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Black History Month

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Celebrating the Achievements and Heritage of African Americans

During National African American History Month, Americans honor the achievements and celebrate the rich heritage of African Americans.
Throughout the Nation’s history, African Americans from all walks of life have offered their talents to the betterment of American society. Scholars such as Frederick Douglass and W.E.B. DuBois were early leaders who placed great importance on educating all people about the need for justice and racial equality. Athletes such as Jackie Robinson and Althea Gibson persevered while breaking the color barrier and competing at the highest levels of sports. Musicians like Nat King Cole and Billie Holiday lifted the American spirit with their creativity and musical gifts. Through their extraordinary accomplishments, these leaders helped bring the American Nation closer to fulfilling its founding ideals.

Throughout African American History Month, we celebrate the many contributions African Americans have made to the American Nation, and we are reminded of their courage in their struggle to change the hearts and minds of all citizens.

Links

Amistad Research Center
Housed at Tulane University in New Orleans, the Amistad Research Center is the nation’s largest independent archives specializing in the history of African Americans and race relations in the United States.

Association of African American Museums
AAAM is a non-profit membership organization dedicated to serving the interests and needs of Black museums and cultural institutions nationwide.

Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH)
The ASALH, which supports historical research, publishes a scholarly journal and sets the theme for Black History Month each year, was founded by scholar Carter G. Woodson.

Free At Last – The U.S. Civil Rights Movement
This book recounts how African-American slaves and their descendants struggled to win, both in law and in practice, the civil rights enjoyed by other Americans. Published by the State Department’s Bureau of International Information Programs.

Justice for All: The Legacy of Thurgood Marshall
Profiles Thurgood Marshall, whose success in the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education ended legal segregation in the United States. Later, as the first African American U.S. Supreme Court justice, he championed expanded rights for minorities, women and immigrants. A photo gallery presents highlights from Marshall’s life.

The King Center
Established in 1968 by Coretta Scott King, it is located in Atlanta’s Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site.

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site
This National Park Service site in Atlanta allows visitors to see King’s birth home, Ebenezer Baptist Church, and his gravesite, among other historic places. It also includes The King Center, established in 1968 by his widow Coretta Scott King.

National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC)
The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, authorized by Congress in 2003, has not yet been built. However, it offers a Museum on the Web and an extensive resource list.