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Encyclopedia Britannica's Guide to Black
History
http://search.eb.com/Blackhistory
Black History from Biography.com
http://www.biography.com/blackhistory/
PBS series "African American Lives"
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aalives/index.html
Famous African Americans
Aaron, Hank – Baseball Player
http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers_and_honorees/hofer_bios/aaron_hank.htm
www.hickoksports.com/biograph/aaronhen.shtml
http://espn.go.com/sportscentury/features/00006764.html
Ali, Muhammad – Athlete
http://www.ali.com/
www.ibhof.com/ali.htm
http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/blackhist/0224.html
Anderson, Marian - Singer
http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/ande-mar.htm
http://www.afrovoices.com/anderson.html
http://txtx.essortment.com/biographyofmar_rgtl.htm
Armstrong, Louis - Musician
http://www.pbs.org/jazz/kids/nowthen/louis.html
http://www.redhotjazz.com/louie.html
http://mnmn.essortment.com/louisarmstrong_rsvy.htm
http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/armstrong/index.htm
Banneker, Benjamin – Astronomer
http://www.princeton.edu/~mcbrown/display/banneker.html
http://www.africawithin.com/bios/ben_banneker.htm
http://www.progress.org/banneker/bb.html
Bearden, Romare - Artist
http://www.rogallery.com/bearden_romare/bearden_biography.htm
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/bearden.htm
http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/aavaahp.htm#bearden
Bethune, Mary McLeod – Educator
http://www.floridamemory.com/OnlineClassroom/MaryBethune/Bethune_bio3.cfm
http://www.africawithin.com/bios/mary_bethune.htm
www.nahc.org/NAHC/Val/Columns/SC10-6.html
Bluford, Guion – Military Leader
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/bluford-gs.html
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/tour.cgi?link=/people/astronauts/bluford.html
http://observe.arc.nasa.gov/nasa/ootw/1998/ootw_980211/bio_2.html
Carver, George Washington – Scientist
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/carver_g.htm
http://www.africawithin.com/bios/george_carver.htm
http://allsands.com/History/People/georgewashingto_yue_gn.htm
http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/30.html
Charles, Ray - Musican
http://afgen.com/ray_charles.html
http://www.history-of-rock.com/ray_charles.htm
http://www.swingmusic.net/Ray_Charles_Biography.html
Cole, Nat King - Musican
http://www.brainyencyclopedia.com/encyclopedia/n/na/nat_king_cole.html
http://www.umkc.edu/lib/spec-col/kingcole.htm
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/cole_n.htm
Coleman, Bessie – Pilot
http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/cole-bes.htm
http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Explorers_Record_Setters_and_Daredevils/Coleman/EX11.htm
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/coleman_b.htm
www.lakewoodpubliclibrary.com/wihohio/cole-bes.htm
Coppin, Fannie Jackson – Educator
http://www.coppin.edu/welcome/fjcoppin.asp#top
http://pa.essortment.com/fannyjacksonco_ozb.htm
http://www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/771/Educator_Frances_Coppin_Jackson_was_a_leader
Douglas, Frederick – Anti-Slavery Speaker
http://www.history.rochester.edu/class/douglass/home.html
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/B/fdouglas/doug01.htm
http://www.nps.gov/frdo/fdlife.htm
http://owleyes.org/douglas.htm
http://www.abacci.com/books/authorDetails2.asp?authorID=507&misspellID=60
http://www.africawithin.com/bios/frederick_douglass.htm
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/exhibits/douglass_exhibit/index.html
http://www.brightmoments.com/blackhistory/nfdougla.html
DuBois, William E.B. – Writer
http://www.duboislc.org/html/DuBoisBio.html
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/dubois_w.htm
http://www.africawithin.com/bios/web_dubois.htm
http://www.virginia.edu/history/courses/fall.97/hius323/dubois.html
Dunham, Katherine – Dancer
http://www.nathanielturner.com/katherinedunhamdancinge.htm
http://www.eslarp.uiuc.edu/kdunham/bio.htm
http://smithsonianeducation.org/spotlight/dance.html
http://www.wic.org/bio/kdunham.htm
Ellington, Duke – Musician
http://www.pbs.org/jazz/kids/nowthen/duke.html
http://www.schirmer.com/composers/ellington_bio.html
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/aa/ellington
