BLACK HISTORY
History - Encyclopedia
/ Biographies - Inventors
- Photos -
Listening -
Interactive
activities - Activities
to print -
Lesson plans - Webquests
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Interactive
games - Games
to print -
Poems - Songs - Posters
- Cartoons
- Videos
- Cinema 
(Updated on 11/01/2013)
Related pages :
Martin Luther King - CIVIL RIGHTS - Black History (US history page)
Blues - Gospel Music / Spirituals / Black music - Jazz
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Black history in the US - Compilation de ressources par Elisabeth Prévost-Kaboré (Ac. Dijon)
(langues.ac-dijon.fr) -
Los Angeles riots figure Rodney King found dead - 18 June 2012
"Rodney King, the African-American at the centre of the Los Angeles riots 20 years ago, has been found dead aged 47...
King was a victim of police brutality in 1991, but the officers involved were acquitted the following year."
+ LA riots: How 1992 changed the police
+ King arrested 'under influence'
+ LA riots after 'not guilty' verdict
+ In pictures: Rodney King
+ Twentieth anniversary of the Los Angeles riots
(BBC)
- Milestones in Black History
"African Americans and their contributions to American society and culture are honored each February with Black History Month. Since arriving in America in 1619 as slaves, African Americans have fought for their independence and to be seen as equals. These struggles have produced many historical icons and events that make all Americans proud..."
- with "a chronological list of many events that shaped black history and some information about the brave men and women who led the way for today’s generation."
(usa-people-search.com)
- Présentation interactive de la question raciale aux USA de Lincoln à Obama (en français)
(php2.arte.tv)
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African American Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship - A Library of Congress online exhibit. (memory.loc.gov)
"This exhibition explores the African-American quest for equality through nine chronological periods from the early national period through the twentieth
century. Using more than 240 items from the collections, the site documents the struggles and courage of blacks faced with adverse circumstances who overcame the odds to fully participate in all aspects of American society. The exhibit includes a wide array of important and rare books, government documents, manuscripts, maps, musical scores, plays, films, and recordings..." (Education World)
- Black
History in America
"Meet famous African Americans, listen to jazz music, publish your own writing, and explore history with our interactive timeline."
(teacher.scholastic.com)
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Black History Month
"Check out our pages on African history, the Middle Passage, slavery, and what happened after slavery."
- written in language for middle school students
(historyforkids.org) -
Black History Timeline
"Follow Black History through the years on this interactive timeline of desegregation."
(classbrain.com)
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African American World (PBS)
"Presents the broad range of the black experience in the United States, from the Harlem Renaissance to the ongoing debate
over affirmative action." (Eduhound)
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Black History Month (infoplease.com)
History and Timelines / Contemporary Issues / Special Features / Holidays /
Education / Awards / Quizzes & Crosswords / Other Resources /
Almanac and Reference Links
- CIVIL
RIGHTS IN THE USA :
"A comprehensive encyclopedia of the struggle for civil rights in the United States.
Each entry contains a narrative, illustrations and primary sources.
The text within each entry is hypertexted to other relevant pages in the encyclopedia.
In this way it is possible to research individual people and events in great detail...
So far there are sections on:
- Campaigners (1860-1900),
- Campaigners (1900-1980),
- Issues, Events & Organizations (1840-1900) and Issues,
- Events & Organizations (1900-1980). "
(Spartacus Educational)
- Black
History Month -
"Learn about notable African Americans in history, from pioneering social leaders and scientists to groundbreaking artists and athletes who have all shaped the world."
(biography.com)
- Black History
Month (Infoplease) :
History and Timelines - Special Features - Holidays - Education - Quizzes and Crosswords
- The Civil Rights Movement (1954-1968) : Important Terms, People, and Events (SparkNotes)
- Encyclopedia Britannica
Guide to Black History - (search.eb.com)
with articles, historical film clips and audio recordings, photographs and other images
- BIOGRAPHIES :
African-American Lives 2
- with VIDEOS
(PBS)
Maya Angelou (Wikipedia)
She is "an African-American poet, memoirist, actress, and civil rights activist."
