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it! - African American History
February is Black History Month
and there are many resources available from the Harris County Public Library
System. Along with books here are some links to famous African Americans, African American History, and Black History Month as well as sites specific to kids and to Houston & Texas.
African American History
- African American Lives - http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aalives/
- Companion to PBS series. Includes profiles, a genealogy guide, and stories.
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- The
African-American Migration Experience
- Interactive overview of the African-American migration experience
ranging from the transatlantic slave trade to 20th century Haitian
immigration. From the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
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- American
Slave Narratives- http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/wpa/wpahome.html
- Interviews of over 2000 former slaves.
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- Biography.com
celebrates Black History - http://www.biography.com/blackhistory
- Biographies of great African Americans.
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- Black
History on the Web -http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/AfroAm.html
- Links to wide variety of topics in African American history and
current issues.
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- Celebrating
Black History - http://www.time.com/time/reports/blackhistory/
- Articles and chats with famous African Americans from Time Magazine.
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- The
Encyclopaedia Britannica Guide to Black History - http://search.eb.com/blackhistory/
- Offers a timeline of black history from 1517 to the present, biographies
of famous African-Americans, and audio/video of speeches, performances,
and events.
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- Historic
Places of the Civil Rights Movement - http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/
- Places listed in the National Register for their association with
the modern civil rights movement.
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- The History of
Jim Crow - http://www.jimcrow.org/
- An extensiver overview of the history of segregation laws.
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- Schomburg
Center for Research in Black Culture - http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/sc.html
- Biographies, images, and online exhibits.
Black History Month
Black
History Month Resources - http://www.gale.com/free_resources/bhm/
Includes activities, biographies, and a timeline.
Infoplease
Black History Month - http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhm1.html
Includes history, timelines, quizzes, and crosswords.
Yahoo! Kids
Black History Month
Listings for all topics of the African American experience.
Famous African Americans
WEB
Dubois - http://www.webdubois.org/
Martin Luther
King Jr. - http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/
Rosa Parks
- http://www.rosaparks.org/
Harriet
Tubman - http://www.harriethouse.org/
Malcolm
X - http://www.brothermalcolm.net/
Kids Sites
Kids
Domain--Black History - http://www.kidsdomain.com/kids/links/Black_History.html
Lists fun and informative sites about African American History for kids.
Preschool
Activities for Black History Month - http://www.preschoolrainbow.org/black-history.htm
Activities for teachers of preschool children.
Houston & Texas
- Black
History in Texas - http://www.utexas.edu/world/texasblackhistory/
- This site from the University of Texas in Austin has a chronology
of black history in Texas; history including slavery, geography, Juneteenth,
and cowboys; and links.
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- Buffalo
Soldiers National Museum - http://www.buffalosoldiermuseum.com/
- The history and contributions of the Buffalo Soldiers are preserved
in this museum located in Houston, Texas.
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- Handbook
of Texas: African Americans
- An overview of the history of African Americans in Texas.
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- Slavery
in Texas
- A brief history of slavery before and after emancipation.
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- Emily
West - http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/treasures/characters/west.html
- Emily West was a free black woman born in Connecticut who signed a
contract to work as a housekeeper in Morgan's Point, Texas. Legend
has it that she played a role in the defeat of the Mexican army at San
Jacinto and that the "Yellow Rose of Texas" was written in
her honor.
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