http://www.dukeellington.com/about/bio.htm
Fitzgerald, Ella – Musician
http://www.greatwomen.org/women.php?action=viewone&id=2
http://www.ella-fitzgerald.com/
http://www.ellafitzgerald.com/
http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9606/15/ella/
Garvey, Marcus – Businessman
http://www.jamweb.com/marcus.htm
http://www.pbs.org/amex/garvey
(Click on Timeline)
http://www.swagga.com/marcus.htm
Gibson, Althea – Tennis Player
http://www.altheagibson.com/
www.altheagibson.com/bio.html
www.hickoksports.com/biograph/gibsonalthea.shtml
Henson, Matthew – Explorer
www.sjsu.edu/depts/Museum/henson.html
http://unmuseum.mus.pa.us/henson.htm
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/h/henson.shtml
Hughes, Langston – Writer
www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/aa/hughes
http://www.poetryconnection.net/poets/Langston_Hughes
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/hughes_l.htm
www.redhotjazz.com/hughes.html
Jemison, Mae – Astronaut
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/jemison_m.htm
http://www.greatwomen.org/women.php?action=viewone&id=88
Joplin, Scott – Musician
http://www.scottjoplin.org/biography.htm
http://www.stlouiswalkoffame.org/inductees/scott-joplin.html
http://www.lsjunction.com/people/joplin.htm
Marshall, Thurgood – Supreme Court Justice
http://www.thurgoodmarshall.com/home.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thurgood_Marshall
www.chnm.gmu.edu/courses/122/hill/marshall.htm
Mays, Willie – Baseball Player
http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/may0int-1
http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers_and_honorees/hofer_bios/mays_willie.htm
http://www.thebaseballpage.com/past/pp/mayswillie/
Owens, Jesse – Athlete
http://www.jesseowens.com/jobio2.html
http://allsands.com/Sports/History/jesseowens_vzw_gn.htm
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0912.html
http://www.jesse-owens.org/about1.html
Powell, Colin – Military and Political Leader
www.lucidcafe.com/library/96apr/powell.html
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/powell_c.htm
http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/powell-bio.html
http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/pow0bio-1
Rice, Condaleezza -
Political Leader
http://www.whitehouse.gov/nsc/ricebio.html
http://www.who2.com/condoleezzarice.html
http://www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=Condoleeza_Rice
Ringgold, Faith – Writer/Artist
http://www2.scholastic.com/teachers/authorsandbooks/authorstudies/authorhome.jhtml?authorID=81&collateralID=5271&displayName=Biography
www.faithringgold.com/ringgold/bio.htm
http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=25610&view=sml_sptlght
Robinson, Jackie – Baseball Player
http://www.jackierobinson.com/home.html
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/robinson_j.htm
http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers_and_honorees/hofer_bios/robinson_jackie.htm
Rudolph, Wilma – Athlete
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/rudolph_w.htm
www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/rudo-wil.htm
http://espn.go.com/sportscentury/features/00016444.html
http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/dreamteam/wilmarudolph.html
Truth, Sojourner - Slave
http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/trut-soj.htm
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/truth_s.htm
http://www.civilwarhome.com/truthbio.htm
Washington, Book. T – Educator
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/washington_b.htm
http://www.ushistory.net/toc/washington.html
http://www.nps.gov/bowa/btwbio.html
Walker, Madame C. J. - Inventor
http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/walk-mad.htm
http://www.africawithin.com/bios/cj_walker.htm
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blwalker.htm
Wells, Ida B. – Writer
http://www.chicagohistory.org/AOTM/Mar98/mar98fact2.html
http://www.duke.edu/~ldbaker/classes/AAIH/caaih/ibwells/ibwbkgrd.html
http://www.africawithin.com/bios/ida_wells.htm
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/wells_i.htm
Woods, Granville T. Inventor
http://www.princeton.edu/~mcbrown/display/woods.html
http://ohiobio.org/gwoods.htm
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blwoods.htm
http://www.gibbsmagazine.com/GTWoods.htm
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