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History 7 - Black History: Home

Databases and other OES Online Resources

Book in the Library

Examples of Websites

Shirley Chisholm

https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/C/CHISHOLM,-Shirley-Anita-(C000371)/

https://www.esc.edu/chisholm-center-equity-studies/bio/

https://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/blackspeech/schisholm-2.html

 

Jackie Robinson

https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/robinson-jackie

https://jackierobinson.org/

https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/jackie-robinson

 

NAACP

https://americanhistory.si.edu/brown/history/3-organized/naacp.html

https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/national-association-advancement-colored-people-naacp

https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/naacp/founding-and-early-years.html

https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/student-nonviolent-coordinating-committee-sncc

https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-43171799

 

Black Cowboys

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/lesser-known-history-african-american-cowboys-180962144/

https://www.wittemuseum.org/black-cowboys-an-american-story/

 

Malcolm X

https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/malcolm-x

https://www.archives.gov/research/african-americans/individuals/malcolm-x

 

Haile Selassie

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/thisday/apr2/haile-selassie-becomes-emperor-ethiopia/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/rastafari/beliefs/haileselassie.shtml

https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Haile_Selassie

 

Harlem Renaissance

https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/harlem-renaissance/

https://www.nga.gov/learn/teachers/lessons-activities/uncovering-america/harlem-renaissance.html

 

Civil Rights Movement

History of the Civil Rights Movement

 

Musicians

Bob Marley

Beyonce

 

Athletes

Pele

 

 

 

Reliable Websites

National Geographic - National Geographic is the official magazine of the National Geographic Society. It has been published continuously since its first issue in 1888, nine months after the Society itself was founded. It primarily contains articles about science, geography, history, and world culture.

Smithsonian Magazine - Looks at the topics and subject matters researched, studied and exhibited by the Smithsonian Institution -- science, history, art, popular culture and innovation.

National Museum of African American History & Culture - The National Museum of African American History and Culture is a Smithsonian Institution museum located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in the United States. It was established in December 2003 and opened its permanent home in September 2016.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute - A comprehensive collection of Dr. King's most significant correspondence, sermons, speeches, published writings, and unpublished manuscripts. 

National Archives, African American History and Culture - Primary Sources

Blackpast.org

Black History in Two Minutes

National Museum of American History, African American History

Library of Congress - Primary Sources

 

Tips

Use NoodleTools to keep track of your resources. You will be need to be creative with your search terms. If you are finding too few results, think of synonyms or related terms. If you are finding too many results, think of how you might add or take away words to limit your results. Remember to take the time to read what you're referencing and to think about what you're reading: does it seem plausible; does it seem well researched; what are some examples of faked discoveries throughout history and how did those shape our current thinking?