GCISD Black History Month- Filmstrip

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Click on the current week below to begin your "View Into Black History". Happy Black History Month!

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Black History Month

Music

*Click the below title for more information The History of African American Music Describing the African-American influence on American music in all of its glory and variety is an intimidating—if not impossible—task. African American influences are so fundamental to American music that there would be no American music without them. People of African descent were among the earliest non-indigenous settlers of what would become the United States, and the rich African musical heritage that they carried with them was part of the foundation of a new American musical culture that mixed African traditions with those of Europe and the Americas. Fisk Jubilee Singers and Spirituals The History of Jazz The History of Hip Hop

Poetry & Spoken Word

African American Poetry

12 Poems to Read for Black History Month
Early African American Poets
Lift Every Voice

Spoken word is poetry intended for performance. It can incorporate music, storytelling, and theater and is characterized by rhythm, rhyme, repetition, and word play. "Sounds Like" by Sherrika "3 Ways to Speak English" by Jamila Lyiscott

ARTS

Black Art in America

12 African American Artists You Should Know More About
National Gallery of Art

Soul Food

The History of Soul Food Soul food is one of the most popular and recognizable types of cooking coming out of the United States. For centuries, Black Americans have passed on hearty, sumptuous recipes that have marked many a special occasion. African-American Culinary Contributions Baked Into The South's DNA Food History Soul Food

Celebrating the rich cultural history of our country

There is no American Music that isn't influenced by African American Music

African Americans used literature to express what they were often not permitted to say publicly

Highlighting the richness and diversity of African American poems and spoken word performances

A glimpse into the perspective of African American artists

Soul food, as commonly called in the South, can be tied to African heritage

A View into Black History

Literature

Early African American Literature The first published works of African American literature came about in the 18th century, at a time when the United States was just coming into being and when newly recognized citizens, with clearly defined rights and freedoms, owned slaves.

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A View into Black History

HBCUs

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)

U.S. Department of Education-What Is An HBCU?
HBCU Locations By State
HBCU Facts
Tell Them We Are Rising PBS Special (Trailer)
Tell Them We Are Rising PBS Special (Full Film)

Divine 9

African-American Fraternities and Sororities (The Divine 9) There are nine historically Black Greek letter organizations (BGLOs) that make up the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC). Collectively, these organizations are referred to as "The Divine Nine". Each of these fraternities and sororities is rich in history - ties to one or more of these organizations may be found in many college-educated Black families in the United States.

The Organizations
Famous Divine 9 Members

Inventors

African American Inventors

A-Z List of Black Inventors
A Day Without Black Inventions Video

Women trailblazers

African American Women Trailblazers

Afro-Latinos

What it Means to be Afro-Latino?
Just How "African" are Latin Americans?
Afro-Latino Dancing In Colombia

Afro-Mexicans Dancing Their Way Back To Their Roots What Afro-Latinos Want You To Know

Formal Education of African Americans wasn't widespread for centuries in America

Historically Black Colleges & Universities

African American Fraternities and Sororities

Inventions by African Americans are not well known or often recognized

The strength of African American women has held up our community

1/4 of U.S. Latinos self-identify as Afro-Latino, Afro-Caribbean or of African descent with roots in Latin America

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History of Education

History of African American Education

Separate is Not Equal

Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) The Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended defines an HBCU as: “any historically black college or university that was established prior to 1964, whose principal mission was, and is, the education of Black Americans, and that is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association determined by the Secretary of Education.”

U.S. Department of Education (HBCUs)
Where are HBCUs located?

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Red Tails

The Tuskegee Airmen (Red Tails) The Tuskegee Airmen were the first black military aviators in the U.S. Army Air Corps (AAC), a precursor of the U.S. Air Force. Trained at the Tuskegee Army Air Field in Alabama, they flew more than 15,000 individual sorties in Europe and North Africa during World War II. Their impressive performance earned them more than 150 Distinguished Flying Crosses, and helped encourage the eventual integration of the U.S. armed forces.

