Get a copy of the scavenger hunt pages from the teacher. Use the links below to complete the hunt. \
Black History 102
Louis Armstrong: http://www.britannica.com/blackhistory/article-9009548
Arthur Ashe: http://www.britannica.com/blackhistory/article-9009817
Benjamin Banneker: http://www.britannica.com/blackhistory/article-9013201
Bessie Coleman: http://www.britannica.com/blackhistory/article-9002993
Scott Joplin: http://www.britannica.com/blackhistory/article-9043968
Joe Louis: http://www.britannica.com/blackhistory/article-9049087
Ida Wells-Barnett: http://www.britannica.com/blackhistory/article-9076512
Oprah Winfrey: http://www.britannica.com/blackhistory/article-9002504
Black History 103
Chuck Berry: http://www.britannica.com/blackhistory/article-9078885
Ralph Bunche: http://www.britannica.com/blackhistory/article-9018070
W.E.B. DuBois: http://www.britannica.com/blackhistory/article-9031291
Duke Ellington: http://www.britannica.com/blackhistory/article-9032438
Medgar Evers: http://www.britannica.com/blackhistory/article-9033366
Barbara Jordan: http://www.britannica.com/blackhistory/article-9043973
Malcolm X: http://www.britannica.com/blackhistory/article-9050305
Jan Matzeliger: http://www.britannica.com/blackhistory/article-9051466
Leontyne Price: http://www.britannica.com/blackhistory/article-9061339
Black History 102
Louis Armstrong: http://www.britannica.com/blackhistory/article-9009548
Arthur Ashe: http://www.britannica.com/blackhistory/article-9009817
Benjamin Banneker: http://www.britannica.com/blackhistory/article-9013201
Bessie Coleman: http://www.britannica.com/blackhistory/article-9002993
Scott Joplin: http://www.britannica.com/blackhistory/article-9043968
Joe Louis: http://www.britannica.com/blackhistory/article-9049087
Ida Wells-Barnett: http://www.britannica.com/blackhistory/article-9076512
Oprah Winfrey: http://www.britannica.com/blackhistory/article-9002504
Black History 103
Chuck Berry: http://www.britannica.com/blackhistory/article-9078885
Ralph Bunche: http://www.britannica.com/blackhistory/article-9018070
W.E.B. DuBois: http://www.britannica.com/blackhistory/article-9031291
Duke Ellington: http://www.britannica.com/blackhistory/article-9032438
Medgar Evers: http://www.britannica.com/blackhistory/article-9033366
Barbara Jordan: http://www.britannica.com/blackhistory/article-9043973
Malcolm X: http://www.britannica.com/blackhistory/article-9050305
Jan Matzeliger: http://www.britannica.com/blackhistory/article-9051466
Leontyne Price: http://www.britannica.com/blackhistory/article-9061339
Black History Internet Search-Click the link to download the internet search document if you cannot get one from the teacher
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Black History
Website #1:
This Week on Black History and the Faces of Science
http://www.ai.mit.edu/~isbell/HFh/black/thisweek.html and http://www.lib.lsu.edu/lib/chem/display/faces.html
1. Who was Shirley Chisholm?
2. Who was the first African-American male tennis player to achieve a world ranking?
3. What anti-slavery newspaper was published by Frederick Douglass?
4. What medical discovery was made by Charles Drew?
5. What three things did Elijah McCoy invent?
6. What was Oscar Coffin the first African American to do?
Website #2:
Nat Turner: Prophet, Visionary, Slave Revolt Leader
http://mcjester.cjb.net/natturner.html
1. What strange thing happened to Nat when he was born?
2. Why was it illegal in Virginia for slaves to know how to read?
3. Who was E.T. Brantley?
4. How did Nat Turner die?
Website #3:
Stamp on Black History
http://library.thinkquest.org/2667/Stamps.htm
1. Who was the first black American to be honored on a postage stamp?
2. What black artist was featured on a postage stamp?
3. How much did slaves sell for back in the 17th century?
4. What did George Washington request be done to his slaves in his will?
5. When did the Civil War begin?
6. Bill Pickett invented bulldogging. What was it?
7. Who is known as the "father of Black history?"
8. Who was the first black American to reach the north pole, the top of the world, in 1909?
9. In what year did Martin Luther King, Jr. Day become a national holiday?
Website #4:
Celebrating Black History Month
http://www.cam.org/~emru/bhp/pages/02-01.html
1. What did Black History Month begin as?
2. What started it?
3. What month was originally used?
4. Why was this month selected?
Website #1:
This Week on Black History and the Faces of Science
http://www.ai.mit.edu/~isbell/HFh/black/thisweek.html and http://www.lib.lsu.edu/lib/chem/display/faces.html
1. Who was Shirley Chisholm?
2. Who was the first African-American male tennis player to achieve a world ranking?
3. What anti-slavery newspaper was published by Frederick Douglass?
4. What medical discovery was made by Charles Drew?
5. What three things did Elijah McCoy invent?
6. What was Oscar Coffin the first African American to do?
Website #2:
Nat Turner: Prophet, Visionary, Slave Revolt Leader
http://mcjester.cjb.net/natturner.html
1. What strange thing happened to Nat when he was born?
2. Why was it illegal in Virginia for slaves to know how to read?
3. Who was E.T. Brantley?
4. How did Nat Turner die?
Website #3:
Stamp on Black History
http://library.thinkquest.org/2667/Stamps.htm
1. Who was the first black American to be honored on a postage stamp?
2. What black artist was featured on a postage stamp?
3. How much did slaves sell for back in the 17th century?
4. What did George Washington request be done to his slaves in his will?
5. When did the Civil War begin?
6. Bill Pickett invented bulldogging. What was it?
7. Who is known as the "father of Black history?"
8. Who was the first black American to reach the north pole, the top of the world, in 1909?
9. In what year did Martin Luther King, Jr. Day become a national holiday?
Website #4:
Celebrating Black History Month
http://www.cam.org/~emru/bhp/pages/02-01.html
1. What did Black History Month begin as?
2. What started it?
3. What month was originally used?
4. Why was this month selected?