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	The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences - https://webfiles.uci.edu/mcbrown/display/faces.html Biographies of African Americans working in the science fields, ranging from geologists and astronomers to mathematicians and inventors.
	African Americans in History - http://www.uga.edu/iaas/history/index.htm Learn about influential individuals who helped the political, social, and technological development of the United States. Includes links to sound files and original texts.
	Breaking Racial Barriers: African Americans in the Harmon Foundation Collection - http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/harmon/ One of the many white Americans who expressed interest in the achievements of black Americans during the Harlem Renaissance was real estate developer William E. Harmon. This collection of portraits and biographies is based on the works he amassed in the early part of the 20th century.
	Stamps on Black History - http://library.thinkquest.org/2667/ Tells the stories of dozens of black men and women whose faces have appeared on U.S. postage stamps. Also includes interactive quiz, word puzzles, writing activities, crafts, and coloring pages.
	Black History Heroes - http://www.kyrene.org/schools/brisas/sunda/bhistory/bios.htm Series of letters which contain biographical information written by the fourth and fifth grade students in Mrs. Sunda's Gifted Resource class at Brisas Elementary.

	Mary McLeod Bethune - http://www.nahc.org/NAHC/Val/Columns/SC10-6.html Tells about the African-American educator who founded Bethune-Cookman College.
	Marian Anderson - http://www.afrovoices.com/anderson.html Potrays the life of the singer who, at the peak of her career, was regarded as the world's greatest contralto.
	CNN - Black History Month - http://www.cnn.com/EVENTS/black_history/29days.html CNN profiles men and women who have made lasting contributions, ranging from literature, music, and the arts to science and technology.
	Alexander Crummell - http://www.brightmoments.com/blackhistory/ncrummel.stm Profile of the black nationalist and minister who was instrumental in the 1897 founding of the American Negro Academy.
	Free To Dance: Debbie Allen - http://www.pbs.org/wnet/freetodance/biographies/allen.html Features the multifaceted performer who is known as an actress, dancer, singer, choreographer, director, and producer. From PBS.

	Thurgood Marshall - http://library.thinkquest.org/3337/tmarsh.html Brief profile of the first African-American to hold the coveted position of Supreme Court Justice.
	Famous African-Americans - http://library.thinkquest.org/J002424F/ Short biographies of inventors, musicians, educators, and others who have made a difference.
	Voices from the Gaps: Angela Yvonne Davis - http://voices.cla.umn.edu/vg/Bios/entries/davis_angela_yvonne.html Tells about UCLA teacher and Black Panther Party sympathizer who ended up on the FBI's most wanted list after guns registered to her were used in a courtroom shooting.
	African American Artists - http://www.usc.edu/libraries/archives/ethnicstudies/africanamerican/black_artists.html Profiles and examples of work by Bearden, Clark, Douglas, Hunter, Johnson, Lawrence, and Tanner.
	Nat Love - http://www.natlove.com Information on the life and adventures of the famous African-American cowboy.

	Tindley, Charles - http://www.lowershore.net/famousnatives/tindley.htm Brief biography on the composer of the song "We Shall Overcome" and generally considered the Father of American Gospel Music.
	Madame C, J. Walker - http://www.freewebs.com/madamewalker/ Chronological history includes the Harlem renaissance and her contribution to the cause of African American equality.
	Sambo Jackson - http://www.jlhs.nhusd.k12.ca.us/Classes/Language_Arts/Azevedo%20WebSite/Per.%206/Inovations/Inventors/ellenicecream.html Tells how an accident resulted in ice cream.
	Encarta: Black Military Heroes - http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/lists/?article=BlackMilitaryHeroes Short profiles of blacks who have served their country with honor and bravery since the founding of the United States.
	Encarta: African American Inventors - http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/lists/?article=AfricanAmericanInventors Highlights a few of the remarkable African American men and women who changed the way people live their lives.

	Booker Taliafero Washington - http://gale.cengage.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/washington_b.htm Born into slavery, Washington dedicated himself to education, became a teacher, then founded Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute in 1881.
	Colin L. Powell - http://gale.cengage.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/powell_c.htm Distinguished Desert Storm hero and first African-American chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
	Henry Louis Gates - http://gale.cengage.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/gates_h.htm Scholar and education who heads Harvard's Afro-American Studies program.
	Muhammad Ali - http://gale.cengage.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/ali_m.htm Three-time world heavyweight boxing champion who tossed an Olympic gold medal into a river because he was disgusted by racism in America.
	Nat King Cole - http://gale.cengage.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/cole_n.htm Black vocalist who left a permanent mark on the world of jazz.

	Oprah Winfrey - http://gale.cengage.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/winfrey_o.htm Award-winning daytime television host who overcame numerous obstacles to achieve her current fame.
	Serena Williams - http://gale.cengage.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/williams_s.htm Photo and short biography of one of the top-ranked female tennis professionals in the world.
	Spike Lee - http://gale.cengage.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/lee_s.htm Introduces the filmmaker known for tackling the toughest issues that relate to the black community and basking in the controversy that surrounds his creations.
	Wilma Rudolph - http://gale.cengage.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/rudolph_w.htm The only American woman runner ever to win three gold medals in the Olympic games.

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