The African American Experience - A Research Quilt Introduces research process as students investigate contributions of African American leaders of the 1900s. Each student constructs a quilt square, highlighting the achievements of an individual. http://www.educationworld.com/a_tsl/archives/00-2/lesson0029.shtml Educationworld.com~Site InfoWhoisTrace RouteRBL Check
African-American Folk Tale, "Sister Becky's Baby," Black History Lesson plan and video dramatization on VHS of NC African-American folk tale written by Charles Chesnutt, early Black writer who expanded on slave lore, providing not only an example of late 19th century Black literature, but a near approximation of liter http://www.sisterbecky.com/ Sisterbecky.com~Site InfoWhoisTrace RouteRBL Check
Black History Month lesson plans Learning Network provides a cross-curricular thematic unit of lesson plans and online supplemental resources for teaching black history to K-12 students. http://www.teachervision.com/tv/theme/Black%20History%20Month Teachervision.com~Site InfoWhoisTrace RouteRBL Check
Slavery and Freedom Literature Kathleen L. Nichols' extensive resource guide prepared for a class taught at Pittsburgh State University but very useful for anyone doing research on slavery. http://faculty.pittstate.edu/~knichols/sistahs.html Pittstate.edu~Site InfoWhoisTrace RouteRBL Check
Chicago's Black Metropolis--About This Lesson Classroom-ready lesson plan to examine the history of this 'city-within-a-city', a self-supporting African American community that prospered from the late 19th century until the 1930s. http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/53black/53black.htm Nps.gov~Site InfoWhoisTrace RouteRBL Check