IMCPL Kids' Info Guide: Print and electronic resources from the
Indianapolis Marion County Public Library
African American History: http://imcpl.org/kids/guides/historygovt/ushistafrican.html 

Civil Rights Movement: http://imcpl.org/kids/guides/historygovt/civilrightsmove.html 

Slavery: http://imcpl.org/kids/guides/historygovt/slavery.html 

African American Folktales: http://imcpl.org/kids/stories/afam_folktales.html 

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 World: www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld 
Discover the courage and talent that shaped the African American experience.

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, an online quiz, and much more.

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

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)

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