Black History Resources

Resources to talk about race:

• Talking About Race
• Teaching Tolerance
• Children’s Books
• Social Justice Books If you would like any of the titles listed, please email me. Thank you. 

Authentic Learning and Problem Based Learning Units from IDE. If you need the username and password to access these files, please email me, 

• Using the Past to Improve the Future
• The Dream Lives On
• Teen Activists: Making a Difference
• Justice for All

History Tech recommends primary sources and stories that relate to the African American experience, adding nuance and perspective to the study of American history and literature. Visit the History Tech link here for additional resources. 

• BlackPast
• The Smithsonian, the Library of Congress, and the National Archives offer primary sources or curated collections around African American history. Most repositories provide ways to filter their collection or to search by historical era, topic, or individual.
• Negro Motorist Green Book 

In preparation for Black History Month, C-SPAN Classroom has aggregated a number of  resources relating to the history of African Americans in the United States. Explore C-SPAN Classroom Lessons and Bell Ringers to learn more about this history.

Black History Month

• Bell Ringer: Black History Represented in Popular Movies (5:51)
• Bell Ringer: Beale Street and Memphis (8:05)
• Bell Ringer: Black Wall Street (5:08)
• Bell Ringer: Detroit’s Paradise Valley (3:43)
• Bell Ringer: Music and Civil Rights (5:21)
• Bell Ringer: Gospel Music and African American History (4:48)
• Bell Ringer: The History of Black Athletes’ Activism (4:12)
• Bell Ringer: Phillis Wheatley (2:55)
• Bell Ringer: Harriet Tubman during the Civil War (2:27)
• Bell Ringer: Life and Legacy of Frederick Douglass (10:24)
• Bell Ringer: The Great Migration and Black Representation in Congress (3:58)
• Bell Ringer: Rosenwald Schools in the Segregated South (5:40)
• Bell Ringer: Anne Spencer and The Harlem Renaissance (5:52)
• Bell Ringer: Booker T. Washington (11:05)
• Bell Ringer: George Washington Carver (2:33)
• Bell Ringer: The Impact of W.E.B Du Bois and Marcus Garvey (4:38)
• Bell Ringer: Ida B. Wells (2 Clips)
• Bell Ringer: The First Africans Brought to Virginia (7:39)
• Bell Ringer: Free Communities of Color (3:26)
• Bell Ringer: Pullman Porters (2 Clips)
• Bell Ringer: African Americans in WWI (9:54)
• Bell Ringer: The Tuskegee Airmen (6:47)
• Bell Ringer: The Double V Campaign During World War II (2:25)
• Bell Ringer: Jackie Robinson’s Impact on the Civil Rights Movement (1:48)
• Bell Ringer: The Early Life of Malcolm X (6:27)
• Bell Ringer: The Voting Rights Act and African Americans in Congress (3:43)
• Bell Ringer: Shirley Chisholm and Black Women in Politics (3:48)
• Bell Ringer: The Origins of the Black Lives Matter Movement (3:05)
• Lesson: The Great Migration (9 Clips)
• Lesson: Voting Rights Marches in Selma (3 Clips)
• Lesson: Dr. King’ s Letter from a Birmingham Jail (7 Clips)
• Lesson: Key Events of the Civil Rights Movement (15 Clips)
• On This Day: Thurgood Marshall Nominated to Supreme Court (3 Clips)
• On This Day: Barack Obama Wins the 2008 Presidential Election (3 Clips)
• Clip: Madam C.J. Walker (6:09)
• Clip: Eddie Glaude on Race Relations and Interpreting History (2:15)

For additional resources, visit their Black History and Civil Rights Featured Resources page.