Celebrate Black History Month!

As you know, February is Black History Month.  The Internet is a  
great resource for information on Black history and
culture. Here are some sites to get you started,

The Library of Congress has a resource guide, The African-American  
Mosaic, dedicated to Black history.
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html

PBS features unique experiences and accomplishments of African  
Americans where you can browse by category or search for a specific  
person.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/

The New York Public Library presents numerous biographies of African- 
American women writers of the 19th century.
http://digital.nypl.org/schomburg/writers_aa19/biographies.html

The History Channel gives a schedule of programs it is running  
through the month of February. You will also find some resource  
pages, such as  pages titled History of the Civil Rights Struggle,  
Great Speeches and  Did You Know?
http://www.historychannel.com/blackhistory/




Gail J. Price
Multimedia Specialist
National Center for Family Literacy
325 West Main Street, Suite 300
Louisville, KY 40205

Phone: 502 584-1133, ext. 112
Fax: 502 584-0172


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