Furnishes a profile of the political activist and author of Black Panther Party and Black Congress fame.
ThinkQuest student project devoted to black history provides a look at a Coleman-inspired postage stamp and a detailed biography.
Brief biographies about Jackie Robinson and the other men who integrated major-league baseball.
ThinkQuest black history project includes a biography and reference list devoted to this African-American physician.
Memorial information including a statement of purpose, articles supporting the commemoration and suggested Gaines readings.
Non-profit organization founded to continue the work of the Black Panthers. Read the history and vision of the party and email the foundation.
Encyclopedia article about Shirley Chisholm, the first African American women elected to Congress, offers a history of her life in politics.
Women's history resource features a brief biography of this 19th century African-American journalist and offers study questions.
Scan a brief article that discusses the life and accomplishments of this civil rights activist who served for 22 years with the NAACP.
Learn of the achievements of the "father of civil rights." Photographs of memorial with information on design and location.
Offers a brief bio of Granville T. Woods, whose more than 50 patents included an incubator and his most famous invention, the Synchronous Multiplex Railway Telegraph.
African-American history resource produced by students for the ThinkQuest competition includes a biography of this civil rights leader.