Black+History+Month

Books
Search the [|library catalog]. Look up people or events in history. You can also browse the shelves in the Biography section of our library. Look up the famous African American by their last name.

Subscription Databases
[|Gale Databases] (passwords are on the back of your ID card) Find ebooks, newspaper and magazine articles to research famous African Americans

[|World Book online] (passwords are on the back of your ID card) A first stop for research. Look up your famous person or event.

[|United Streaming] videos (password available in the library) View films at school or at home about famous African Americans.

Free web sites
[|African American perspectives from the Library of Congress] [|Biography.Com] - Check out biographies of famous African Americans [|History.com] - Check out the history channel - watch videos about famous African Americans. [|Information Please] - History and timelines, contemporary issues, quizzes and puzzles about Black History Month. [|GALE Cengage Learning] free resources about Black History Month. [|Museum of African American History] - The National Visionary Leadership Projects Oral Visionary Videos - view videos of famous African Americans.

Teaching Unit
[|Biography Teaching Unit] from National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)

Other Sources
Linda Foote's - [|Cultural Literacy Page]