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Black History Month Trivia!Test your knowledge of black history and see if you can answer trivia questions posted at the Dunbar-Jupiter Hammon Public Library throughout February. Click on the title for details. |
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 Kids: |  | Crayola | Download black history-inspired coloring pages or get craft ideas for children. |  | Just Read, Florida! | The Florida Department of Education's recommended Black History Month reading list for children (from pre-K to fifth grade). |  | Kaboose | Offers black history craft ideas for children. |  | Mop Top Shop | Mop Top Shop offers a fun and cool way for youths to learn about African-American scientists. The site's award-winning creator uses vibrant graphics and an interactive lab to teach the scientific history of objects used in everyday life.
| | Lifelong Learning: |  | African American Civil War Memorial & Museum | Museum and artifacts dedicated to educating the national public about the role that African Americans, including women, played in the Civil War. Contains curator videos, information about upcoming museum events and more. |  | African American History Month | An official national government site dedicated for public education and tribute to Black History Month. |  | Association for the Study of African American Life and History | Read about the founders of Black History Month and how they established the national celebration to honor the contributions of past and present African-Americans. |  | Biography.com | This smorgasbord of information offers fast facts, black history videos, an in-depth look into the Harlem Renaissance and more. |  | Government Documents and Maps | A researcher's dream, this is a one-stop shop for census information, federal records and surveys that can aid in compiling reports on Black History Month topics. |  | History.com | Features milestones in black history, from slavery in the 1600s to the inauguration of President Barack Obama. Play a history game, too, if you wish. |  | Jackie Robinson | Learn the history of the first African-American to play major league baseball. |  | Motown | Discover how this record label, founded by an African-American, greatly impacted the global music industry. |  | National Council of Negro Women | The official site of the national organization that advocates economic, education, health, and human rights concerns and needs of black women. |  | National Underground Railroad Freedom Center | The Web site of this Cincinatti-based museum, lists a historical timeline of information about the famous Underground Railroad. Also offers incite about slavery in the 21st century. |  | Rosa & Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development | Official site of the institute that Rosa Parks cofounded to promote education and encourage minority youth to achieve their highest potential. The site traces the events of the Civil Rights movement. |  | The Black Collegian Online | Review profiles of famous African-Americans. |  | The HistoryMakers | Offers easy access to an archival collection of thousands of African-American video oral histories. |  | The King Center | Dedicated to advancing the legacy of an American icon, this site tells you everything there is to know about the life and triumphs of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. |  | The Lee County Black History Society | The official site of the Lee County Black History Society, which is dedicated to promoting the educational and cultural contributions of African-Americans, locally and nationally. Includes a photo gallery of notable blacks and moments in Lee County's history. |  | The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Educaton Institute | Find a host of King-related resources on this site, including the online Martin Luther King, Jr. Encyclopedia. |  | Tuskeegree Airmen, Inc. | Biographical information, including photos and video, about America's first black military airmen. | | Parents: |  | FamilyEducation.com | Features informational articles on notable African-Americans and black history topics, quizzes on famous African-American women and pioneers, Black History Month coloring pages and other helpful tools for parents seeking to teach their kids about key moments in history. | | Teachers: |  | Enchanted Learning | Take advantage of this homeschooling resource, which recounts the lives of African-American women in history and features an A to Z list of inventors and more. |  | National Archives Teachers' Resources | Features an Archival Research Catalog Gallery on topics specifically related to African Americans, including famous individuals and women, and periods in history. |  | National Visionary Leadership Project | Videos of experts discussing topics related to African-American history, lesson plans, and interviews with key figures from the past. |  | Scholastic | A teacher's resource, this site outlines the history of jazz in America. |  | TeacherVision | Black History Month slideshows and art and drama activities for teachers to use with students from kindergarten to 12th grade. | | Teens: |  | Black Baseball by Sports Illustrated | Covers the history of black athletes in professional baseball. |  | Encyclomedia | Articles