African American History

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U.S. Immigration
Click on image at left and the use your Palo Alto Library Card to access this eReference Book

African American Odyssey
Library of Congress original documents, manuscripts, pictures, and more! Explore the quest for equality in different eras from times of slavery to the 20th century.

The African-American Mosaic
A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black History and Culture.

African American History Month
U.S. Department of State

African American History and Culture
Smithsonian Institution, Encyclopedia Smithsonian, African American Resources

Black History Activities
Exploring African-American Issues on the Web

African Americans in California
Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley

Black History Month
infoplease.com

Black History Quest
African-American History, Culture, and Black Studies Resources 

Gale Resources - Black History Month free resources
Gale has assembled a collection of activities and information to complement
classroom topics. Within this site, teachers and students can: read biographies of significant African-American individuals, Take a Black History Month quiz, Follow a timeline of events that helped shape African-American heritage, Enjoy activities taken from the Black History Month Resource Book , Explore African-American literature

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updated 2-4-08