1 Life
2 Careers
3 Pop Culture...
Michael Jackson (Wikipedia)
1 Early childhood
2 The Jackson 5 (The Jacksons)
3 Solo career
4 Personal life
5 Controversies
6 Discography
7 Filmography...
Malcolm X (Wikipedia)
1 Biography
1.1 Early years
1.2 Prison
1.3 Nation of Islam
1.4 Hajj
1.5 Africa
1.6 Death and aftermath
2 Biographies and speeches...See Videos
Jesse Owens (Wikipedia)
"James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens (September 12, 1913 - March 31, 1980) was an African-American athlete and civic leader." 
Colin Powell (Wikipedia)
1 Personal background
2 Military career
3 Civilian career
4 Secretary of State
5 Life after politics
6 Civilian awards
7 Political views...
Condoleezza Rice (Wikipedia)
1 Childhood
2 Education
3 Academic career
4 Business career
5 Political career
5.1 Early phase
5.2 National Security Advisor (2001 - 2005)
5.3 Secretary of State
6 Future prospects
7 Trivia...
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African-American Inventors - A Sampling of African-American Inventors and Their Inventions
(Enchanted Learning) -
The Top Ten African-American Inventors
Read brief summaries of the inventions of ten significant African American inventors.
(scholastic.com)
- Segregated Water Fountains [1950] (worldsfamousphotos.com)
- Powerful
Days in Black and White (kodak.com)
"Shocking photos brought the civil-rights struggle to all America.
Relive it now..."
- United States Observes Black History Month + Script (learningenglish.voanews.com)
- LISTENING COMPREHENSION :
Martin Luther King : "Man with a dream" - dates, passive form (6 exercises)
(Michel Barbot)
- MLK : "I
have a dream..." (4 exercises)
(Michel Barbot)
- Les
Noirs aux USA - multiple choice exercise
(Ac. Caen)
- Montgomery
Bus Boycott - Fill in the gaps - interactive exercise (a4esl.org)
- Black History
Month (Infoplease) :
History and Timelines - Special Features - Holidays - Education - Quizzes and Crosswords
-
Black History Month Activities - A spotlight on Black and African history
Click on TOPIC/THEME / Various Topics & Themes
(Primary Resources) -
Black History Month: How Much Do You Really Know? - quiz to print
(classbrain.com)
- ROSA
PARKS :
Compréhension Ecrite ( Fiche technique - documents pour compréhension écrite - Worksheet élèves)
+ Compréhension Orale - niveau 3ème
(Ac. Besançon)
- First
Day At School - Texte extrait de Black Boy de
Richard Wright.
- Compréhension de l'écrit
(banqoutils.education.gouv.fr)
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Black History 101 (Education World) :
"Read each clue. Each clue tells about a famous black American on the list ....
Use the list to connect to a short biography of each person.
On the line next to each clue, write the name of the person that the clue tells about."
- to print
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Black Peoples of the Americas - Worksheets (History on the Net)
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Rosa Parks - Sitting Down : Texts + Questions (teacher.scholastic.com)
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Segregation: From Jim Crow To Linda Brown - a lesson plan
(loc.gov) -
STRANGE FRUIT
- Listen
to it. (pbs.org) :
- "Strange
Fruit" by Billie Holiday - a lesson plan (teachervision.fen.com)
- about lynching
- "Strange Fruit" - the lyrics (bluesforpeace.com)
- MORE LINKS on Infonews
- Listen
to it. (pbs.org) :
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Celebrating Black History - Lesson plans (Education World)
- Black History Unit : "Lessons
in Courage: Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, and Ruby Bridges".
"The unit is a 61-page file in PDF format, created for primary students, and adaptable for older students"
(The Educators Network)
- Treasure Hunts (answer
key) : Black History
for 4th grade and below,
for 5th and 6th graders,
for 5th and 6th graders,
for 9th graders and above.