and related instructional videos about various history subjects, including the Civil War. |  | Gale on Black History Month | The Gale Centage Learning group's tribute to Black History Month offers biographies, a chronology of African-American history and more for student or independent research. |  | Have Fun With History.com | This site offers a fun way to learn about history. Features video dramatizations of historical icons and subjects. Select from the various options or just type in a subject in the "Search History Videos" tool to begin. | | Just Read, Florida! | The Florida Department of Education's recommended Black History Month reading list for teens in grades 6-12. |  | KODAK: Powerful Days in Black and White | Photojournalist Charles Moore paints a vivid picture of the struggles of the Civil Rights Movement from America's past. |
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 | Academic OneFile |
More than 14,000 journals, general interest magazines, newspapers, and reference sources – many full text |  | African-American History Online |
Biographies, events, topics, primary documents, media, maps and chronologies relating to the African-American experience (from Facts on File) |  | American History |
People, events, primary documents, and historic trends in America from before European exploration to the 21st Century (from ABC-CLIO) |  | ArchiveGrid |
Online access to nearly a million descriptions of archival collections owned by thousands of libraries, museums, historical societies and archives worldwide. ArchiveGrid is an important destination for searching for historical documents, personal papers an family histories held in archives. |  | Daily Life Through History |
Explore how people lived throughout the world in the past and compare to the present. Examine the structure and symbolism of architecture from ancient Greek temples to glass and steel malls. There’s more to history than just the names of rulers and the rise of economic systems! |  | Florida Electronic Library |
Collection of resources providing articles in a variety of subject areas- including business, health, current events, environment, etc. Resources are available for all age groups as well as for Spanish language users. These resources are provided by the Florida Department of State, Division of Library and Information Services and funded under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act in partnership with the Lee County Library System.
Login with barcode/pin at site |  | Gale Virtual Reference Library |
A database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. |  | General Science Collection |
Search for full-text articles, from a variety of sources, on topics related to science. |  | Inventions and Discoveries |
From World Book, Inventions and Discoveries covers Agriculture, Architecture and Engineering, The Arts, Astronomy, Communication, Economics, Industry and Manufacturing, Mathematics, Medicine, Personal and Household Items, Transportation, Warfare. |  | Kids' Infobits |
A research resource for kids - topics include Animals, Plants, People, Geography, Science and Math, Stories and Literature, History and Social Studies, Transportation, Inventions and Technology, Health, Arts and Entertainment, and Sports. |  | LitFinder |
Find poems, short stories, essays, plays and speeches. Searchable by title, author, subject, nationality , genre and more. Many available in full text. |  | Pop Culture Universe |
A historical view of Popular culture through the decades, including Arts and Visual Culture, Business and Advertising, Ethnic and Group Culture, Fashion and Appearance, Film, Food and Drink, Literature, Music, Politics, Recreation and Leisure, Religion and Spirituality, Sports, TV and Radio, and Technology and Media. |  | Science in Context |
Science in Context is an in-depth, curriculum-oriented science database. It reflects curriculum trends and focuses on key concepts taught in school classrooms including biology, chemistry, physics, earth science, math, environmental science, life science, medicine, space science, computer science, technology, history of science, science and society, science as inquiry, science-related biographies and more. |  | Sources in U.S. History Online: The Civil War |
Full-text e-journals, from various sources, about the Civil War |  | United States at War |
from ABC-CLIO. Focuses on the conflict periods that have defined our nation from its earliest beginnings to today. Fourteen major conflicts are explored in depth covering the causes, courses and consequences of wars fought by the United States. This database contains over 10,000 primary and secondary sources with weekly news on current conflicts. | | US History Collection |
A database of electronic journals for research of U.S. history. |  | World History - Ancient and Medieval Eras | |  | World History - The Modern Era |
from ABC-CLIO. Encompasses the evolution of modern Europe since the Renaissance; concurrent developments in Asia, Africa and the Islamic world, the global impact of the Industrial Revolution; and the last hundred years of conflicts and international cooperation. |  | World History Collection |
A database of electronic journals for research of world history. |
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