The following links celebrate Black History Month, in the New York Times roundup of important events in Black American history that occurred on that day in a particular year. Schools are asked to get students to delve into the history of BHM and create their own history of the profound influence that Black Americans and peoples of African descent have made around the world.
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February 1, 2010, 12:00 pm
Updated: 11:50 am –>Celebrate Black History Month
By KATHERINE SCHULTEN AND SARAH KAVANAGH
American History
Teaching ideas based on New York Times content.
Occasionally, in place of a regular lesson plan, we provide a collection of resources for teaching about a timely topic. In recognition of Black History Month, here is a collection of New York Times and Learning Network materials for teaching and learning about African-American history.
Tell us how you recognize this month in your classroom.
Historical Times Front Pages | Lesson Plans | Crosswords | Current Times Resources
Historical Front Pages from On This Day in History
1800s
- 1857: Decision of the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott Case
- 1863: President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation
1900-1950s
- 1947: Dodgers Purchase Robinson, First Negro in Modern Major League Baseball
- 1954: High Court Bans School Segregation; 9-to-0 Decision Grants Time to Comply
- 1956: High Court Rules Bus Segregation Unconstitutional
- 1957: Arkansas Troops Bar Negro Pupils; Governor Defiant
- 1957: President Sends Troops to Little Rock, Federalizes Arkansas National Guard; Tells Nation He Acted to Avoid An Anarchy
- 1957: Miss Gibson Wimbledon Victor
1960s-2000
- 1960: Negro Sitdowns Stir Fear Of Wider Unrest in South
- 1961: 400 U.S. Marshals Sent to Alabama as Montgomery Bus Riots Hurt 20; President Bids State Keep Order
- 1963: Birmingham Bomb Kills 4 Negro Girls In Church; Riots Flare; 2 Boys Slain
- 1963: Mississippi Gives Meredith Degree
- 1963: 200,000 March for Civil Rights in Orderly Washington Rally
- 1964: 3 In Rights Drive Reported Missing
- 1964: Civil Rights Bill Passed, 73-27; Johnson Urges All To Comply; Dirksen Berates Goldwater
- 1964: Martin Luther King Wins The Nobel Prize for Peace1965: New Negro Riots Erupt on Coast; 3 Reported Shot
- 1965: The Big Parade: On the Way to Montgomery
- 1965: Malcolm X Shot to Death at Rally Here
- 1967: President Sees Marshall Take Supreme Court Seat
- 1968: Martin Luther King is Slain in Memphis
- 1968: 2 Black Power Advocates Ousted From Olympics
- 1971: Supreme Court, 9-0, Backs Busing to Combat South’s Dual Schools, Rejecting Administration Stand
- 1975: Ashe Triumphs at Wimbledon
- 1991: Police Brutality Under Wide Review by Justice Dept.
- 1992: Los Angeles Policemen Acquitted In Taped Beating
1965: 25,000 Go to Alabama’s Capitol
2000s
What other events would you put on this list? Use the comment box below to nominate additional important events in black history.
Student Crosswords and Special Pages
- Civil Rights and Freedoms
- The Civil Rights Movement
- Celebrating MLK Day: Resources From The Learning Network
Lesson Plans
Slavery
- Midnight Train to Freedom: Examining the Underground Railroad by Creating a Museum Book
- Facing the Ghosts of our Past: Writing Narrative Reflections on the Civil War and Slavery
- Revealing Untold Stories: Examining Depictions of Slavery as Presented in a Variety of Texts
- Of Human Bondage: Exploring Depictions of Slavery as Presented in a Variety of Texts
- Black and White in American History: A Gray Area: Comparing Old and New Accounts of Thomas Jefferson’s Life
Harlem Renaissance
Civil Rights Movement
- History in the Making: Examining Reactions to the Election of Barack Obama in the Context of History
- Hello, Mr. President?: Illuminating History Through Imagined Conversations
- The Dream Continued: Writing a Found Poem Based on the Obituary of Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Dialogues of Difference: Examining the 1967 Newark Riots through Dialogue Writing
- Schools of Thought on Segregation: Exploring Differing Viewpoints on the Battle to Integrate America’s Public Schools
- Justice Is Blind, Colorblind That Is: Examining the Supreme Court’s Decision to Ban Race as a Factor in Achieving Integration
- Put Me Into the Ball Game: Examining Jackie Robinson’s Legacy Then and Now Using Times Articles from 1947 and 2007
- Civil Services: Exploring the Lasting Impact of the Civil Rights Movement
- Meeting Out Justice: Exploring the Murder of Emmett Till
- Still Burning: Assessing Justice for a Long-Ago Crime
- “Whitewashing” History: Exploring Topics of Civil Rights from 1948-1964
- Birmingham Blues: Exploring the History of the American Civil Rights Struggle Through Poetry
- Rights-Minded: Investigating the Lives of People Who Influenced the Civil Rights Movement
- The Right to Remain Resilient: Exploring the Role of Legislation in the Fight for Civil Rights
Affirmative Action
- A Delicate Balance: Debating the Merits of Racial Balancing in Public Schools
- True Admissions: Exploring How Words Are Not the Only Way to Define Diversity on a College Campus
- Getting In Is Half the Battle: Exploring Affirmative Action in University Admissions
Race and the Media
- Beyond Black and White: Examining the Portrayal of Race in Video Games and the Entertainment Media
- Urban Legends: Considering Racial and Cultural Stereotypes in Video Games
- On the Air: Examining the Roles of African-American Entertainers Throughout Television History
- Sufferin’ Stereotypes: Examining Race and Ethnicity as Presented in Children’s Media
Recent Lessons on Race
- Right There in Black and White? Identity, Assimilation, and the Résumé
- Family Matters: Exploring What Diversity Within America’s First Family Means for America
- Free Speech: Reading Closely by Preparing a Hypertext Version of Barack Obama’s Speech on Race
- The Thin Red Line: Examining the Race Gap in the Subprime Mortgage Crisis
- Closing the Achievement Gap: Reflecting and Writing on Educational Policy
- Casting Doubt: Considering Controversial Casting in Theater
- Fifty Years: From the Little Rock Nine to the Jena Six: Examining Historical and Current Events to Understand School Integration
- Are We There Yet?: Exploring Diversity in American Politics
- Revisiting ‘Separate but Equal’: Examining School Segregation 45 Years After Brown v. Board of Education
- Black Power: Organizing a Roundtable of Black Leaders
- Culture Shock: Exploring ‘Striving and Achieving’ in African American Culture
Recent Times Articles, Op-Eds, Blog Posts
- Idea of the Day Blog: Rethinking ‘African-American’
- Op-Ed: The Counter Revolution
- Museum Review: Four Men, a Counter and Soon, Revolution
- New York Times Upfront “Times Past” Article: 1960: Sitting Down to Take a Stand
- Black Priest Shares Past, Enlightening White Town
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