MR. Edwards 7^th Grade African American Biography Online Resources

Britannica ID=studentwb Password=password

http://school.eb.com/blackhistory

Resource about Black History within Britannica

World Book Online Encyclopedia

Below are other websites that have been evaluated:

http://www.factmonster.com/spot/afroambios.html

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmbios1.html

http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/

African Americans in History

http://www.uga.edu/~iaas/History.html

"Find brief biographical sketches of several key figures in African American history."

Biographical Profiles of Some Important 19th Century African Americans

http://www.brightmoments.com/blackhistory/

Learn about these people and then take a quiz to test your knowledge.

Biographical Sketches of Black Pioneers and Settlers of the Pacific Northwest

http://www.endoftheoregontrail.org/blakbios.html

African Americans who were part of the Oregon Trail.

Black History Hotlist

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/bh_hotlist.html

Knowledge Network Explorer pulls information on African Americans from all over the Internet.

Black Renaissance in Washington, 1920-1930s

http://www.dclibrary.org/blkren/

Contains biographies of 26 important African-Americans in Washington's Black Renaissance - click on the Biographies link at the bottom of the page.

Breaking Racial Barriers

http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/harmon/

"One of the many white Americans who expressed his interest in the artistic achievements of black Americans during the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920's, was Caucasion real estate developer, William E. Harmon (1862-1928). In 1922 he established the Harmon Foundation in New York City to recognize African American achievements, not only in the fine arts but also in business, education, farming, literature, music, race relations, religious service and science." Biographies and portraits of noteworthy African Americans.

The History Makers

http://www.thehistorymakers.com/

"Includes biographies of African Americans in the fields of science, politics, art, medicine, law, religion, sports and more."

The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences

https://webfiles.uci.edu/mcbrown/display/faces.html

This website is broken down by scientific field and also maintains an index for African American women scientists.

Individual African American Biograpies

Richard Allen

http://www.brightmoments.com/blackhistory/nrallen.html

Richard Allen, a religious leader in the 1700s.

First Person: Maya Angelou

http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/special/99/1pmaya/1pmaya.htm

Personal life, professional life, famous quotes, and quiz.

Patricia Cowings, Ph. D.

http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/people/bios/women/pc.html

A biography and an interview with Patricia Cowings, who works at NASA: "Mostly, I study how people adapt to space and try to develop methods to help them adapt faster."

American Visionaries: Frederick Douglass

http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/douglass/index.htm

A great website from the National Parks Service with background on Douglass and his accomplishments as well as many images.

Frederick Douglass

http://www.history.rochester.edu/class/DOUGLASS/home.html

A thorough biography of his life.

Dr. Charles Drew, Medical Pioneer

http://www.redcross.org/museum/history/charlesdrew.asp

From the American Red Cross, a brief biography of Dr. Drew.

Quincy Jones

http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/jon0pro-1

Biography of the business and music mogul, Quincy Jones.

King

The Dr. King Timeline Page

http://www.pps.k12.or.us/district/depts/itss/buckman/timeline/kingframe.html

Buckman Elementary in Portland, Oregon created this site.

Martin Luther King Day

http://www.holidays.net/mlk/speech.htm

The full text of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech.

Martin Luther King, Jr: I Have a Dream

http://webevents.yahoo.com/mlk/dream/

This national memorial website includes audio and video of King's famous "I have a dream" speech. This site loads very slowly.

Martin Luther King Jr. Papers Project

http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/

This Stanford University project provides a biography, a timeline, and articles about Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Seattle Times: Martin Luther King Jr.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/mlk/

Seattle Times' online information about Martin Luther King, Jr.

Reginald Lewis

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0878496.html

A very brief biography of Reginald Lewis, who was chairman of TLC Beatrice International Holdings, the nation's largest black-owned business, with revenues of more than $1 billion.

Malcolm X: A Research Site

http://www.brothermalcolm.net/

This website from the University of Toledo contains a bibliography, webliography, chronology, study guide, information about Malcolm X's family, and text and audio files of his speeches and letters.

Misunderstanding Malcolm X

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4277833.stm

From the BBC, an article writen about the life of Malcolm X, including links to quotes, audio of a documentary done by the BBC, and related new articles.

Annie Turnbo Malone

http://www.isomedia.com/homes/bhd2/annie_malone.htm

An entrepreneur and philanthropist, Malone is considered one of the first Black millionaires.

"Born in the Wake of Freedom"

http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whoweare/exhibits/mitchell/ajax.htm

A biography of John Mitchell, Jr. including information about his newspaper The Richmond Planet.

Bill Pickett

http://www.coax.net/people/lwf/PICKETT.HTM

Biography of early 20th century rodeo star, Bill Pickett.

Norma Merrick Sklarek

http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/biographies/sklarek.html

A short biography of the first African American woman architect.

Susan Taylor

http://www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/biography.asp?bioindex=74&category=mediaMakers

A short biography of Susan Taylor, editor of Essence Magazine, along with photograph.

Ain't I a Woman?

http://eserver.org/race/aint-i-a-woman.html

Full text of Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman" speech.

Honoring Sojourner Truth

http://www.noho.com/sojourner/

A brief biography of Truth.

Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad

http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/tubman/tubman.html

"The students in Mrs. Taverna's second grade class at Pocantico Hills School in Sleepy Hollow, New York have been learning about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad....We created a timeline, we wrote a quiz, we wrote some character sketches, we wrote poems about Harriet and we even made some crossword puzzles about Harriet Tubman for you to work on."

Oprah Winfrey

http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/win0bio-1

Biography, profile and an interview with Oprah Winfrey, from her childhood to her success in television.