African American artists
http://www.askart.com/askart/interest/black_american_artists_1.aspx?id=33
African American politicians
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:African_American_politicians
African American War Heroes
http://www.factasy.com/civil_war/2008/12/07/tribute_our_black_confederate_heroes
http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cescott/dabney.html
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Who_were_some_black_heroes_before_slavery_was_abolishe
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Maybe seniors could do famous African Americans in the movie/television/radio
industry/celebrities
http://celebrities.suite101.com/article.cfm/black_pioneers_of_film_and_television
Teachers also try factmonster.com. This site is very “child-friendly” and it includes a lot
of specific areas of African American accomplishments.