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  The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences - https://webfiles.uci.edu/mcbrown/display/faces.html
Biographies of African Americans working in the science fields, ranging from geologists and astronomers to mathematicians and inventors.
  Breaking Racial Barriers: African Americans in the Harmon Foundation Collection - http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/harmon/
One of the many white Americans who expressed interest in the achievements of black Americans during the Harlem Renaissance was real estate developer William E. Harmon. This collection of portraits and biographies is based on the works he amassed in the early part of the 20th century.
  Marian Anderson - http://www.afrovoices.com/anderson.html
Potrays the life of the singer who, at the peak of her career, was regarded as the world's greatest contralto.
  Free To Dance: Debbie Allen - http://www.pbs.org/wnet/freetodance/biographies/allen.html
Features the multifaceted performer who is known as an actress, dancer, singer, choreographer, director, and producer. From PBS.
  Stamps on Black History - http://library.thinkquest.org/2667/
Tells the stories of dozens of black men and women whose faces have appeared on U.S. postage stamps. Also includes interactive quiz, word puzzles, writing activities, crafts, and coloring pages.
  Booker Taliafero Washington - http://gale.cengage.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/washington_b.htm
Born into slavery, Washington dedicated himself to education, became a teacher, then founded Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute in 1881.
  Black History Heroes - http://www.kyrene.org/schools/brisas/sunda/bhistory/bios.htm
Series of letters which contain biographical information written by the fourth and fifth grade students in Mrs. Sunda's Gifted Resource class at Brisas Elementary.
  Mary McLeod Bethune - http://www.nahc.org/NAHC/Val/Columns/SC10-6.html
Tells about the African-American educator who founded Bethune-Cookman College.
  Henry Louis Gates - http://gale.cengage.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/gates_h.htm
Scholar and education who heads Harvard's Afro-American Studies program.
  Alexander Crummell - http://www.brightmoments.com/blackhistory/ncrummel.stm
Profile of the black nationalist and minister who was instrumental in the 1897 founding of the American Negro Academy.
  Wilma Rudolph - http://gale.cengage.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/rudolph_w.htm
The only American woman runner ever to win three gold medals in the Olympic games.
  Serena Williams - http://gale.cengage.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/williams_s.htm
Photo and short biography of one of the top-ranked female tennis professionals in the world.
  Spike Lee - http://gale.cengage.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/lee_s.htm
Introduces the filmmaker known for tackling the toughest issues that relate to the black community and basking in the controversy that surrounds his creations.
  Oprah Winfrey - http://gale.cengage.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/winfrey_o.htm
Award-winning daytime television host who overcame numerous obstacles to achieve her current fame.
  Nat King Cole - http://gale.cengage.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/cole_n.htm
Black vocalist who left a permanent mark on the world of jazz.
  Encarta: Black Military Heroes - http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/lists/?article=BlackMilitaryHeroes
Short profiles of blacks who have served their country with honor and bravery since the founding of the United States.
  CNN - Black History Month - http://www.cnn.com/EVENTS/black_history/29days.html
CNN profiles men and women who have made lasting contributions, ranging from literature, music, and the arts to science and technology.
  Thurgood Marshall - http://library.thinkquest.org/3337/tmarsh.html
Brief profile of the first African-American to hold the coveted position of Supreme Court Justice.
  African Americans in History - http://www.uga.edu/iaas/research/history.html
Learn about influential individuals who helped the political, social, and technological development of the United States. Includes links to sound files and original texts.
  Colin L. Powell - http://gale.cengage.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/powell_c.htm
Distinguished Desert Storm hero and first African-American chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
  African American Artists - http://www.usc.edu/libraries/archives/ethnicstudies/africanamerican/black_artists.html
Profiles and examples of work by Bearden, Clark, Douglas, Hunter, Johnson, Lawrence, and Tanner.
  Encarta: African American Inventors - http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/lists/?article=AfricanAmericanInventors
Highlights a few of the remarkable African American men and women who changed the way people live their lives.
  Nat Love - http://www.natlove.com
Information on the life and adventures of the famous African-American cowboy.
  Tindley, Charles - http://www.lowershore.net/famousnatives/tindley.htm
Brief biography on the composer of the song "We Shall Overcome" and generally considered the Father of American Gospel Music.
  Famous African-Americans - http://library.thinkquest.org/J002424F/
Short biographies of inventors, musicians, educators, and others who have made a difference.
  Madame C, J. Walker - http://www.freewebs.com/madamewalker/
Chronological history includes the Harlem renaissance and her contribution to the cause of African American equality.
  Sambo Jackson - http://www.jlhs.nhusd.k12.ca.us/Classes/Language_Arts/Azevedo%20WebSite/Per.%206/Inovations/Inventors/ellenicecream.html
Tells how an accident resulted in ice cream.
  Muhammad Ali - http://gale.cengage.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/ali_m.htm
Three-time world heavyweight boxing champion who tossed an Olympic gold medal into a river because he was disgusted by racism in America.
  Voices from the Gaps: Angela Yvonne Davis - http://voices.cla.umn.edu/vg/Bios/entries/davis_angela_yvonne.html
Tells about UCLA teacher and Black Panther Party sympathizer who ended up on the FBI's most wanted list after guns registered to her were used in a courtroom shooting.

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