Week 5: Focused & fast, Shani Davis raced to a place in history
Week 4: In the opera ‘Margaret Garner,’ beauty from the pain of the past
Week 3: Every day brings a new challenge to ‘most powerful woman in world’
Week 2: Coretta Scott King: A legacy of peace, leadership & learning
Week 1: New chapters in Black History connect the present to the past
BOOKS FOR BLACK HISTORY
Something Beautiful by Sharon Dennis Wyeth
Recommended for Ages: 5-8
Freedom's Fruit by William H. Hooks
Recommended for Ages: 4-8
A School for Pompey Walker by Michael J. Rosen
Recommended for Ages: 7-12
The Underground Railroad by Raymond Bial
Recommended for Ages: 8-12
Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 by Paul Curtis
Recommended for Ages: 10 and up
Pass It On: African-American Poetry For Children selected by Wade
Hudson
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul, Curtis A Newbery Winner
Learning by Heart by Ronda Thomas Young
Sounder by William Armstrong,
Winner of the 1970 Newbery Medal
Black History Web Sites
These sites are great places for information
www22.verizon.com/about/community/blackhistorymonth
www.blackhistory.com
www.ecb.org/surf/blackhis.htm
sln.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/blackhistory.html
Teachers:
These sites are great for quizzes and classroom instruction
Note: These addresses were incorrect in the print section. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
www.education-world.com
www.infoplease.com/spot/bhm1.html
Charleston Newspaper Web Sites
www.wvgazette.com
www.dailymail.com
sundaygazettemail.com
cnpapers.com/nie
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