The Underground Railroad http://www.nationalgeographic.com/railroad/j1.html 
Interactive re-enactment of the Underground Railroad. Will you go or will you stay? You decide.

African American Odyssey http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/ 
This exhibit from the Library of Congress uses primary documents to show the courage and determination of African Americans who overcame immense odds to fully participate in all aspects of American society. (Grades 4-12)

Culture and Change: Black History in America http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/index.htm 
Meet famous African Americans, listen to jazz music, publish your own writing, and explore history with an interactive timeline. (Grades 3-12)

Encyclopedia Britannica's Guide to Black History http://search.eb.com/Blackhistory/home.do;jsessionid=69B55C4C7EA8AC5DDE77BB6B648A367C  
This site presents a vast array of articles, hundreds of images, and a wide assortment of audio clips, film clips, and multimedia presentations. It also includes a timeline that traces two millennia of black history. (Grades 3-12)

Gale Black History Resources http://www.gale.com/free_resources/bhm/ 
Biographies, activities, and an online quiz.

Black History Hotlist http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/bh_hotlist.html 
Comprehensive list of a variety of Black History resources.

Black History Links  http://www.kidsdomain.com/kids/links/Black_History.html 
This site provides a list of links for children celebrating Black History Month. Included are online games, activities, crafts, quizzes, and stories about African-American personalities.

Webquest: Little Rock 9 - Integration 0 http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/little_rock/index.html 
A collaborative webquest on desegregation in schools

Lesson Plans
Varying Views of America http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=194 
This lesson examines tone and point of view through analysis of Walt Whitman's "I Hear America Singing," Langston Hughes' "I, Too, Sing America," and Maya Angelou's "On the Pulse of the Morning." (Grades 9-12)

Reliving History Through Slave Narrative http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/2358/ 
After reading narratives from former slaves that were recorded in the 1930's as part of the Federal Writers' Project, students conduct research on slavery and tell a story based on their findings. (Grades 5-8)

Would You Have Helped Out? http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/17/g68/railroad.html  Students investigate the dangers that escaping slaves and their helpers on the Underground Railroad faced and consider whether they would have helped if they'd been free people during the time of slavery. (Grades 6-8)

Follow the Drinking Gourd http://www.marcopolo-education.org/mg/lesson209.aspx 
In this curriculum unit, students explore how feelings, messages and the hope of freedom from slavery were communicated through the quilts and song. (Grades K-4)

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