Black History Month
We Remember  
 

"History is people's memory and without a memory, man is demoted to the level of lower animals."
--- Malcolm X

The song, The Drinking Gourd was used before and during the Civil War to give secret messages to slaves for their escape to the north.  Click the link to view the lyrics and find out more about the secret messages.

Below are some other links to great sites which celebrate these wonderful role models of perserverance!
My Quia activities and quizzes
Booker T. Washington
http://www.quia.com/cz/53628.html
Read this story written by Mrs. Lewis. Complete the story by filling in the correct verb.
Hank Aaron
http://www.quia.com/cz/53671.html
Read this story written by Mrs. Lewis. Use a pull down menu to label each type of underlined adjective.
Thurgood Marshall
http://www.quia.com/cz/53725.html
Read this story written by Mrs. Lewis. Correct the biography's capitalization of proper nouns.
Sojourner Truth
http://www.quia.com/cz/53813.html
Practice your knowlege of singular and plural nouns while reading this passage on Sojourner Truth.
Who Said It? Famous African Americans
http://www.quia.com/jg/605783.html
Can you match the person with a famous quote?
FAMOUS AFRICAN AMERICANS
http://www.quia.com/jg/605785.html
How well do you know your history?
African American Music
http://www.quia.com/sh/30776.html
Use the internet to help you find out how African American music has evolved and impacted our culture.
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