black history month resources

MLK & Black History Month Resources

National Archives - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 

 https://www.archives.gov/news/topics/martin-luther-king-jr-birthday

National Archives - African American History -See the Video resources section for many videos on MLK.

https://www.archives.gov/news/topics/african-american-history

Biography - 

Great short video biographies of famous figures from many walks of life, interactive timeline, and photographs

http://www.history.com/topics/black-history   

Stanford University - MLK, Jr. Research and Education Institute                         

https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-resources/king-resources-overview          

Edsitement - Martin Luther King          

https://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/martin-luther-king-jr-and-power-nonviolence

National Park Service - African American Civil Rights Network

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/civilrights/african-american-civil-rights-network.htm?scrlybrkr=2b2c18ca

National Park Service - Civil Rights for Kids and Educators

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/civilrights/education.htm

Tour of Martin Luther King, Jr. birth home from the National Park Service

https://www.nps.gov/malu/index.htm

Underground Railroad

 http://www.nps.gov/subjects/undergroundrailroad/ntf-listings.htm

In Motion: The African American Migration Experience –

 New York Public Library   http://www.inmotionaame.org/

PBS – Africans in America

 http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/home.html

           (Some Narrative accompanied with excellent maps; the Resource Bank Index offers much information)