Pollard Memorial Library

Black History Month Webliography

The month of February includes Abraham Lincoln’s birthday (Feb. 12) and Frederick Douglass’s presumed birthday (Feb. 14). During this month we recognize the achievements and contributions by African Americans. This observance of Black History began in February 1926 with a one-week period. In 1976, the observance period was extended to the entire month.

History and Culture

• The Encyclopedia Britannica Guide to Black History - Multimedia site includes a timeline, overview of eras and links to biographies.
• A Deeper Shade of History: Events & Folks in Black History - Database of events in Black History, including a new “This Week in Black History.”
• Seacoast New Hampshire Black History - The history of African Americans in New Hampshire.
• blackhis - Historical site featuring African Americans and their accomplishments throughout the world.
• CNN – Black History Month - Clips of moments in Black History and a legacy of Black talent.
• The African American Journey - For Teens, this site offers 5 chronological sections on Black History with an interactive quiz.
• Selected books at the library:
  • Booker, Christopher B. African-Americans & the Presidency: A History of Broken Promises - YA 973.099 BOO
  • Buckley, Gail Lumet. American Patriots: The Story of Blacks in the Military from the Revolution to Desert Storm - 355.008996 BUC Ciment, James. Atlas of African-American History - 973.0496073 CIM
  • Cohen, David. The African Americans - 973.0496 AFR Oversized
  • Dodson, Howard. Jubilee: the Emergence of African-American Culture - 305.896 DOD Oversized
  • Du Bois, W.E.B. The Souls of Black Folk - 301.45196 D81
  • Harris, Bill. The Hellfighters of Harlem: African-American Soldiers Who Fought for the Right to Fight for Their Country - 940.403 HAR
  • Piersen, William Dillon. Black Legacy: America’s Hidden Heritage - 973.0496 PIE
  • Smiley, Tavis. Keeping the Faith: Stories of Love, Courage, Healing, and Hope from Black America - 973.0496 KEE
  • Talty, Stephan. Mulatto America: At the Crossroads of Black and White Culture: A Social History - 305.896 TAL
  • Thomas, Velma Maia. We Shall Not Be Moved: The Passage from the Great Migration to the Million Man March - 973.0496073 THO
  • Westridge Young Writers Workshop. Kids Explore America’s African-American Heritage - J 973.0496073 KID

Webquests

• Black History: Past to Present an Interactive Treasure Hunt - Test your knowledge of African-American history.
• Sampling African America - If you don’t feel personally connected to African American issues, find a topic that interests you and explore it.
• Little Rock 9, Integration 0: A Collaborative Webquest on Racial Desegregation in Schools - Students can learn about the nine African American students who, in 1957, chose to attend an all-white high school in Little Rock, Arkansas.
• Tuskegee Tragedy - Students explore the issues of the Tuskegee Study, a U.S. Public Health Service treatment of 399 African American men for syphilis; and question the comparisons some people make to the study and concentration camp experiments.
• Black History Month Activities - Site contains 20 terrific classroom activities for elementary grades.
• Black History Month Games - For Grades 4-8, this site lets kids tackle an interactive history challenge while they learn about famous African Americans.

