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https://www.searchablemuseum.com/

 

The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture launched a sophisticated digital platform Thursday that brings a trove of interactive stories, images and video about the Black experience out of the museum and onto the Internet.

Called the Searchable Museum, it is designed to present the treasures of the five-year-old landmark on the National Mall in Washington to a broader audience. The museum, which opened to the public on Sept. 24, 2016, has 40,000 artifacts. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/11/18/smithsonian-african-american-museum-exhibits-online/

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 https://www.mofad.org/about-aa

The Museum of Food and Drink in New York City has a wonderful quilt on display that showcases the contributions of African Americans and their contributions to American Cuisine. The online site is interactive and you can click on different quilt panels to learn more about each person.  https://legacyquiltproject.mofad.org/  A link to lesson plans is also below.

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The tradition of quilts in African American culture runs deep. Quilts have long been associated with expressions of celebration, remembrance, and respect.

The Legacy Quilt is a handmade quilt composed of 406 blocks, each one representing one African American contribution to American cuisine. Standing at 14 feet tall and nearly 30 feet wide, this awe-inspiring object makes a powerful point: there are countless stories that deserve recognition.

 

https://www.mofad.org/quilting-lesson-plan/#partone

 

Background Resources

 

Florida Black Heritage Trail

https://files.floridados.gov/media/32347/blackheritagetrail.pdf

 

African American History Month Exhibits & Collections
Resources covering art and design, baseball, civil rights, culture, folklife, military, music and performing arts, religion, slavery, and resource guides.

Lessons and links on the life histories of people whose struggle was part of a larger social and economic movement to improve the lives of the working class.

 

Smithsonian
Separate Is Not Equal - Brown v. Board of Education History, images, and other resources covering the historic Supreme Court ruling ending segregation and ensuring opportunity in education.

 

Educator Resources https://www.si.edu/educators/resources

 

Africans in America PBS
Images, documents, stories, biographies, and commentaries. The site provides teacher’s and youth guides. The four part series may be in local libraries.

 

Florida Black History - Florida Memory https://www.floridamemory.com/learn/exhibits/photo_exhibits/black_history/

 

Biography Black History - Biography - Celebrate Black History Month & People
Biographies, timelines, photos, video, game, quiz, and 101 fast facts.

 

Learning for Justice https://www.learningforjustice.org/the-moment/january-28-2019-teaching-black-history-month

 

Teaching For Change https://www.dcareaeducators4socialjustice.org/black-lives-matter/resources/

 

PBS Learning Media https://www.pbs.org/black-culture/educational-resources/

 

National Women’s History Museum – Civil Rights https://www.womenshistory.org/students-and-educators/biographies?tid=All&tid_1=All&tid_2=All&page=1

 

 

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