Welcome to the Black History Month page for elementary students.  Find the topic that you want to study and click on the link.

• African American Almanac.-- Includes biographies, historical events, and folktales.
• Black Baseball -- A Sports Illustrated site describing the history of Black baseball from 1861 to the present.
• Buffalo Soldiers & Indian Wars -- A history of the Buffalo Soldiers' cavalry units activities following the Civil War. See also a site about Cathay Williams, female Buffalo Soldier.
• Culture & Change: Black History in America -- A Scholastic site that presents important events and individuals in African American history.
• Encyclopaedia Britannica Guide to Black History -- Provides a wealth of biographical, historical, and cultural information.
• FactMonster: Black History Month -- Includes history, biographies, timelines, and holidays .
• Kwanzaa Information Center -- Explains the history, principals, and symbols of the holiday celebrated annually.
• The Internet African American History Challenge -- Read about important African Americans of the 19th century and take a quiz to check your knowledge.
• Levi Coffin House -- The story behind the "Grand Central Station" of the Underground Railroad where the owners of the house, Levi and Catharine Coffin, assisted over 2,000 slaves escape to freedom.
• Time for Kids: Black History Month -- Features a timeline from the colonial period to the present and biographical resources.
• Tuskegee Airmen -- A brief history of the World War II fighter and bomber pilots.

• Greensboro Sit Ins -- Learn about how four young African Americans fought against segregation by sitting at an all white lunch counter.
• Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement -- A CNN site of the history of Civil Rights in the United States from colonial times to the present..

• Celebrate Black History Month (The History Channel) -- Find biographies of famous African American scientists, authors, civil rights champions, and sports figures.
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Timeline Page --  a timeline created by 2nd grade students that describes the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.