Web+Resources

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This is a good place to start. This page has a listing of various websites that have links to significant African Americans. Remember, do not reference these links. These links are starting points to guide you to your specific person. Once you find the link to that person use THAT link only, not one of these.=====

Awesome Library http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/Social_Studies/History/Biographies/African_Americans.html

Stamp on Black History - Dont forget to complete the WORKSHEET by ____________ too! http://library.thinkquest.org/2667/Stamps.htm **[|Ida B. Wells (Barnett)]****[|Jim Beckwourth]** **[|Ralph Bunche]****[|George Washington Carver]** **[|Nat King Cole]****[|Bessie Coleman]** **[|Dr. Allison Davis]****[|Jean Baptiste Pointe Du Sable]****[|Charles R. Drew]** **[|W.C. Handy]** **[|Matthew Henson]****[|Percy Lavon Julian]** **[|Ernest E. Just]****[|Jan E. Matzeliger]** **[|Bill Pickett]** **[|A. Philip Randolph]** **[|Bessie Smith]** **[|Henry O. Tanner]** **[|Dinah Washington]**
 * ANSWERS for # 22 and 23, DON'T DO # 24 and #25!!!**
 * 22. Madame C.J. Walker**
 * 23. Mahalia Jackson**

Encyclopedia Britannica's Guide to Black History http://search.eb.com/blackhistory/browse?browseId=252286

History.com - African American Icons http://www.history.com/content/blackhistory/african-american-icons

Gale Cengage Learning - Black History Month http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/

Fact Monster - African American Biographies http://www.factmonster.com/spot/afroambios.html