Every month is Black History Month here at BlackPast.org. Nonetheless we recognize that hundreds of thousands of our visitors specifically seek out the website for information on African American history during the month of February. We have gathered much of that data that may be helpful for teachers, students, and the general public who want to participate in the various celebrations or commemorations or who simply want to use that time to reflect on the history of black people. Those resources appear below:
Black History Month Special Features:
2016: African American U.S. Envoys, Diplomatic Ministers, and Ambassadors Since 1869
2015: Historic Black Churches Project
2014: 101 African American Firsts
2013: Blacks in Classical Music
2012: Scientists and Technicians of the Manhattan Project, 1941-1945
2011: The Tuskegee Airmen
Creating Black History Month
The History of Black History Month by Daryl Michael Scott, President, The Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Department Chair, History, Howard University
The Association for the Study of African American Life and History: A Brief History by Malik Simba, California State University, Fresno
Dr. Carter G. Woodson by Pero Gaglo Dagbovie, Michigan State University
Video of the Life of Carter G. Woodson by the University of Virginia
Celebrate the Triumph of Ordinary Black Americans by John H. McWorter, Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute for PolicyResearch
Major Books on Black History Month
Jacqueline Ann Goggin, Carter G. Woodson: A Life in Black History (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1993)
Other Pioneers in African American History
The Best Black History Month Resources (Other Than BlackPast.org)
This section list other great resources available for Black History Month including the various planned celebrations for 2014. We at BlackPast.org admit that this list is incomplete and will continue to grow over time. If you know of other resources please send the to us and the BlackPast.org staff will
