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Home / Kids and Teens / People and Society / Holidays and Celebrations / Black History Month
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- African-American History Month - Features profiles of famous African-American military leaders as well as other historical tidbits. From the U.S. Department of Defense.
www.defenselink.mil/specials/africanhistory2002
- Black Baseball - Short feature from Sports Illustrated and CNN traces the history of black baseball.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/1997/blackbaseball/frame.html
- Black History Month - Includes myths about Black history as well as profiles of African-American historical figures, scientists, and inventors.
www.black-history.biz
- Black History Month - Feature from Washington Post's KidPost includes a look at the observance itself, profiles of famous African-Americans, and a timeline of Black history.
www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=kids/features&contentId=A18162-2001Feb2
- Celebrate Black History Month - Profiles of prominent African-American personalities, ranging from Civil Rights Activist Malcolm X to Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison.
www.biography.com/blackhistory
- Celebrating Black History Month at The Holiday Zone - Includes highlights from the lives of select African-American leaders, art projects for children, and discussion starters.
www.theholidayzone.com/black
- CNN - Black History Month - Includes a timeline, links to related news stories, and an interactive quiz.
www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/1998/black.history
- CNN In-Depth Specials - Black History Month 1999 - Quiz, game, sites, stories, and timeline. Also features in-depth articles about Dr. King and his influence, and what it means to be African.
www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/1999/blackhistory
- Encarta's Black History Month - Series of articles and multimedia features celebrating the accomplishments of African-Americans.
encarta.msn.com/guide/blackhistory.asp
- Highlights of African American History - Celebrate some of the key roles African Americans have played in United States history. From Microsoft Encarta.
encarta.msn.com/list/AfricanAmericanTimeline.asp
- Stamps on Black History - Tells the stories of dozens of black men and women whose faces have appeared on U.S. postage stamps. Also includes interactive quiz, word puzzles, writing activities, crafts, and coloring pages.
library.thinkquest.org/10320/Stamps.htm
- The African American Journey - Tells the story of African Americans, detailing their journey from Africa to slavery, emancipation, and the struggle for civil rights. Includes biographies, a review of civil rights laws and legislation, and a look at the politics of protest. From World Book.
www2.worldbook.com/features/features.asp?feature=aajourney&page=html/intro.html&direct=yes
- The Encyclopædia Britannica Guide to Black History - Multimedia site includes a timeline, overview of the eras in black history, links to biographical sketches of dozens of well-known African-Americans, and historic audio and video clips.
blackhistory.eb.com
- The Internet African American History - Interactive quizzes test visitors knowledge of African-American history. Site offers profiles of Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman and other prominent African Americans.
www.brightmoments.com/blackhistory
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