118: Free Digital Resources for Black History Month

There are so many great digital resources for Black History month, so I decided just to primarily share ones with you that I actually use in my own classes.

These are the sites I mention where one can find many primary resources related to Black History.

* Library of Congress Digital Collections

* Chronicling America

* Docsteach (includes lesson plans)


Movies

* Hidden figures

* Tuskegee Airmen

* Self-Made mini-series (fictionalized so check up the real story for comparison)

Documentary

* Unchained Memories: readings from the Slave narratives - stories of former slaves interviewed during the 1930s

Game
http://www.mission-us.org/games/flight-to-freedom/

Digital breakouts

Harlem Renaissance

Virtual Field Trips

* Civil Rights Memorial - Find it on Google street view and then read short bios of people mentioned on it here

* National Park Service 28 Days of Black History Month

* Many of the sites on this list from The History Mom have virtual tours.

Primary Sources

* MLK comic book

* Charlie Moore's photos of the Civil Rights Movement

* The Green Book




Also take a look at this African-American Black History Pinterest board by Ayanna Murray

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