Established in 1926 by noted African American historian Carter G. Woodson, it was originally called Negro History Week, and evolved to become a month-long event in 1976. February was selected because Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln have birthdays during the month. The annual event provides an opportunity to learn about the history, traditions and contributions of African-Americans. 

African American art : Harlem Renaissance, civil rights era, and beyond

by Richard Powell & Virginia Mecklenburg (2012)

Backlash: race riots in the Jim Crow era

by Calvin Craig Miller (2012)

Black cool: one thousand streams of blackness

by Rebecca Walker (2012)

Darkest America: black minstrelsy from slavery to hip-hop

by Yuval Taylor & Jake Austen (2012)

The Grey Album: on the blackness of blackness

by Kevin Young (2012)

How to be black

by Baratunde Thurston (2012)

Some of my best friends are black: the strange story of integration in America

by Tanner Colby (2012)

African-American Mosaic

Library of Congress guide to the study of black history and culture includes primary documents relating to abolition, migration, and colonization of Liberia.

African-American Odyssey

Produced by NPR and PBS, this site contains profiles of prominent African Americans, historical events, racial and societal issues, and contributions to arts and culture.

The Black List

Portraits and short biographies of contemporary African American men and women whose talent and drive has resulted in significant contributions across American culture and life. This is an online exhibit hosted by the National Portrait Gallery of Timothy Greenfield-Sanders photography.

Guide to Harlem Renaissance Materials

Presents full-text Library of Congress resources and links to external website's on the Harlem Renaissance movement.

History.com - Black History

Includes this day in history, TV shows, video clips, interactive timeline, important speeches and more.

In Motion: The African American Migration Experience

The Schomburg Research Center presents thousands of pages of texts and illustrations of thirteen defining migrations that formed and transformed African American.

Let Your Motto Be Resistance: African American Portraits

A gallery of portraits from the National Portrait Gallery. The theme is African American resistance across 150 years of United States history.

Library of Congress: African American History Month

Includes speeches, images, collections, and audio/video of outstanding African Americans who have helped pave the way for ethnic multiculturalism.

Voices of Civil Rights

A Library of Congress exhibition that features personal narratives of people who experienced the events.