Black History Month Celebration Today

In honor of our celebration of Black History Month, I would like to suggest some great fiction and nonfiction titles in our library that highlight African-American people, culture and history.

It is said that history repeats itself, but we are only doomed to relive our past if we fail to learn from it. The past is not a map to where you are going, it's a record of where you have been. Its purpose is not to drag you back through emotional muck, but to serve you best by reminding you of lessons learned so you can avoid them in the future.
~from React or Respond by Kimberly and Tom Goodwin

Discover African American heritage through the many resources available to you in your school library. We have databases and online encyclopedias, graphic novels, poetry, historial fiction, biographies and history books full of primary documents - all at your fingertips.

Here a few great places to start:

* Online Encyclopedia: Britannica Online/School Edition (see me for password)
* Website: www.blackpast.org
* Poetry book: A Wreath for Emmett Till by Marilyn Nelson
* History: Without Regard to Race - The Integration of the U.S. Military After World War II by Hedda Garza
* Historical fiction: Nzingha, Warriar Queen of Matamba by Patricia McKissack
* Biography (historical): Two Tickets to Freedom, the True Story of Ellen and William Craft, Fugitive Slaves by Florence Freedman
* Biography (modern): Barack Obama, A Biography by Joann F. Price
* Graphic Novel: Satchel Paige, Striking Out Jim Crow by James Sturm