Black History Month

February is Black History Month. The library created this collection of library materials, websites and PCC events to help you enjoy the celebrations.

2008 events at PCC


The 18 th Annual Cascade Festival of African Films: February 1-March 1, 2008 at PCC Cascade Moriarity Arts and Humanities Building, the Hollywood Theatre & McMenamins Kennedy School

Library materials

Websites

Librarians' Internet Index. Black History Month: http://www.lii.org/
Features websites that represent a broad range of interests and age levels.
Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies. Black History Teaching Resources.: http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/resource_library/african_american_resources.html
Black history teaching resources for educators.
Biography.com. Black History: http://www.biography.com/blackhistory
Profiles of important African-American personalities.
Encyclopedia Britannica's Guide to Black History: http://www.biography.com/blackhistory/
Biographies, source documents, image gallery and timeline.
Library of Congress African American History Month
: http://www.loc.gov/topics/africanamericans --
Primary source material including audio clips of "African American Voices"
Let Your Motto Be Resistance: http://www.npg.si.edu/exhibit/motto/
Portraits and biographies of famous African Americans, from the Smithonian

Amistad Digital Resource: http://www.amistadresource.org/index.html
History of the Civil Rights movement of the 20th century, from Columbia University

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