African American History 

African Americans in History: http://www.uga.edu/~iaas/History.html
On this page you will find brief biographical sketches of several key figures in African American history.
Illustrations:  Reading Level: 3-6

The History of Black History: InfoPlease Almanac http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmintro1.html

Periscope http://cfmedia.scetv.org/periscope/display/ This site describes notable African Americans from South Carolina

Harriet Tubman: a second grade class study http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/tubman/tubman.html

SC African American History on line http://www.scafricanamericanhistory.com/about.asp

Check it out: Know It All.org for great stuff about South Carolina

Includes Gullah stories by Aunt Pearlie Sue

The Homework Spot for African American History: 

Look here for great sites on the Underground Railroad  http://www.multcolib.org/homework/aframhc.html

PBS Kids: African American World for Kids

Features Find the Fact: A matching game of people and events (requires Flash 5 Player) http://pbskids.org/aaworld/

Kids Click - www.kidsclick.org Arranged like a library and just as useful for all kinds of research

Updated February 2006 If you have other useful sites to add, send mail to  Laura Judson 

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