Explore the following sites to learn more about the important people who
have contributed to the rich cultural heritage of Chicago! Federal
Resources for African
American History Month
- Mary
Starke Harper, PhD, RN, FAAN, DSc, LLD
- Richard Hunt
(Artist)
- Langston
Hughes (Poet) 100 year anniversary February 1, 2002
-
Notable Chicago African Americans: http://www.chipublib.org/001hwlc/gisnotableafam.html
- KWANZAA! & The Afrocentric
Experience (Suggested by Nathan Howard)
- The Black Web Portal (A site recommended by your citizen leader on
Crystal) http://blackwebportal.com/
- Black
History Month (From Pacific Bell) A guided learning experience... This includes the
hotlist below, an interactive
treasure hunt, a subject sampler, & the Tuskegee
Tragedy.
- Black
History Hotlist The following resources come
from all over the Internet. Some are provided by companies like CNN
Interactive while others are the products of university scholars or
amateurs. Use these sites as the raw material for your own study of
African-American history and issues. Remember to read critically and
look for hidden agendas, bias, or errors that might creep into the Web
pages.
Search for more information on any of
these people by typing their names into the search engines on the Internet
or through the search feature on your WebTV or your Internet connected
computer!
http://www.google.com
is another excellent search engine: Look for additional information on
some of the people listed below!
Please send the titles or addresses of any good sites
that you find to ebv@ebvonline.org !
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