(Education World)
- Remember!
Celebrate! Act! sur Martin Luther King (de Céline
Matus)
- Racism: A web activity (PBS)
- Black History
Month (infoplease.com)
History and Timelines / Contemporary Issues / Special Features / Holidays /
Education / Awards / Quizzes & Crosswords / Other Resources /
Almanac and Reference Links
- Black History
Games (gamequarium.org)
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Black History - Word Search
"Find words significant in the history of Blacks in America".
(classbrain.com) -
Black History Word Jumble
"Can you discover the meaning of the mixed up terms?"
(classbrain.com)
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Black History Month Spiral Puzzle Worksheet (to print) - with Answers (teach-nology.com)
- Black History Word Search Puzzle - to print (library.thinkquest.org)
- Still I Rise
by Maya Angelou
(YouTube)
Read the poem
"You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I'll rise...
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise..."
(poetryfoundation.org)
Listen to the song : Ben Harper - I'll Rise (YouTube)
- I,
too by Langston Hughes -Listen to the poem
(poetryarchive.org)
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Black and White America by Lenny Kravitz (metrolyrics.com)
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Rosa, Roll on! - a song by Marla Lewis
"Enjoy Marla's song and learn about Rosa Parks.
Next, play the game, all the words you must find are verbs in the past."
Activity created by Renée Maufroid
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Living for the city sung by Stevie Wonder
"Her brother's smart he's got more sense than many
His patience's long but soon he won't have any
To find a job is like a haystack needle
Cause where he lives they don't use colored people
Living just enough, just enough for the city..."
(azlyrics.com)
- the VIDEO (YouTube) - UPDATED
- Race and Racism Songs (edchange.org)
- Songs about Civil Rights and Martin Luther King - list (nwfolk)
- Happy Birthday by Stevie Wonder
- Like a King by Ben Harper
- Sister Rosa by Neville (= Rosa Parks)
-
Sister Rosa Parks, by the Neville Brothers
- un travail proposé par Yannick TROCCAZ (Ac. Grenoble) avec remise des paragraphes et des phrases du refrain dans l'ordre puis analyse.
- STRANGE FRUIT
- Listen
to it. (pbs.org) :
- "Strange
Fruit" by Billie Holiday - a lesson plan (teachervision.fen.com)
- about lynching
- "Strange Fruit" - the lyrics (bluesforpeace.com)
- STRANGE
FRUIT, support d'une classe d'anglais - Page 18
(limousin.iufm.fr) - MORE
LINKS on Infonews
- Listen
to it. (pbs.org) :
- BLACK HISTORY MONTH POSTERS (posters4teachers.com)
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Black Soul - Animation
"an exhilarating immersion into the heart of Black culture via a whirlwind voyage through the defining moments of Black History."
(nfb.ca)
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10 Great Movies for Black History Month (associatedcontent.com)
- Carmen Jones (1954)
- A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
- Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
- In the Heat of the Night (1967)
- The Color Purple (1985)
- Do the Right Thing (1989)
- Glory (1989)
- Malcolm X (1992)
- Remember the Titans (2000)
- Monster's Ball (2001) -
MORE here (powertolearn.com)
- UPDATED
'To Kill a Mockingbird'
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Blaxploitation
"is a film genre that emerged in the United States in the early 1970s when many exploitation films were made that targeted an audience of urban black
people; the word itself is a portmanteau of the words "black" and "exploitation...
When set in the Northeast or West Coast of the U.S., Blaxploitation films tend to take place in the ghetto, dealing with hit men, drug dealers and pimps...
Ethnic slurs against whites (e.g. "honky"), and negative white characters like corrupt cops, politicians, prostitutes and easily fooled organized crime members
were common.
Blaxploitation films set in the South often take place on a plantation, dealing with slavery and miscegenation...
Blaxploitation includes several types of films..."
See the list of blaxploitation films
(Wikipedia)
