large, colourful text, easy-to-understand terms, suggested activities,
and a section with notes for teachers. - Illustrated - From the San
Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools Office -
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/bookertwashington/
Booker T. Washington: Up From Slavery: An Autobiography
___The complete
text of Washington's autobiography "Up From Slavery", plus two essays,
one written in 1896 and the other in 1900. - Illustrated - From the
University of Virginia -
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/WASHINGTON/cover.html
Breaking Racial Barriers ___"Biographies and portraits of 20 noteworthy
African Americans. - Illustrated - From the Harmon Foundation in New
York City -
http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/harmon/
Escape From Slavery, 1838___Frederick Douglass was born a slave. Here,
in his own words, is the account of his flight to freedom. - Illustrated
- From Ibis Communications, Inc. -
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/fdoug.htm
Famous African American Women __ "...biographies, quotes, and other information on notable African American women in history." - From about.com - http://womenshistory.about.com/od/africanamerican/a/black_women.htm
Famous African Americans __ You will find brief biographies of inventors, musicians, educators, and others who have made a difference. - From thinkquest.org - http://library.thinkquest.org/J002424F/
Famous African Americans in Maryland's History ___There are two biographies here-- one for Harriet Tubman and the other for Frederick Douglass. - Illustrated - By John T. Marck - http://www.marylandtheseventhstate.com/article1086.html
Famous Firsts by African Americans (Inventors, Government, Law ...
__ "The first African-American billionaire, combat pilot, Nobel Prize
winner, poet laureate, Oscar winner, and Miss America..." A very
long list of first, the people who did it and many links to additional
material. - From infoplease.com -
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmfirsts.html
Harriet Tubman Frees 300 Slaves ___This interesting article provides
information about Harriet Tubman's life as a slave and as a conductor on
the Underground Railroad. She was responsible for freeing over 300
slaves. - Text only - From OLD NEWS, Susquehanna Times & Magazine, Inc.
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http://www.oldnewspublishing.com/tubman.htm
James Weldon Johnson Was Born ___"He was a poet, diplomat, songwriter,
and anthologist (compiler) of African American culture." If you've not
heard of this extraordinary man, you'll find these three brief pages
quite interesting. - Illustrated - From the Library of Congress -
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/recon/jb_recon_johnson_1.html
John Brown Took Harper's Ferry Hostage ___Read about Brown's attack on
Harper's Ferry and the results of his action. - Illustrated - From the
Library of Congress - http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/reform/jb_reform_brown_1.html
Josephine Baker __ A biography and links to additional
information. - illustrated - From about.com -
http://womenshistory.about.com/od/bakerjosephine/p/josephine_baker.htm
Paul Laurence Dunbar Was Born ___According to this website, Dunbar was
"By the turn of the [20th] century, the most famous black writer in
America." These three brief pages are suitable for younger grades. -
Illustrated - From the Library of Congress -
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/recon/jb_recon_dunbar_1.html
Prominent African Americans: Past & Present
___The website isn't pretty
-- none of the graphics as of this date [03-02-2005] seem to work, but
by clicking on the links you can access information about prominent and
influential black Americans from a variety of expertise and occupations.
- Text only - From William Richard Jones, CCP -
http://www.aawc.com/paa.html
SC African American History On-Line ___"Now in its sixteenth year, the
project provides educators, parents, and visitors a method of
identifying African-American role models for all youth, honoring notable
African-American achievers with ties to South Carolina." Use the menu to
the left of your screen to access information about some very
interesting people. - Illustrated - From BellSouth and WIS-TV -
http://www.scafam-hist.org/
South Carolina SC - Notable African-Americans - Alphabetical List __ A list of notable African Americans from South Carolina with links to more detailed biographies. - From sciway.net - http://www.sciway.net/afam/byname.html
Thurgood Marshall Became the First African-American Supreme Court
Justice ___Two brief pages, geared to younger students, overview the
story of Justice Marshall's career. - Illustrated - From the Library of
Congress - http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/modern/jb_modern_marshall_1.html
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