Benjamin Banneker's Letter Review Banneker's life, read a letter he wrote to Jefferson, and write analogies in this lesson...		Harriet Tubman Memorial These statues reside in Boston's South End. Harriet Tubman spoke in Boston area Meeting Houses...
William Edward Burghardt DuBois Article about prominent African American W.E.B. DuBois, including related Web sites, and a...		Gordon Parks A brief article about photographer and director Gordon Parks.
Encyclopedia of Prominent African-Americans Use this encyclopedia to learn about the contributions of African-Americans throughout history....		Virtual Field Trip: Black History in Boston Take students on a virtual field trip for Black History Month. Use these photos and resources...
Marian Wright Edelman Learn more about Marian Wright Edelman, social activist and founder of the Children's Defense...		Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington Learn more about the life of American Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist and orchestra leader,...
Site of the Boston Massacre View the site of the Boston Massacre, where Crispus Attucks was the first man killed in the...		Alvin Ailey A brief biography of Alvin Ailey.
Old South Meeting House Photo of the Old South Meeting House in Boston; Phillis Wheatley was a member of the...		Medgar Evers Learn about the life of civil rights activist Medgar Evers, who organized the first economic...
Ideas for Black History Month Field Trips Discover a list of places you and your students could photograph for inclusion in the Black...		Ella Fitzgerald Learn about the life of Ella Fitzgerald, one of the greatest singers in jazz history.
66 Phillips Street/86 Pinckney Street Both of these houses were occupied by abolitionists and African-American families in the 1800s.		Women Abolitionists -- Poem and Speech The poem by Sarah Forten and the speech by Sojourner Truth reflect their feelings about working...
African Meeting House/Abiel Smith School Photos of the oldest African-American church (still standing) in the U.S. and the school it...		An Abolitionist Play Students learn about five women abolitionists and are asked to write a one-act play that...
Emancipation Group This statue of Abraham Lincoln and Archer Alexander sits adjacent to the Park Plaza Hotel in...		Althea Gibson Learn about the life of tennis great Althea Gibson.