1. African American Civil Rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr, Malcom X, Rosa Parks, SCLC, SNNC, NAACP

2. Influential African American women

3. African American Women Plight It is tough being a African American person in this country but especially tough for African American women. They have always been marginalized throughout history. As slaves they were beaten and raped by their slave masters and other slaves frequently. Slaves were not allowed to get married so when they could be sold at anytime and separated from there families. When slavery ended Black women still did not have the same rights as black men and not only had to deal with racism but sexism as well.

4. Harriet Tubman Interactive game Harriet Tubman risked her life helping thousands of slaves escape Click on the link below and it takes you on a journey of an escaped slave. You don’t have to listen to each one of the links but just get an idea of how tough it was to escape. http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/esc ape.htm http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/esc ape.htm

5. Civil Rights African Americans in United States still lived in a unequal world of disenfranchisement, segregation and various forms of oppression, including race-inspired violence. “Jim Crow” laws at the local and state levels barred them from classrooms and bathrooms, from theaters and train cars, from juries and legislatures. African Americans like MLK, Malcom x, Rosa Parks and groups just as SNCC ( Student nonviolent coordinating committee) really fought for the rights that minorties have today.

6. African American Liberal Arts (Music, Arts, Poetry) How did music such as rock roll, blues, and jazz originated? Do these styles of Music have any affect on the music we here today? Who are some famous African American Poets and Artists why is the work influential in society?

7. African American Jazz and Blues Music Our Rap Culture comes from a genre of Famous African American musicians who mastered the art in Blue and Jazz that you can still here in music today! Check out the page listen to some old school jazz and blues Tupac and other famous rappers studied this music! Our Rap Culture comes from a genre of Famous African American musicians who mastered the art in Blue and Jazz that you can still here in music today! Check out the page listen to some old school jazz and blues Tupac and other famous rappers studied this music! Click on the links below learn more about the instruments and jazz music! Click on the links below learn more about the instruments and jazz music! http://www.folkways.si.edu/jazz-education-web-site/music/smithsonian http://www.folkways.si.edu/jazz-education-web-site/music/smithsonian http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/history_of_jazz.htm http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/history_of_jazz.htm

8. Influential African American in Sports WHO ARE THE MOST INLUENTIAL African American in sports history? What did they accomplish and how difficult was it for them to accomplish there goals?

9. African American’s in the NBA and MLB The NBA did not become racially integrated until 1950. African Americans were forced to play in the Negro Leagues and were not even allowed to be in the same gym as the white players. How the NBA and MLB looked before black players

10. NBA INTERGRATION & Baseball integration Basketball and Baseball two very important sports in American History were both racially segrated sports who did not allow black players into their leagues. ALL SPORTS FACED RASCIM such as Boxers Joe Louis, Muhammad Alli, Black Quarterbacks in the NFL and also soccer players such as Mario Balotelli Click on links below watch vidoes! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm6A_8tBFvs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm6A_8tBFvs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-J7rGuH5DU

11. Famous African American Inventors

12. Famous African Americans invertors African Americans are responsible for various inventions in American History such as technology, food, and fashion. Click on the link below and go through the famous invertors some the inventions might really shock you! http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/inventors/johnson.htm