This is a wonderful resource.
African--Americans--Directory
A Roadmap to African-American Resources
http://cisit.sfcc.edu/~sdupree/RESORLIK.HTM
A massive directory of over 2000 resources. It was compiled by Sherry Sherrod
Dupree, Santa Fe Community College. Ms. Dupree is a researcher, consultant, and
historian whose primary focus is African-American resources.
cheers,
gary
--
Gary D. Price, MLIS
Librarian
Gary Price Library Research and Internet Consulting
Visit The ResourceShelf
http://www.resourceshelf.com
uoting Sybil Finemel <sfinemel@comcast.net>:
> Her are two informative sites:
>
> http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/blackhist/main.html
>
> http://www.uga.edu/iaas/History.html
>
>
> Sybil Finemel
> Library Director MLIS.CIO.
> Los Angeles CA
> Contributor, lii.org, Librarians' Index to the Internet
> http://lii.org/
> Virtual Reference Desk Volunteer
> 24/7 Reference Librarian.
> sfinemel@comcast.net
>
> "Manners are of more importance than laws. Manners are what vex or soothe,
> corrupt or purify, exalt or debase, barbarize or refine us, by a constant,
> steady, uniform, insensible operation, like that of the air we breathe in."
> Edmund Burke (1729-1797)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: School Library Media & Network Communications
> [mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of DEFRANK, KAREN
> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 8:39 AM
> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: Target: Famous Black Americans
>
> Dear Friends -
>
> I am great at ideas but not at finding the pieces I need to make
> something
> work.
>
> The computer teacher and I are working on a unit for Black History Month
> for
> our seconds and third grades.
> I am looking for small 3x4 inch photos/illustrations of 25 or so
> different
> famous black Americans. We want to load each on a template, and then
> make
> some sentence starters: This is _______. S/he was born on ______ in
> _______.
> This person is famous because_________
>
> (We did a similar project with animals but used the information to make
> a
> six page slide show)
>
> I will have each printed out and we will do an encyclopedia lesson to
> fill
> in the blanks. Then the students will go to the computer lab, open up
> the
> appropriate template, type the missing words, and print it out to take
> home.
> We may also post them on our school website.
>
> I looked at Enchanted Learning, but there are only a few people included
> and
> the illustrated ones are done very poorly. I could find them in print
> and
> scan them in but cutting & pasting from a web site is much easier. I do
> not
> have the time for the kids to find the illustrations on their own.
>
> Any ideas? Please send them directly to me - not to the list!
>
> PS - I will share what I find out. If you are interested let me know. If
> it's more than 20 of you I will just post a hit.
>
>
>
> Karen DeFrank, LMS
> Bullock School
> Glassboro NJ
> kdefrank@glassboro.k12.nj.us
>
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