Reconstruction Amendments

13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
Government Archives of the Emancipation Proclamation
10 Facts of the Emancipation Proclamation
Emancipation Oak - Hampton University
Juneteenth: June 19,1865

13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments A Closer Look at the Emancipation Proclamation

Athletes

African American Athletes Who Broke the Color Barrier

Black Pioneers
African-Americans' Impact on Sports and Olympics

Race and Sports Black Women Breaking Barriers

Singers

African American Singers

12 Black Musicians Who Changed Music Forever
7 Trailblazing Black Musicians You Should Know
30 times Black Music Changed the World

Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington Black Female Vocal Trailblazers History of Black Music

Politicians

African Americans in Politics

21 Notable African American Firsts in Politics
Texas History of African Americans and Politics
Congressional Black Caucus

NAACP

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was established in 1909 and is America’s oldest and largest civil rights organization. It was formed in New York City by white and black activists, partially in response to the ongoing violence against African Americans around the country. In the NAACP’s early decades, its anti-lynching campaign was central to its agenda. During the civil rights era in the 1950s and 1960s, the group won major legal victories, and today the NAACP has more than 2,200 branches and some half a million members worldwide. The Founding of the NAACP W.E.B. Du Bois

African American Aviators in the U.S. Army Air Corps, known as the Tuskegee Airmen

The 13th-15th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution make up the Reconstruction Amendments

Athletics is just one way that African Americans broke barriers in America

Music is the soul of the African American community

Discrimination and laws prohibited many African Americans from holding office for many years

America’s oldest and largest civil rights organization

A View into Black History

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Activists

African American Activists

Civil Rights Icons
Early Activists: Abolitionists

Sojourner Truth Lesser Known Leaders of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement

Medicine

African Americans in Medicine

Chronology of Achievements of African Americans in Medicine

KwanzaA

Kwanzaa- A Cultural Holiday

Kwanzaa Website
Symbols of Kwanzaa

Voting Rights Act

Voting Rights Act of 1965

The Great Migration

The Great Migration Learn about the history of the mass exodus of African-Americans who left the South to live and work in northern cities like Columbus, motivated by opportunities for economic and political advancement.

The UndergrouNd Railroad

The Underground Railroad

Facts About the Underground Railroad
Songs of the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman

How the Underground Railroad Worked Wade in the Water

Many prominent African Americans fought for the freedom and rights of their own community and others

While fighting slavery, prejudice, and injustice, these people changed the face of medicine in America

A holiday after Christmas to celebrate African American and Pan-African culture

Passed in 1965 to allow African Americans the right to vote, even though voter suppression followed

Mass exodus of African-Americans who left the South to live and work in northern cities

Secret routes used by slaves to escaape bondage

A View into Black History

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Military

African Americans in the Military

Timeline of African American in the Army
The Buffalo Soldiers
African-Americans in the Military

African American Historic Sites

African American Historical Sites

6 Powerful Places to Immerse Yourself in African American Heritage
Whitney Plantation
Historic Landmarks by State

Lost communities

Lost Communities

Black Towns, Established by Freed Slaves After the Civil War, Are Dying Out

Seneca Village - African Americans in Early New York Rare 1920s Footage of All-Black Towns Living the American Dream

I Have a Dream

I Have a Dream Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's "I Have a Dream" speech was given on August 28, 1963. It is one of the most famous speeches in our country. He spoke on jobs and freedom for all.

Still i rise

"Still I Rise" Maya Angelou's "Still I Rise" is a powerful poem that highlights her personal background and the African American experience in the United States.

Black National Anthem

The Black National Anthem Lift Every Voice and Sing – often called “The Black National Anthem” – was written as a poem by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) and then set to music by his brother John Rosamond Johnson (1873-1954) in 1899. It was first performed in public in the Johnsons’ hometown of Jacksonville, Florida as part of a celebration of Lincoln’s Birthday on February 12, 1900 by a choir of 500 schoolchildren at the segregated Stanton School, where James Weldon Johnson was principal.

The hidden heroes of the military have been African American men

Sites to visit and remember the culture and legacy of African Americans

Once booming, African American communities are dying out, being stolen, or they were forced out

Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech on Capitol Hill

Poem by the world-renowned Maya Angelou

"Lift Every Voice and Sing" was written as a poem by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson

A View into Black History

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Teaching Tolerance has numerous lessons and activities that you can use to support Teaching about Black History month as well as many other topics throughout the year.

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Black History Month Lessons

WAYS TO USE THIS RESOURCE: A: Share the link with students for independent learningB: Pair the daily video and learning with a class activity or discussionC: Utilize an online Teaching Tolerance resource to pair with the learningD: Play a daily trivia game based on the previous day's video and factsE: Just enjoy learning about the contributions made by African Americans to American History

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