CPL Databases

These resources have an abundance of information for Black History Month. You must have a Canton Public Library card to access with our subscription.

• America the Beautiful - Timelines of historic events
• Biography Resource Center - Biographies of Black Americans 
• Dictionary of American History - Historical topics and events 
• World Book Online - Historical topics, events, and people

Web Sites

• African-American Colonial Life - from Colonial Williamsburg 
• African-Americans in WW II - a photo collection from The History Place
• African-American Mosaic: a Library of Congress resource guide for the study of Black History and Culture
• Black History Month History, timelines, crosswords, quizes, biographies, and other special features from the Fact Monster site. 
• Black History Month from Galeschools.com - Includes biographies, timeline of events, quiz, activities, and African American literature.
• Black History: Past to Present An Interactive Treasure Hunt relating to Black History and African American Heritage.
• The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords
  
• Celebrate Black History Month
  
• Civil Rights Quiz If you ace this quiz, try others at the InfoPlease Black History site like: Arts & Entertainment, Black Athletes and Thinkers, Educators, and Leaders.
• Culture and Change: Black History in America Information on famous African Americans, online activities and an interactive timeline from Scholastic.
  
• Encyclopedia Britannica Guide to Black History Includes a timeline, biographies and audio/visual clips. Timeline of historical events covering from 1600 to the present.
• Hall of Black Achievement Gallery Images and biographies from Bridgewater State College.
• History of Black History From InfoPlease.com
• Images of African Americans from the 19th Century From the NY Public Library's Digital Schomburg Collection. 
• Montgomery Bus Boycott - the story of behind this important part of civil rights history, including information about Rosa Parks
• Profiles in Black Biographies of people of black heritage from all walks of life
• Timeline of the Modern Civil Rights Movement From InfoPlease.com
• The Underground Railroad
  
• We Shall Overcome: Historic Places of the Civil Rights Movement Stories about important places, and the events that occured there, from the National Register of Historic Places.