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The National Theme for Black History Month YEAR 2008:

“Carter G. Woodson and the Origins of Multiculturalism"

This year, educators and leaders from across the country will celebrate and commemorate the contributions of Harvard-educated historian, Carter G. Woodson, a pioneer in the establishment and study of African American historiography. Born from parents who were ex-slaves in Virginia, he was determined to attend school and earn a college degree. The turning point in his life was when none of the courses he studied included the history of Black Americans. When he pursued doctoral studies at Harvard University, he established the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASALH) and "Negro History Week" as a way to share cultural and historical knowledge about Black people around the world. His work with white scholars helped neutralize the racial stereotypes and historical ignorance that negatively labeled African Americans for many centuries. Today, Negro History Week has expanded to the entire month of February. Similar Black heritage celebrations have arisen and expanded in Europe, the Caribbean and Latin America. More communities are researching and learning about their own cultural backgrounds from scholars, journalists, archivers and educators who have continued to make the study and teaching of African American history more accessible than ever. Other groups are beginning to explore their historical and cultural roots, and are establishing similar ethnic studies programs in the United States and abroad.

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Black Studies Anthologies and Textbooks

African Diaspora: Africa, Europe, and the Americas

Black Women's History

Civil Rights and Black Power Movement

Education and Black Children

Fine and Performing Arts (Art, Drama, Literature and Music)

Journalism and Mass Media

Religion and the Black Church

Race, Gender, and Sexuality

American Slavery, Reconstruction, and Jim Crow

Atlantic Slave Trade and New World Slavery

Racism, Colonialism, and Critical Race Theory

Race, Class and the Economy

African Americans in Sports

Special Topic: The German-African American Experience

Special Topic: Being White in America

Black Feminist and Queer Studies

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Scroll down for best Black History Links on the Web... A to Z Teacher's Stuff: Black History Lesson Plans, Activities and More! About.com: Black Women's History African-American Freedom Fighters African-American Holocaust An African American Oddyssey (Library of Congress) Afro-American Alamanac - African-American History Resource Association of African American Museums (AAAM) Amazon.com Celebrates Black History Month Bibliography.com's Black History The Black Experience Black Facts.com Black History.com Black History Activities: Exploring African-American Issues on the Web Black History HotList Black History: A Medical Perspective (Duke University History of Medicine) Black History Month Candy Covers The Black Market History Timeline Black Panther Legacy Tours (A Huley P. Newton Foundation) Black Quest Celebrates Black History Month Black Speakers.net (Book a Speaker Today!) Black Women in Black History The Christian Science Monitor Black History Project The Diversity Store: Celebrating MLK Jr's Birthday and Black History Month! Education First: Black History Activities EnchantedLearning.com's Black History Month The Encyclopedia Britannica Guide to Black History (under construction) The Faces of Science: African-Americans in the Sciences Family Education Network: Celebrate Black History Month German-Americans: Germantown and the First Protest Against Slavery German-Americans: Slavery and the German Radical Tradition History of Black Military Service The History Channel: Celebrate Black History The History Makers: African American History Archive Infoplease: Black History Month Infoplease: The Civil Rights Movement Timeline The Internet African American History Juneteenth.com World Wide Celebration Library of Congress Collection on African American History (16 total) The Library of Congress: From Slavery to Freedom: A Timeline of African-American History Lift Every Voice and Sing: National Negro Anthem Links to the Past: Explore America's Past List of Historical Black Colleges and Universities Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project (Stanford University) MosaicWeb: African-Americans MSNBC Special: Examining the Civil Rights Movement, "Voices in Our Blood" A Multiracial Society With Segregated Schools (Harvard University) National Archives: African American History National Black Anthem: Lift Every Voice and Sing (James Welden Johnson) National Civil Rights Musuem Homepage National Organization of Blacks in Government: Black History Month Page Negro League Baseball OneAmerica - Celebrate National Black History Month PBS: African American World Activities for the Classroom (Art/Culture, History, Race/Society) PBS Special: Africans in America PBS Special: The Civil Rights Era, 1954 - 1971 PBS Special on The Blues: The Blues as African-American History PBS Special: The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow PBS Special: Shattering the Silences - Minority Professors Break into the Ivory Tower PBS Special: The Two Nations of Black America Questia.com: African American History Books and Articles Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (New York Public Library) Slave Trade Statistics Slavery in America (New York Life) Smithsonian: Separate Is Not Equal: Brown v. Board of Education Social Studies School Service Black History Index Stamps on Black History Surfing the Net with Kids: Black History Month Teacher's Corner: Black History Month Lesson Plans and Activities Time.com: Black History Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement The Underground Railroad (National Geographic) U.S. Department of the State's Gateway to African-American History World Book Encyclopedia presents The African-American Journey --------BLACK NEWS AND COMMENTARY-------- Black America Web Black News Black Politopics Black Press USA Black Voices --------BLACK GENEALOGY-------- African-American Genealogy African-American Genealogy(About.com) AFRIGENEAS Black Genealogy Forum Kwanzaa --------BLACK ORGANIZATIONS-------- Congressional Black Caucus NAACP National Pan-Hellenic Council National Urban League Southern Christian Leadership Conference United Negro College Fund ----PREVIOUS NATIONAL BLACK HISTORY MONTH THEME BOOKS---- --------BLACK WOMEN'S CLUBS BOOKS-------- Gender, Race, and Politics in the Midwest: Black Club Women in Illinois Lifting As They Climb 'Other Kinds of Dreams'; Black Women's Organizations and the Politics of Transformation Too Heavy a Load: Black Women in Defense of Themselves, 1894-1994 --------THE DIVINE NINE BOOKS-------- African American Fraternities And Sororities: The Legacy And The Vision Black Greek 101: The Culture, Customs, and Challenges of Black Fraternities and Soroities The Divine Nine: The History of African American Fraternities and Sororities Soulstepping: African American Step Shows --------HISTORICAL BLACK SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS-------- Jack and Jill of America The Links, Inc. National Council of Black Women Prince Hall Masons

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