Black History Month--Scroll below to find exciting links to activities for this month.

Black History Month

Here you will find links to exciting activities to use in your library media centers, along with pictures submitted by media specialists from around the state of activities for the month.

Terri Owens, Media Specialist
Bagley K-8 School
Jefferson County Schools

Bagley K-8 School celebrated African-American History Month with a fantastic reader/speaker from the Jefferson County Board of Education. Mrs. Margaret Beard, Director of Minority Compliance enthusiastically encouraged students to believe in themselves and know that they too can achieve their dreams just as others have. The students took to heart her words and as the pictures show were very appreciative of her visit. She was wonderful!

Our school also joined over a million readers by participating in The Twenty-First National African-American Read-In which is endorsed by the NCTE Black Caucus and the National Council of Teachers of English and The International Reading Association.

Candice Patterson
Library Media Specialist
Etowah County Board of Education

Anne Fox
Library Media Specialist
Alexander City Schools

1. African American World | PBS
   Presents the broad range of the black experience in the United States, from the Harlem Renaissance to the ongoing debate over affirmative action. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/index.html
2. African American Odyssey
   This Library of Congress site showcases the library's collection of rare books, government documents, manuscripts, musical scores, plays, films and recordings related to the African American experience. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/
3. African American Heritage Teacher Toolkit for Grades K-12
   A selective guide to links, lesson plans, books, CDs, videos, posters and more. http://creativefolk.com/toolkit/home.html
4. Our Shared History, African American Heritage
   A comprehensive project of The National Park Service to preserve and interpret African American history. http://www.cr.nps.gov/aahistory/
5. The African Presence in the Americas: 1492-1992
   Designed to introduce you to the dynamics and dimensions of the 500 year history of African people in the Americas. Four broad themes have been selected for exploration: Migration, Work, Culture, and Resistance. http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/Schomburg/
6. The History Makers-- African American History Archive
   Features a vast collection of resources that focus on slavery, the abolitionist movement, the civil rights movement, music, sports and entertainment. http://www.thehistorymakers.com
7. Teaching with Historic Places -- African American Lesson Plans
   Created by National Park Service interpreters, preservation professionals, and educators, these lessons are free and ready for immediate classroom use by students in history and social studies classes. http://www.cr.nps.gov/NR/twhp/feb00.htm
8. Africans in America
   Presented in four parts, each era contains a historical Narrative, a Resource Bank of images, documents, stories, biographies, and commentaries, and a Teacher's Guide for using the content of the Web site and television series in U.S. history courses. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/home.html
9. Infoplease: Black History Month
   Includes history and timelines, biographies, quizzes, and more. http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhm1.html