Black History Month Activities, History, Timeline, Ideas, Events, Facts & Quizzes

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History & Timelines

• The History of Black History
• African-American History Timeline
• Famous Firsts by African Americans
• Encyclopedia: Civil Rights
• Civil Rights Timeline
• Civil Rights Heroes
• The March on Washington
• Important Cities in Black History
• Timeline: Slavery in America
• Notable Speeches by African Americans
• Ten Important Supreme Court Decisions in Black History

Contemporary Issues & Facts

• Justice Overdue: Civil Rights Cases Reopened
• Medgar Evers
• Birmingham Church Bombing
• James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner
• Emmett Till
• African Americans in the 111th Congress
• The History of Affirmative Action
• Affirmative Action Timeline
• Confederate Flag Controversy
• African Americans by the Numbers^Updated!
• Top Cities in the U.S. for African Americans
• Ten Cities of 100,000 or More with Highest Percentage of Blacks or African Americans
• The Wage Gap, by Gender and Race

Special Features

• 500 Notable African American Biographies
• African-American Quotations
• Martin Luther King Features
• Muhammad Ali Features
• Black Scientists and Inventors
• Negro League Baseball
• Icing the Stereotypes: Black Hockey Players
• African-American Literature
• The Harlem Renaissance
• Blacks in the Military

Holidays

• Juneteenth
• Kwanzaa
• Martin Luther King, Jr., Day

Education

• Top 50 Colleges for Black Students
• Historically Black Colleges and Universities
• Milestones in African-American Education
• Educational Attainment by Race

Awards

• NAACP Image Awards
• The Spingarn Medal
• The Coretta Scott King Award
• Black Caucus of the American Library Association Literary Awards

Quizzes & Crosswords

• Hip Hop History Quiz  
• Black History Month (for kids) Quiz
• African-American History (for kids) Quiz
• Martin Luther King (for kids) Quiz
• Civil Rights Heroes Quiz (for kids) Quiz
• African-American History Quiz
• African-American Firsts Quiz
• African-American Quotations Quiz
• African-American Women Quiz
• Black Leaders and Reformers Quiz
• Thinkers, Educators, and Politicians Quiz
• Artists & Entertainers Quiz
• Black Athletes Quiz
• African-American Writers Crossword
• Black History Crossword
• Hip-Hop & Rap Crossword
• Martin Luther King, Jr., Crossword
• Motown Crossword
• Muhammad Ali Crossword

Other Resources

• Black History Month from Pearson Education
• Family Education: Black History Month
• Against All Odds: The Legacy of Students of African Descent at Harvard Medical School before Affirmative Action, 1860–1968
• Black History: Exploring African-American History on the Web
• Black History in Boston: A Virtual Field Trip
• Fathom African American Studies Learning Center

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