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General Biography Sites	African-American Links	Presidents Links	Women's History Links
Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Links	Hispanic Heritage Links	Native American Links	Other COL Biographies

General Biography Sites

Famous Texans	Biographies for Kids	Family Crests.com (COL)
Biography Dictionary	Scientist Biographies	Research of Famous Firsts

African-American Links

Cumberland County MLK Jr. websites for teachers	Martin Luther King Jr. website (K-5 Activities)
Dr. Martin Luther King in His Own Words	Martin's Big Words (video of the award-winning book)
Dr. Martin Luther King Activities	"I Have a Dream" speech (complete audio version)
"I Have a Dream Speech" (full speech in two video files. Cannot be enlarged)	"I Have a Dream" speech (video segment 2mins.) Cannot be enlarged


Stamp on Black History (All U.S. postal stamps that feature African-Americans)	Timeline of African-American History
Enchanted Learning's Black History Menu	Biographies of Great African Americans
The Encyclopedia Britannica Guide to Black History (includes timelines, audio and video)	Kulture Kidz (Black History and Children's Literature)
George Washington Carver Activity/Coloring Book George Washington Carver (World Almanac for Kids) George Washington Carver (*¡En Español!)*	Thurgood Marshall (Brain Pop: Brown Vs. Board of Education) Thurgood Marshall Biography
Enchanted Learning's Activities and Mini-biographies	K-5 Black History Month Resources
PBS Kids: African-American World for Kids	PBS Kids: Africa Kids
Sojourner Truth (Women's Hall of Fame) Sojourner Truth (Harcourt) (*¡En Español!)*	Rosa Parks Activities (Enchanted Learning) Rosa Parks: America's Story
Harriet Tubman (Enchanted Learning) Harriet Tubman (KidPix Timeline and links) Underground Railroad (An interactive role-playing game)

Women's History Links

Enchanted Learning's Women in History	Children's Encyclopedia of Women
Women Who Changed History (Scholastic)	Women in American History
Anne Frank	Women's National Hall of Fame
Helen Keller Kids Museum Online Helen Keller/ Helen Keller's Historical Home Braille Bug (Learn all about Braille) Sign Language Dictionary (Animated)	Florence Nightingale Photographs Florence Nightingale (Interactive History Game) Florence Nightingale Timeline
The Flight of Amelia Earhart (Scholastic interactive) www.Amelia Earhart.com Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum	Clara Barton Red Cross Flag History (Coloring Page)
Betsy Ross
Eleanor Roosevelt Timeline	Henrietta Chamberlain King

Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Links

Asian-American Heritage (Scholastic)	Flags of Asia
Asia Blank Maps and Asian Countries (Enchanted Learning)	Enchanted Learning's Japan Activities
Hawaii (Enchanted Learning)	Zoom School: Japan
Zoom School: China	History of the Kimono
Japan Unit (ABC Teach)	Kids Web Japan
China/Chinese New Year

Hispanic Heritage Links

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage	Famous Hispanics in the World and History
Spanish/English Learning Activities (Enchanted Learning)	Translator Alligator
Harvesting Hope Reading Game (Cesar Chavez)	Cesar Chavez Activities/ Biography
Famous Hispanics (includes a picture of the person)	Spanish Word of the Day (PBS Kids)
1,2,3 Spanish (Think Quest)	Spanish Songs
Mexico: Fast Facts (Kids Connect)	Mexico for Kids
Enchanted Learning's Zoom School: Mexico	Mexican Crafts (Enchanted Learning)
Cinco de Mayo	Asian/ Pacific Heritage Activities (Reading is Fundamental)

Native American Links

Texas: Native Americans	Native American Regions
Native American Chart	Native American Shelter
Pocohontas (Interactive History Game)	Texas Indians
Coahuiltecan Nation	Chief Pontiac's Biography (Enchanted Learning)
Southwest Native Americans	The Wampanoag

Other COL Biographies

Liberty's Kids (American Revolution)	Inventors and Inventions
Paul Revere Home Just for Kids Early America: Paul Revere (Video) Paul Revere Virtual Museum	Alexander Graham Bell Family Collection
Sam Houston Museum (Virtual Tour)	Edison Invents! Thomas Edison Timeline Edison Cylinder Recordings
Christopher Columbus (Interactive History Game) Columbus (Enchanted Learning) Columbus's Lost Ships	Robert Fulton Biography Robert Fulton (Inventive Genius) Steamships
Benjamin Franklin (Enchanted Learning) Benjamin Franklin's Inventions Benjamin Franklin (PBS)	Johnny Appleseed (Enchanted Learning)
Wright Brothers Wright Brothers Links (Kidsconnect) Wright Brothers Internet Scavenger Hunt (Scholastic)

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