Encyclopedia of Prominent African-Americans Use this encyclopedia to learn about the contributions of African-Americans throughout history....		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...		Alvin Ailey A brief biography of Alvin Ailey.
Marian Wright Edelman Learn more about Marian Wright Edelman, social activist and founder of the Children's Defense...		Virtual Field Trip: Black History in Boston Take students on a virtual field trip for Black History Month. Use these photos and resources...
Site of the Boston Massacre View the site of the Boston Massacre, where Crispus Attucks was the first man killed in the...		Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington Learn more about the life of American Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist and orchestra leader,...
Old South Meeting House Photo of the Old South Meeting House in Boston; Phillis Wheatley was a member of the...		Ella Fitzgerald Learn about the life of Ella Fitzgerald, one of the greatest singers in jazz history.
African Meeting House/Abiel Smith School Photos of the oldest African-American church (still standing) in the U.S. and the school it...		Women Abolitionists -- Poem and Speech The poem by Sarah Forten and the speech by Sojourner Truth reflect their feelings about working...
66 Phillips Street/86 Pinckney Street Both of these houses were occupied by abolitionists and African-American families in the 1800s.		Arthur Ashe A brief biography of Arthur Ashe.
Emancipation Group This statue of Abraham Lincoln and Archer Alexander sits adjacent to the Park Plaza Hotel in...		An Abolitionist Play Students learn about five women abolitionists and are asked to write a one-act play that...
Harriet Tubman Memorial These statues reside in Boston's South End. Harriet Tubman spoke in Boston area Meeting Houses...		Althea Gibson Learn about the life of tennis great Althea Gibson.
Gordon Parks A brief article about photographer and director Gordon Parks.		African-Americans and Others Fight Discrimination Ask students to read and answer related questions about the state of racial equality in the...