Biographies

• Biography.com – Black History - Profiles of prominent African-American persons.
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day/Black History Month - Biographical sketch presented by Louisiana State University.
• Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin - Learn about the gay civil rights activist Bayard Rustin who organized the 1963 March on Washington that culminated in King’s “I Have a Dream” speech.
• Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement - Biography of King, text of speeches and writings, some audio features and photographs.
• Selected materials at the Library:
  • Angelou, Maya. A Song Flung Up to Heaven - B Angelou M, sound recording, TB ANG
  • Borden, Louise. Fly High!: The Story of Bessie Coleman - J-B Coleman B.
  • Boyd, Valerie. Wrapped in Rainbows: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston - B Hurston Z.N.
  • Bundles, A’Lelia Perry. On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker - B Walker, C.J.
  • Carter, Allene G. Honoring Sergeant Carter: Redeeming a Black World War II Hero’s Legacy - B Carter E.
  • Davis, Sampson. The Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream - 610.92 DAV
  • Dunham, Montrew. Langston Hughes: Young Black Poet - J-B Hughes L.
  • Forkos, Heather. Tupac Shakur - YA-B Shakur T.
  • Garrett, Leslie. The Story of Muhammed Ali - J-B Ali M.
  • Green, Michelle Y. A Strong Right Arm: The Story of Mamie “Peanut” Johnson - J-B Johnson, M.
  • Gregson, Susan R. Phillis Wheatley - J-B Wheatley P.
  • Haskins, James. Jesse Jackson: Civil Rights Activist - YA-B Jackson J.
  • Henry, Neil. Pearl’s Secret: A Black Man’s Search for his White Family - B Henry N.
  • Hinds, P. Mignon. Black Men in Their Own Words - 920.71 BLA
  • Jackson, Lawrence Patrick. Ralph Ellison: Emergence of Genius - B Ellison R.
  • Jemison, Mae. Find Where the Wind Goes: Moments from My Life - J-B Jemison M.
  • Johnson, Charles Richard. King: The Photobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. - B King M.L.
  • King, Dexter Scott. Growing Up King: An Intimate Memoir - B King D.
  • Lasky, Kathryn. A Voice of Her Own: The Story of Phillis Wheatley, Slave Poet - J-B Wheatley P.
  • Love, Dennis. Blind Faith: The Miraculous Journey of Lula Hardaway and Her Son, Stevie Wonder - B Hardaway L.
  • Margulies, Stan. Roots - DVD Biography ROO Pts. 1&2
  • Mathis, Sharon Bell. Ray Charles - J-B Charles R.
  • McKissack, Pat. Marian Anderson: A Great Singer - J-B Anderson, M.
  • Myers, Walter Dean. Bad Boy: A Memoir - YA-B Myers W.
  • Rappaport, Doreen. Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Martin Luther King, Jr. - J-B King M.
  • Robeson, Paul. The Undiscovered Paul Robeson: An Artist’s Journey, 1898-1939 - B Robeson P.
  • Robinson, Jackie. I Never Had It Made, By Jackie Robinson as Told to Alfred Buckett - B Robinson J.
  • Rockwell, Anne F. Only Passing Through: the Story of Sojourner Truth - J-B Truth, S.
  • Sallis, James. Chester Himes: A Life - B Himes, C.
  • Stewart, Shelley. The Road South: A Memoir - B Stewart S.
  • Trice, Linda. Charles Drew: A Pioneer of Blood Plasma - YA-B Drew C.
  • Wamba, Philippe E. Kinship: A Family’s Journey in Africa and America - B Wamba Family
  • Weidt, Maryann N. Matthew Henson - J-B Henson M.
  • Wheeler, Jill C. Gwendolyn Brooks - J-B Brooks G.
  • Winch, Julie. A Gentleman of Color: The Life of James Forten - B Forten J.

Museums and Exhibits

• The African-American Mosaic Exhibition (Library of Congress) - This exhibit marks the publication of a Library of Congress resource guide for the study of Black History.
• AFRO-Americ@: the Black History Museum – Interactive Exhibits - Explore and enjoy interactive exhibits on Black resistance, slavery in the U.S., etc.

Resources

• African American Resources – Black Studies – Social Studies - An extensive guide to resources on Black history, music, etc.
• African American History and Heritage Site: Resources and Links - Provides the origins of Black History month, Kwanzaa, Martin Luther King Day, plus links to other resources.
• Black History Hotlist - Collection of links to Internet resources for exploring African-American history and issues.
• Black Facts Online - Large online database of Black History information, which can be searched by date or keyword.
• Selected books at the library:
  • Rand, Donna. Black Books Galore! Guide to More Great African American Children’s Books -J Ref 015.73062 RAN

Civil Rights

• African American History, Black History and the Civil Rights Movement - Contains images of Malcolm X, M.L. King, from National Civil Rights Museum, Africana, etc.
• Stand Up for Your Rights - Interactive site about the American civil rights movement. Grades 6-9.
• Selected books at the library:
  • Doyle, William. An American Insurrection: The Battle of Oxford, Mississippi, 1962 - 378.762 DOY
  • Fairclough, Adam. Better Day Coming: Blacks and Equality, 1890-2000 - 323.1196073 FAI
  • King, Martin Luther, Jr. A Call to Conscience: The Landmark Speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King - 323.092 KIN
  • McWhorter, Diane. Carry Me Home: Birmingham, Alabama: The Climactic Battle of the Civil Rights Revolution - 976.178 MCW
  • Meacham, Jon. Voices in Our Blood: America’s Best on the Civil Rights Movement - 973.0496 VOI
  • Moses, Robert P. Radical Equations: Math Literacy and Civil Rights - 512.071 MOS
  • Patterson, James T. Brown v. Board of Education: A Civil Rights Milestone and Its Troubled Legacy - 344.73 PAT
  • Ruffin, Frances E. Martin Luther King and the March on Washington - J 323 RUF
  • Somerlott, Robert. The Little Rock School Desegregation Crisis in American History - YA 363.767 SOM

