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African-American Read In

Books have been pulled in both LMCs for you to come down and check out. Additional resources are linked below. This is a work in progress. If you have any suggestions or problems with a link, please email Gold-carrie_ory@ipsd.org or Main-eric_bodwell@ipsd.org.

Poems

AfroPoets
http://www.afropoets.net/ 
Brief Poet Bio
Full text poems by author


Poets.org
http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/370
Scroll down for poems with audio
Search for a specific poem or browse featured poems

Poetry Foundation
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/black-history-month/
Poems with Poet Bio under the Related Content Tab
Select poems also have audio


Educator Resources/Primary sources


African American History Month 
http://www.africanamericanhistorymonth.gov/teachers.html 
Primary Sources from the Library of Congress, Smithsonian, National Archives, National Endowment and National Gallery of Art
Documents with Questions under National Archives
Click Collections to browse materials by topic 

African American Quotation Posters
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/african-american-quotation-posters/

Biography Channel: History and Culture

http://www.biography.com/news/section/history-and-culture 
Short Videos for most subject areas
Check out the links on the left under African American History for some quick facts

Black Culture Connection
http://www.pbs.org/black-culture/explore/black-history-month-facts-and-films/
Click explore to view videos by topic
Click connect for quizzes and trivia questions

DuBoisopedia
http://scua.library.umass.edu/duboisopedia/doku.php?id=about:articles

The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences
https://webfiles.uci.edu/mcbrown/display/faces.html/ (Science)

Smithsonian Education: Black History Teaching Sources
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/resource_library/african_american_resources.html
Neuqua Valley High School
Birkett  Freshman Center LMC
Attn: Carrie Ory
3220 Cedar Glade Dr.
Naperville, IL 60564
(630) 428-6415
Neuqua Valley High School
Main Building LMC
Attn: Eric Bodwell
2360 95th Street 
Naperville, IL 60564
(630) 428-6050
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