African
American History
Link
Elementary School
Library of Congress: African- American Odyssey - excellent information site
Smithsonian African American History and Culture
Kids Domain: Black History Sites
Free Black History Month Resources - Resources to help educators enrich lessons observing Black History Month available online from the US Dept. of Education.
Footsteps Magazine: African American Heritage
Martin Luther King Jr. Scholastic Site
LITERATURE
Afro-American Almanac Folktales - a variety of African American folktales.
AUTHORS
Virginia Hamilton: Welcome to My World
Langston Hughes Biography and Poems
Patricia C. McKissack
Frederick L. McKissack
HISTORY
National Geographic's The Underground Railroad
Follow the Drinking Gourd Song - music and lyrics song
Black History Month Lesson Plans
African American Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship -The exhibition showcases the incomparable African American collections of the Library of Congress.
African American Mosaic Exhibition- a Library of Congress Resource Guide for the study of Black History and Culture.
Black History Month - Web pages created by Pocantico Elementary students about Black History and famous African-Americans.
Encyclopedia Brittanica Web site - an informative guide to black history.
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