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Check out more history, facts, stories, bios of famous African-Americans, pictures and photos, online exhibits, and background info with our Best of the Web guide to Black History Month ...

African-American History and Culture - Here's the Library of Congress online exhibit telling the story through historical documents in their collection.

Slavery and the Making of America - Here's a PBS feature with an interactive timeline, historic audio recordings from former slaves, pictures and illustrations, plus helpful related resources here.

Smitsonian Learning Lab - Take a virtual tour of the National Museum of African American History by subject including art, music and Black History Month.

Black History Month Lessons & Resources - The National Education Foundation offers tons of free resources for classrooms, from kindergarten through high school.

The Internet African American History Challenge - Take the interactive quiz to sharpen your knowledge of black history.

Black Facts Online - A mega database of facts and links to historical events, searchable by keyword or date.

Celebrate Black Voices - Check out this treature trove of suggested movies and books for kids and teens to celebrate Black History Month.

Facts for Figures: African-American History Month - A quick snapshot by the U.S. Census Bureau with the most recent significant data by the numbers, including African-American populations by age and income, housing, education, voting statistics and more.

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