Race Relations

• Selected materials at the library:
  • Baldwin, James. The Fire Next Time - 305.896 BAL
  • Baldwin, James. Nobody Knows My Name - 301.451 BAL
  • Borstelmann, Thomas. The Cold War and the Color Line: American Race Relations in the Global Arena - 305.8 BOR
  • Davis, F. James. Who Is Black?: One Nation’s Definition - 305.896 DAV
  • Dray, Philip. At the Hands of Persons Unknown: The Lynching of Black America - 364.134 DRA
  • Edgerton, Robert B. Hidden Heroism: Blacks in America’s Wars - 355.0089 EDG
  • Hirsch, James S. Riot and Remembrance: The Tulsa Race War and Its Legacy - 976.6 HIR
  • Jackson, Jesse. Legal Lynching: Racism, Injustice, and the Death Penalty - 364.66 JAC
  • Johnson, Sandra E. Standing on Holy Ground: A Triumph Over Hate Crime in the Deep South - 975.043 JOH
  • Kitwana, Bakari. The Hip Hop Generation: Young Blacks and the Crisis in African American Culture - 305.235 KIT
  • Marable, Manning. The Great Wells of Democracy: The Meaning of Race in American Life - 323.11 MAR
  • Packard, Jerrold M. American Nightmare: The History of Jim Crow - 973.0496073 PAC
  • Robinson, Randall. The Reckoning: What Blacks Owe to Each Other - 305.896073 ROB
  • Smith, Stephen. Remembering Jim Crow: African Americans Tell about Life in the Segregated South - CD Spoken REM and 305.896 REM (book only)
  • Wexler, Laura. Fire in a Canebrake: The Last Mass Lynching in America - 364.134 WEX

Slavery

• Selected books at the library:
  • Klingaman, William K. Abraham Lincoln and the Road to Emancipation, 1861-1865 - 973.7092 KLI
  • Fehrenbacher, Don Edward. The Slaveholding Republic: An Account of the United States Government’s Relations to Slavery - 326.0973 FEH
  • Northup, Solomon. Twelve Years a Slave - 306.362 NOR
  • Voices from Slavery: 100 Authentic Slave Narratives - 973.0496 VOI
  • Tackach, James. Slave Narratives - 810.992 SLA
  • Tobin, Jacqueline. Hidden in Plain View: The Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad - 973.7115 TOB
  • Wilkins, Roger W. Jefferson’s Pillow: The Founding Fathers and the Dilemma of Black Patriotism - 973.099 WIL

Literature, Arts, and Entertainment

• Selected materials at the library:
  • Angelou, Maya. Still I Rise - 811.54 ANG
  • Bloom, Harold. Maya Angelou - YA 818.5409 ANG
  • Bogle, Donald. Prime Time Blues: African Americans on Network Television - 791.45 BOG
  • Cook, Victor Trent. Three Mo’ Tenors - CD Vocal THR
  • Dance, Daryl Cumber. From My People: 400 Years of African American Folklore - 398.2089 FRO
  • Golden, Marita. Gumbo: A Celebration of African American Writing - 810.80896 GUM
  • Hip-Hop Divas - YA 782.421649 HIP
  • Hurston, Zora Neale. Ever Tongue Got to Confess: Negro Folk-tales from the Gulf States - 398.2089 HUR
  • Murray, Albert. Conjugations and Reiterations - 811.54 MUR
  • Nelson, Marilyn. Carver, A Life in Poems - YA 811.54 CAR
  • Rowell, Charles H. Making Callaloo: 25 Years of Black Literature - 809.801 MAK
  • Sweet Honey in the Rock. Still The Same Me - CD J Songs SWE

Religion

• Selected books at the library:
  • Raboteau, Albert J. Canaan Land: A Religious History of African Americans - 200.89 RAB
  • Williams, Juan. This Far by Faith: Stories from the African-American Religious Experience - 200.89 WIL