African American History Month

February has been proclaimed by President Obama as African American History Month. "This year's theme, 'African Americans and the Civil War,' invites us to reflect on 150 years since the start of the Civil War," the president wrote in his proclamation, "and on the patriots of a young country who fought for the promises of justice and equality laid out by our forbearers."

• Books and DVDs available for check-out - The County Office's Learning Multimedia Center offers numerous resources that can be checked out.
• African American History Month Web site
The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of African Americans who struggled with adversity to achieve full citizenship in American society.

• The History Channel
Milestones, features, videos, exhibit on Voices of Civil Rights
• Teacher resources
Cross-curricular lessons, printables, quizzes, and activities; biographies on athletes, scientists, civil rights leaders. Resources for grades K-12.

• California Alliance of African American Educators
• The King Center
Resources to become informed about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the ongoing efforts to fulfill his great dream.
• 100 Black Men of America
• NAACP

Date last updated: February 4, 2011