Black Life in America from NewsBank
Offers primary sources from U.S. newspapers (1690–present).
Features a timeline/topic-based interface.
Includes full editions with illustrations, ads, and cartoons.
Search by era, date range, or location.
Suggested searches highlight key topics like laws, notable figures, arts, activism, and more.
Explore African American history from a variety of articles and linked pages like:
Black Americans, or African Americans - This page is available in 3 reading levels and discusses the history of Black Americans starting in the 16th century through present. Includes videos, photos, maps, portraits, primary sources, and more on topics like military involvement, Civil Rights era protests, the Great Migration, and contemporary artists and achievements.
Black Power - Discusses the philosophy and history of the movement, with links to vetted resources from the National Archives, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and Khan Academy.
The Second Reconstruction - Provides information on civil rights events and victories between 1946 and 1963. Explains some major legal cases and protests.
Notable People Articles & Resources: Benjamin O. Davis, Sr., Carter G. Woodson, Frederick Douglass, Ida B. Wells, Mary McLeod Bethune, and many more.
Aimed at grades 6 - 8, Gale - Middle School in Context contains magazines, newspapers, primary sources and videos. Also includes Merriam-Webster's Elementary Dictionary, maps, flags, seals, charts and graphs. Browse categories like cultures, geography, government, literature, people, science, social issues, history, and more.
Explore the People page for African Americans to learn fast facts, words to know, related subjects, links to notable public figures, and 21st century issues, events, and achievements.
A search for Black History Month returns topics, biographies, images, videos, audio, news and magazine articles, and primary source documents.
PebbleGo Next is an online research database designed for grades 3–5, expanding on PebbleGo (which is aimed at K–2 students). It provides age-appropriate, curriculum-aligned content with read-aloud audio, images, videos, and interactive features to support independent learning.
PebbleGo Next Social Studies (Grades 3–5): Black Arts Movement, Civil Rights in the U.S., Harlem Renaissance
PebbleGo Next Biographies (Grades 3–5): A. Philip Randolph, Bayard Rustin, Henrietta Lacks, Ida B. Wells, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jerry Rice, Malcolm X, Mamie Johnson, Medgar Evers, Meghan Markle, Meta Warrick Fuller, The Tuskegee Airmen
TeachingBooks African American Collection: Browse 3,592 books with resources for all levels, including The Hate U Give, The Crossover, Long Way Down, Dear Martin, X, Jabari Jumps, Hidden Figures, Finding Langston, and more.
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