For instance the theme for 2015 focused on "A Century of Black Life, History and Culture". Other themes have included African Americans and the Civil War, Black Women in American Culture and History, Freedom and Equality and Civil Rights. This article is designed to provide inspiration for projects and studies relating the people and events in Black History. A useful resource for teachers, schools and colleges undertaking projects for the Black History Month.
Black History Month for kids: Background History
The idea of a Black History Month was first introduced in 1926 by a historian named Carter G. Woodson and over the years gained in popularity. In 1976, President Gerald Ford officially recognized Black History Month and each president since this time has designated February as Black History Month.
Black History Month for kids: Ideas, Subjects and Topics
Find inspiration for Black History Month projects for kids by checking out the list of important people and events which are presented in a unique way by linking the most famous events in Black History to comprehensive articles containing interesting facts and information on each subject. An easy way to discover facts, dates and information about the important historical events that occured in Black History, including the events of the Civil Rights Movement.
Facts about Black History Month
The following fact sheet contains interesting facts and information on Black History Month.
Detailed facts and information on Black Segregation History in America
Jim Crow Laws were Southern laws that legalized segregation
Short facts in this Segregation History Timeline in America
Southern states laws used the The Black Codes to restrict the freedom of ex-slaves in the South.
The impact of the 1896 Plessy vs. Ferguson Case case on racial segregation
History of the Abolitionist Movement and slave uprisings
The Fugitive Slave Act, the escaped slave laws of 1793 and 1850
Christian revivalist movement called the Second Great Awakening that sparked ant-slavery social reform
Discover how slaves acquired the money to help them buy their freedom - in the Buying Freedom from Slavery article
Underground Railway Map and Free States & Slave States
The history of Nat Turner's Rebellion, the short lived slave revolt led by Nat Turner
The The "Underground Railroad", the secret organization that helped slaves escape from slavery
Routes of the Underground Railroad Maps
The history of the Underground Railroad Symbols & Secret Codes used by slaves escaping from slavery
Amistad rebellion, The Amistad Slave Ship, 53 African slaves being shipped to Cuba
The impact of the novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe, on the Abolitionist Movements
The impact of Popular Sovereignty and Slavery concerning the slavery extension issue
Confrontations, Bleeding Kansas 1854–1861, between Anti-slavery and Pro-slavery militant activists
The Dred Scott Decision ruled that slaves were property
Attempt to seize ammunition in the John Brown’s Raid on Harper’s Ferry from an armoury at Harpers Ferry
War measure, Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves in states still in rebellion against the Union
Establishment of the Freedmen's Bureau to help emancipated slaves (freedmen)
Legislation, Civil Rights Act of 1866, to help African Americans obtain equal status under the law.
The origins and history of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
Facts on Carpetbaggers, opportunist Northerners who went to the South
Native Southerners, Scalawags, who looked to gain during the Reconstruction Era
History timeline and facts about Black Populism
Read about the Enforcement Acts incl. the Ku Klux Klan Act, Protecting African Americans from violence
The Civil Rights Act of 1875 extended the fundamental guarantees of the Constitution
Read about Sharecropping and Tenant Farming
The Exodusters Great Migration of African Americans to Kansas
Booker T. Washington and the 1895 Atlanta Compromise.
The origins and history of Social Darwinism in America
The rise of Nativism in America
Attitudes of Americans towards the American Entry into WW1 and the reasons for US entry
The Harlem Hellfighters, the all-black 369th Infantry regiment who received the French Croix de Guerre.
The Niagara Movement was the black civil rights organization, a forerunner of the NAACP
Read the text of the famous speech, Niagara Movement Speech, by W.E.B. Du Bois
The Niagara Movement Declaration, the text and words of the Niagara Movement Declaration of Principles.
1909 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in the NAACP Facts and Timeline
Facts and Marcus Garvey Biography, Black Nationalism and the UNIA
The Harlem Renaissance was the flowering of African American culture.
The WW1 Great Migration when African Americans move from the southern farmlands to northern cities.
The Names and Lists of Harlem Renaissance People and Figures
Facts on the Harlem Renaissance Poets and their poems and Poetry
Facts on the Harlem Renaissance Writers and Authors of the Harlem Renaissance and their Books
Facts on the famous Harlem Renaissance Artists
The Harlem Renaissance Singers and their songs
The Harlem Renaissance Musicians and their music and songs
The Jazz Age associated with exuberance and the introduction of jazz music
1920's KKK - Resurgence 1920's Ku Klux Klan and the march down Pennsylvania Avenue
The Eugenics Movement in America - Pseudo-Scientific Racism
The Zoot Suit Riots erupted in Los Angeles, California during WW2
The story of Doris "Dorie" Miller, the African American hero at Pearl Harbor
The Tuskegee Airmen and the Red Tails
Civil Rights Movement for kids: Ideas, Subjects and Topics
The ideas for projects continue with comprehensive articles containing interesting facts and information on the Civil Rights Movement.
The origins and main people and events of the Civil Rights Movement
Important dates via the Civil Rights Movement Timeline
The Civil Rights Movement Facts with fast, interesting facts about people, places, events of Civil Rights Movement
The Civil Rights Act of 1957, intended to protect the right of African Americans to vote
The first Freedom Riders boarded their buses in May 1961
The Watts Riots broke out in an African American neighbourhood in Los Angeles.
The Nation of Islam, the Black Muslims, who were led by Elijah Muhammad
The Montgomery Bus Boycott, the protest against segregation on buses
Series of the Selma March from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama
NAACP lawyer Thurgood Marshall wins Brown vs Board of Education against school segregation
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was founded
Crisis re the admission of 9 African American students, the Little Rock Nine, to Central High
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) founded in April 1960
MLK, jailed in the Birmingham Campaign, wrote the Letter from Birmingham Jail
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963
The people and events of the Black Power movement
The militant Black Panthers were established 1966
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 aimed at ending segregation and racial discrimination.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) was established
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 to prevent discrimination and protect voting rights.
The MLK Assassination, the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4, 1968