AFRICAN AMERICAN LINKS
Be sure to visit Ms. Williams' page for her African American Literature class for great links and assignments.
Check out this page from University of Missouri-Kansas City for African American "firsts." They have also put together a page of links for Black History Month.
This African History site has a great list of links that will help in your study of African American literature and history.
This page from the University of Georgia has several historical African American biographies.
CNN has posted a great site to celebrate Black History Month for the years 2003 and 2002. Don't miss the great wealth of information. CNN has a good list of events for the Civil Rights Movement.
Infoplease has posted this site for the 2004 year of Black History.
This website has a biography of Maya Angelou with links to two of her poems, "Still I Rise" and "Alone". Don't miss the links from the biography to other important information.
Sonya Sanchez is one of the most well-known Black American authors. Check out her links from this page. While at this site (Poets.org), see what else you can find out about Black Poets.
Scholastic offers an exceptionally good site for information on Black History. Check out all the links for information about the past and present contributions of African Americans.
The Gale Group section for Black American history has a great deal of information as well as a page for biographies of contemporary famous Black Americans.
The Harlem Exhibit has a great timeline; an exhibition page with links for areas of activism, arts, business, sports, and more; resources for teachers; and a great page of outside resources.
University of North Carolina has put together a site called Documenting the American South where you can find literature on line that gives insight into the early formation of our country.