BOOKS
We have a big collection of:
novels,
biographies,
art,
poetry,
folk tales,
short stories,
speeches,
music (sheet and CD)
VIDEO
The Color of Friendship – Apartheid – appropriate for all grades (teacher guide)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry – 7th grade
Glory (Educational version) – 8th grade
Underground Railroad, Hosted by Alfre Woodard (History Channel)
Freedom’s Song: 100 Years of African-American Struggle and Triumph
Events highlighted: Niagara Movement
African-Americans in WWI
The Tulsa Race Riots
African-Americans and the Depression
The Tuskegee Airmen
Brown vs. Board of Education
The Poor People’s Campaign
African-Americans for President
The Million Man March
Freedom on the Move: Continuing the March Toward a More Perfect Union
(Kit w/ teacher guide, DVD, student booklets, poster)
The Children’s March
(DVD w/ teacher guide, primary sources)
The Quest for Freedom: The Harriet Tubman Story
AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTISTS SERIES:
Robert Colescott: The One-Two Punch
Romare Bearden: Visual Jazz
Jacob Lawrence: The Glory of Expression
Faith Ringgold Paints Crown Heights
BIOGRAPHIES:
Fredrick Douglass (Kit with book, lesson plans and video)
In Remembrance of Martin: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Jackie Robinson – Athlete
Ruby Bridges (Disney film)
AUDIO
A Call to Conscience: The Landmark Speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Words that Shook the World
2 CD's of actual radio and TV broadcasts of memorable events and speeches.
MUSIC
Amen! Amen! - Music of Oral Moses and George Bailey
African-American Composers of the 20th Century Series
The Long Road to Freedom: An Anthology of Black Music
Book and 6 CD's that chronicle the history and contributions of AfricanAmericans to the music culture
PROFESSIONAL COLLECTION
Jack Daws Kits: Slavery in the United States and The Civil War
These kits have reproductions of letters, diaries, and documents from the time period.
The Black History Month Resource Book - 547 pages of lesson plans and activities for
every subject and grade level. Each plan gives you: age/grade level, subject,
description of lesson, procedures, supplies, extra resources, and alternative adaptations.
Learning Through History Magazine:
The American Civil War: Slavery and the Road to War
Articles and teaching guide
Hands-on Culture of West Africa – crafts for students to make w/ history
CLASSROOM MAGAZINES (30 copies per title)
READ
February 6, 2009
Interview: YA Author Walter Dean Myers
Metaphor: MLK “I Have a Dream” speech
ACTION
January 12, 2009
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Feb. 2. 2009
President Obama
Jackie Robinson
KIDS DISCOVER
January, 2006
Civil Rights
JUNIOR SCHOLASTIC
Sept. 28, 2005
Rosa Parks
WEBSITES
Factmonster – Information, quizzes, crosswords, timeline, etc.
Biography.com – 36 trivia questions, biographies, videos, photos, games
TeacherVision – lesson plans, printables, music/drama activities, slideshows, PE
activites, art activities, SS activities
The Library of Congress/Smithsonian – lesson plans focusing on primary resources