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Written below are a wide array of links covering all aspects of Black History Month. Included in this list are the names of many familiar and unfamiliar persons as well as more general topics related to the black experience in the United States.Students are to choose one of the following topics below. They may choose to write a simple biography on one of the names from the list, or they can research further one of the more in-depth topics that they will also present to the class. Those doing biographies may dress up as their character if they feel it will add a realistic element to their presentation.If you have any further questions, please let me know. These directions are rough so I will repost them later, I just wanted to get something on the blog in the meantime so that students can browse the subject matter at home. DIRECTIONS (see website tonight for further updates)Students will be expected to write a 2 page biography of the life of their character.OR 2-3 pages on a topic of your choice from below.The goal would be to present each student’s information/project and then add said person to a timeline that will span the hallway by the library. Black History Month Ideas Monday, February 8thCURRENT EVENT, origins of the black history movement, NAACP of 16th Street Baptist Church Proclamation AND PROJECT IDEAS General Website Information/Menu of Civil Rights MovemementThis link has information about the more popularly recognized leaders of the movement. American Contemporary Facts, Issues (Affirmative Action, Civil Rights Cases, Top Cities) EversBirmingham BombingJames Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael SchwernerEmmett Till And more…African American Education: Top 50 Colleges, Education Milestones, Black Colleges link has a History of Black History & African American Timeline (Civil Rights, Famous People, Speeches, Famous Firsts, 10 Important Supreme Court Decisions, Important Cities in Black History) Firsts in African American History, Government, Military, Sports, Literature, Television, Film, American Pioneers, choose one, write short, 2 page biography, dress up as and present to the class in full character. of Impactful (and often lesser-known) African Americans in HistoryBooker T. WashingtonJack Johnson (sports)Joe Louis (sports)Hattie McDaniel (Actress)Vivien Thomas (medical)Buck O’Neil (sports)Gwendolyn BrooksVernon BakerBill Russell (sports)Ben Carson (medical)Sojourner Truth (Abolitionist)Frederick Douglass (abolitionist)Elijah McCoy (inventor)Scott Joplin (composer)Marian Anderson (singer, performed at Lincoln Memorial)Louie “Old Satchmo” Armstrong (musician)Cool Papa Bell (Negro league star)Jessie Owens (Olympic hero)Muddy Waters (musician)James Baldwin (author)Ray Charles (musician)James Brown (musician)Willie Mays (athlete)Meadowlark Lemon (Harlem Globe Trotter)Jim Brown (athlete) Colin Powell (military official)John Lewis (politician, marched with Dr. King)Clarence Thomas (Supreme Court justice)The Little Rock Nine (and other students admitted to college under Johnson Administration)Civil Rights ActVoting Rights ActGeorge Washington CarverMatthew Alexander HensonLewis LatimerElla FitzgeraldDuke EllingtonThe Great MigrationBrown v. Board of EducationThurgood MarshallCORESNCCBirmingham Bus BoycottMarch to Selma & MontgomeryMalcolm XMuhammad AliMisty Copeland (lead ballet dancer)Maya AngelouBayard RustinHarlem Renaissance (art, poetry, music, culture)Harriet TubmanSydney PoitierJosephine BakerCharles Henry Turner Allen AllensworthMary Jane PattersonPhyllis WheatleyLangston HughesMarian AndersonBenjamin BannekerW.E.B. DuboisRuby BridgesCarter G. Woodson (father of black history month)Dominique Dawes (sports)Gabrielle Douglass (sports)Coretta Scott KingEugene AllenLisa LeslieSatchel Paige (sports)Josh Gibson (sports)Venus or Serena Williams (sports)Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (sports)Ralph Ellison (author)Marcus GarveyJames MeredithDaniel Hale Williams (physician)Charles Drew (physician)Rebecca Lee Crumpler (physician)Eugene Allen - (a White House?butler who served eight presidents from 1952 to 1986)GREAT BLACK HEROES (primary site to use, great information) OF BLACK TECHNOLOGY PIONEERS from the Veterans History Project (interviews with soldiers, audio, etc.) The information found on this page are largely primary documents and interactives left by living and recently deceased distinguished African Americans in service to their country. Luther King Jr. March on Washington Bus Boycott X & Freedom March videos to Montgomery March American Awards: NAACP Image Awards, Spingarn Medal, Scott King Award PlayMARCUS GARVEY PLAY, 10 parts Luther King: I Have a Dream Play Trace the History of the Blues to the blues?and then invite students to?compose their own 12-bar blues music.? the history of the blues from its beginnings in the fields of the South to its global impact on today’s music. Visit the?Kennedy Center?to learn about B. B. King and other musicians. I Have a Dream Speech PDFConduct a read-aloud of?Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous "I Have a Dream"?speech, then invite students to write their own speeches about what they are inspired to change in the world. Rise and Fall of Jim CrowView an interactive timeline chronicling "The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow" and other historical events, such as the ratification of the 14th Amendment. Karales: Photographs 1956-1969See James Karales’s?photographs?of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery civil rights marches. AirmenTeach about the importance of journalism as well as its limitations by?exploring a variety of clippings?from the freedom rides of 1961 to the reporting on Malcolm X’s assassination. Black History Video at the Bottom for inspirationWatch student-made digital stories on important African Americans. Divide students into groups to make their own digital stories about a person of their choice. (GREAT IDEA, LOOK INTO IT, MAYBE POST ON WEBSITE OR BLOG) Angelou Video Read “A Pledge to Rescue Our Youth” by poet Maya Angelou. Then,?watch a video?about her inspiration for this profound piece on youth and education. about Nelson MandelaTeach students about?Nelson Mandela, his imprisonment, and?the battle to end apartheid in South Africa. Robeson Information, We Shall OvercomeShow students Paul Robeson’s home, the Lincoln Memorial, and other historic places of the civil rights movement with this?interactive road trip. (GREAT IDEA) Baker, “dancing” spy during World War II, Joe Louis, Jackie Robinson, Bayard Rustin (gay rights activist), Harriet Tubman, Malcolm X Underground Railroad More Activities from the Anti-Defamation League Explore CNN's?Black in America 2, which continues CNN's investigation of the most challenging issues facing African-Americans. Soledad O'Brien reports on people who are using ground-breaking solutions to transform the black experience. was the first African American tennis player to win the U.S. Open? Who was the first African American woman elected to U.S. Congress? Find out about many?famous firsts in black history?on Biography. vs. Board of Education Interactive WebsiteTour an?online exhibit?that marked the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark 1954 Supreme Court decision that changed education and helped end segregation in schools. for FreedomTake an interactive trip on the?Underground Railroad. Read?Fannie Moore's personal story?and answer the questions about what it might have been like to be in her shoes. Kids can also write letters using the secret code of the escaped slaves.Wax Museum ********* GREAT IDEA!!Have students study an African American historical figure, then dress up as their subject, adding an identifying name tag. Invite visitors to your "wax museum" to press imaginary buttons and bring the statues to life!Slavery in New YorkThe South was not the only place that had a slave population. Slavery existed in the northern states, too. Visit the New York Historical Society's?"Slavery in New York" exhibit online, which explores the vital role the slave trade played in making New York one of the wealthiest cities in the world. Have students discuss what New York might be like today without this history."Coming Up For Air": A Fugitive Slave's Own WordsFor seven years, Harriet Jacobs hid out in an attic to escape slavery. Read an excerpt from her powerful autobiography,?Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.'s Ring: King's "I Have a Dream" SpeechFreedom’s Ring?is an animated, interactive, multimedia presentation of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech created by The Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute at Stanford University. Students can read along with the text of both the written speech and Dr. King's reading of it as they listen to the audio recording from August 28, 1963.Read more >Nonviolence on the MoveThis three-act play depicts scenes from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life. Had a Dream: A Mini-Book Activity About Dr. King's Famous SpeechCelebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with this nonfiction mini-book praising civil rights and working together.Read more >TIMELINESCivil Rights Timeline RIGHTS TIMELINE of Influential African Americans Throughout History THIS IN CLASS, HAVE STUDENTS PICK A PERSON FROM THE LIST AND THEN FIT THEIR STORIES IN BETWEEN THESE PIVOTAL MOMENTS FROM THE PAST with imagesALTERNATE IDEASBring in traditional soul food treats. ................
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