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African Americans in the Sciences African Americans who have contributed to the sciences past, present and future http://www.princeton.edu/%7Emcbrown/display/faces.html

African American Lives http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aalives/

The African-American Mosaic: A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black History and Culture http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html

The African-American Experience in Ohio 1850-1920 http://dbs.ohiohistory.org/africanam/

AFRO-American Almanac http://www.toptags.com/aama/

Afro-Americ@ Kids Zone Games, stories, and information about the continent of Africa http://www.afro.com/children/children.html

The African American Studies Toolket for Grades 6-12 An extensive hotlist with activities by subject area and much more. http://creativefolk.com/toolkit/home.html

Africans in America http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/home.html

Black History Exploring African-American Issues on the Web Lots of information and activities http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/AfroAm.html

Civil Rights Movement http://americanhistory.about.com/cs/civilrights/

Educational Bookmarks for Black History Month http://www.gp.k12.mi.us/ci/ce/multi/bhmes.htm (K-5)
http://www.gp.k12.mi.us/ci/ce/multi/bhmmhs.htm (6-12)

Family Education Network: Martin Luther King, Jr. http://familyeducation.com/topic/front/0,1156,1-4644,00.html

Jim Crow http://www.jimcrowhistory.org/home.htm

Martin Luther King, Jr. Contains ideas about arts and crafts, bulletin boards, discussion topics, language activities, songs and more. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Troy/9087/mlk/

Martin Luther King, Jr. Has his voice, a photo gallery, information about the holiday, and an interactive classroom section.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/mlk/

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center http://www.undergroundrailroad.org/

Reporting Civil Rights http://www.reportingcivilrights.org/

Smithsonian Virtual Museum of African American History and Culture http://nmaahc.si.edu/

The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/

Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement http://www.wmich.edu/politics/mlk/

The Underground Railroad Assume the role of a slave a make a few decisions about this terrifying journey. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/railroad/index.html

Voices from the Days of Slavery http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/vfshtml/vfshome.html

Lesson Plans

365 Days of African American History http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/01-1/lp221_06.shtml

Activities for African Folk Tales http://www.teachervision.fen.com/folk-tales/activity/3721.html?detoured=1

African American Hero http://www.teachervision.fen.com/african-americans/lesson-plan/4123.html?detoured=1

Critical Thinking (High School) http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Language_Arts/Literature/LIT0004.html

Dr. King's Dream http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?ID=332

Exploring the Power of Dr. Martin Luther King's Words through Diamonte Poetry http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=258

Happy Birthday, MLK A collection of activities http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson046.shtml

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