Also Try African American Biographies African American History Martin Luther King Day Lesson Plans Black History Month (Education-World.com) "Black history and culture is such a part of the American fabric -- and the school curriculum -- that it's difficult to imagine a time when that wasn't so." Provides over a dozen lesson plans. 01-07 Lists Black History Month (Tennessee Technology University) Provides over three dozen resources. 01-07 Black History Month (dmoz.org) Provides several dozen resources. 01-07 Materials Black News (BlackPressUSA.com) Provides news from a diverse set of African American press resources. 01-07 Black Oral History (Washington State University) Provides 51 interviews in the Pacific Northwest in the 1970's. 01-07 News -Editorial: The 25 Most Important Films on Race (Time.com) "To celebrate Black History Month, we've chosen 25 movies to honor the artistry, appeal and determination of African Americans on and behind the screen. The films span nine decades, and reveal a legacy that was tragic before it was triumphant. At first, blacks were invisible; when they were allowed to be seen, it was mostly as derisive comic relief. The 1950s ushered in the age of the noble Negro, in the imposing person of Sidney Poitier — the Jackie Robinson of movies. Only when Hollywood realized that a sizable black audience would pay to see films more reflective of their lives, whether funny, poignant or violent, were they given control of the means of production. Sometimes. The fact remains that of the 25 films here, chosen to cover the widest range of black films, fewer than half were directed by blacks." 02-08 Black History (Biography.com) "In an effort to bring national attention to the contributions of black Americans, Woodson organized the first annual Negro History Week in 1926. He chose the second week of February in honor of the birthdays of pivotal black supporters Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln." 02-06 Black History Month Resources (HistoryChannel.com) "In 1926 Woodson organized the first annual Negro History Week, which took place during the second week of February. Woodson chose this date to co-incide with the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln - two men who had greatly impacted the black population." 02-06 Papers -Black History Month (Wikipedia.org) "Black History Month is celebrated annually in the United States in the month of February." 01-07 Black History Month (ABC News) "Black History Month began as 'Negro History Week' in 1926. Historian and scholar Carter G. Woodson was troubled by the lack of recognition blacks received in American history books. He launched an initiative to bring attention to the contributions black people had made to the United States. He chose the second week of February to recognize black history because it marked the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and President Lincoln." 6-02 Black History Month (Answers.com) "Black history cannot be separated from American history as a whole, from colonial times to the Civil War through the civil rights campaign and beyond." 01-07 Morgan Freeman Against Black History Month (CBS News) “ 'You’re going to relegate my history to a month?' Freeman asks Wallace. After noting there is no 'white history month,' he says, 'I don’t want a black history month. Black history is American history,' he tells Wallace."

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