Americans have recognized black history annually since 1926, first as "Negro History Week" and later as "Black History Month." (Click on link above.) We owe the celebration of Black History Month, and more importantly, the study of black history, to Dr. Carter G. Woodson. Every month should be Black History Month.The theme for Black History Month 2023 is "Black Resistance," specifically calling out the legacy of resistance through politics, the arts, society and education. It’s important for us to remember and honor individuals that stood up for their beliefs. Martin Luther King, Jr., Barack Obama, Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Katherine Johnson, and other leaders of the Black community were pioneers, visionaries, and martyrs. (updated 1-30-23)
Books for Discussion
Black history is filled with an abundance of brave artists, writers, politicians and more who've embodied a spirit of boldness and progressive thinking in the face of adversity. The books below are stories of resistance by real and fictional characters. (I do not own the rights to these stories. Visit your local library or purchase from a book store.)
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Summary: A young student receives an assignment in school, but she can only trace back three generations. Grandma gathers the whole family, and the student learns that 400 years ago were enslave. But before that, they had a home, a land, a language (17:56) (Grades2-5)
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Summary: Henry's Freedom Box is based on the true story of Henry Brown's creative and courageous journey to freedom! (8:53) (PreK-5)
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Summary: A fictional story that provides a glimpse into the world of millions of African American families, who escaped hardships in the South and secretly journeyed toward freedom in more urban communities across America during the Great Migration. (6:47) (PreK-3)
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Summary: This book/poem is a love letter to Black life in the United States. It highlights the trauma of slavery, the faith and fire of the civil rights movement, and the grit, passion, and perseverance of some of the world's greatest heroes. (3:35) (Prek-3)
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TEACHERS: You will find more titles about race and resistance. Click HERE.
Freedom Songs
Freedom songs were often sung during protests or marches related to the African-American Civil Rights Movement. These are karaoke versions of these songs. (I do not own the rights to these songs.)
Take time to view this rendition of this important song! The images are powerful! CLICK on the picture below to listen and watch.
Websites
My Related Black History Pages
The icons below are links to other Black History Related pages on my site. Check them out!
Cool Fact Sites
Historic African-American Landmarks by State
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Biographies
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Interactive SitesCool Videos
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Printable Activities
Outline State Maps - This site has state forms for the Historical African-American National Landmark activity.
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More Read Alouds
The inspiring story of Dr. Patricia Bath, a groundbreaking ophthalmologist who pioneered laser surgery—and gave her patients the gift of sight.
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Important books for all ages, Little Leaders and Little Lends educates and inspires as it relates true stories trailblazing black men women in American history. (NOTE: The biographies are long. I suggest you check out the books from the library.)
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Inventions by African-American Inventors and Engineers
Here are some inventions created by African-American inventors, scientists and engineers. Which ones do you think were created by engineers?
Flip Videos
These videos were created with information from Fact Monster in 2013. This website has biographies for 500 Notable African-Americans. It also has online quizzes which can be taken on computers or tablets. I also took information from Stamp on Black History (no longer active) and the National Postal Museum websites. I used the iPad App Knomia and Powtoons (a website) to create the presentations. I edited them using Quicktime and iMovie.
African-American Athletescreated with Knomia & Quicktime
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African-American Firstscreated with Knomia & Quicktime
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African-American Quotationscreated with Powtoon, Quicktime & iMovie
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Black Leaders & Reformerscreated with Knomia & Quicktime
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Notable African-American Womencreated with Knomia & Quicktime
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Stamp on Black History - Part 1created with Powtoon, Quicktime, & iMovie
A NEW quiz is coming soon.
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Stamp on Black History - Part 2created with Powtoon, Quicktime, & iMovie
A NEW quiz is coming soon.
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Listen to the ArtistsIf you would like to listen to the music of the artists in the Stamp on Black History videos, select their names.
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Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU)
created with Knomia and iMovie
To learn more about HBCUs, click on the links below:
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Movies about the Civil Rights Movement
Click on the picture to view the movie.
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Selma, Lord, Selma (PG-13) is a 1999 American made-for-television biographical drama film based on true events that happened in March 1965, known as Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama. The film tells the story through the eyes of an 11-year-old African-American girl named Sheyann Webb. (1:28:22)
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5th Grade Wax Museum
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This poem was written by Maya Angelou and then it was set to music. I edited the music and added pictures in iMovie for our Black History Program 2015.
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On April 30, 2016 under the direction of their teachers, Mrs. Jackson and Mr. Haynes, the fifth grades students created an African-American Wax Museum where the students chose a historical figure and became that person. The students also created colorful and informative posters.
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