African American World for Kids
pbskids.org/aaworld
Visit the African American World of games and adventure.

African Folktales Unit
www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/afolk/afolktg.html
Explore these African tales.

Bancroft Library: African Americans in California
bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/africanamerican
Materials relating to African Americans in California are featured here.

Black History Calendar
www.theblackmarket.com/dates.htm
Discover historical events from Black History that occurred at a certain time.

Black History Month
www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/AfroAm.html
Links to six sites that celebrate Black History Month.

Black History Month Activities
www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/activities.htm
Activities for Black History Month from Gale.

Carter Godwin Woodson: Father of Black History
www.chipublib.org/002branches/woodson/woodsonbib.html
This black historian is featured on this site.

Celebrating Black History
www.uwbadgers.com/history/cel_bhist
Learn about some pioneers in collegiate athletics.

Civil Rights Law and History
www.usdoj.gov/kidspage/crt/crtmenu.htm
Explore the major people and events of the civil rights movement.

CNN Black History Month
www.cnn.com/EVENTS/black_history
Chronicles highlights of the February celebration.

Escape to Freedom
www.headbone.com/derby/escape
The Underground Railroad Derby.

Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
www2.lhric.org/pocantico/tubman/tubman.html
Harriet Tubman profiles, along with Underground Railroad Information.

In Motion: African American Migration
www.inmotionaame.org/home.cfm?bhcp=1
Explores the travels from Africa of black Americans.

Internet African American History Challenge
www.brightmoments.com/blackhistory
Take this interactive quiz to see how well you do.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day
www.holidays.net/mlk
Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. on his day.

MLK Online
www.mlkonline.net
Martin Luther King, Jr. information.

New York Public Library’s Center for Research in Black Culture
www.nypl.org/research/sc/sc.html
Explores African American migration dating back to the 1500s.

Teens: The Forgotten Face of Black History
www.teenwire.com/infocus/2005/if-20050201p092-rights.php
Learn about some people that the textbooks omit.

University of Michigan Library Archive: Brown V. Board of Education
www.lib.umich.edu/exhibits/brownarchive
Relevant information related to bussing, desegregation and the court decision.

We Shall Overcome: Historic Places of the Civil Rights Movement
www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/index.htm
Here are maps, site lists and background for places important to this movement.

Celebrate Chinese New Year
www.c-c-c.org/chineseculture/festival/newyear/newyear.html
Find out about the traditional Chinese celebration or the American version here. Also has information on the Chinese zodiac.

Chinese New Year
www.educ.uvic.ca/faculty/mroth/438/CHINA/chinese_new_year.html
Overview of the celebration as well as links to foods, decorations and superstitions of Chinese New Year.

Celebrations Around the World
www.soon.org.uk/country/christmas.htm
Information about primarily European countries and their Christmas celebration.

Christmas Around the World
www.theholidayspot.com/christmas/worldxmas/index.htm
Here is information on the traditions of others.

Christmas Around the World
www.christmascarnivals.com/aroundtheworld/
Christmas traditions worldwide.

Christmas Carol Lyrics
www.dwarfnet.com/christmas/carols/carols.shtml
Can't remember the words to that Christmas song? Lyrics are found here for several favorites.

Christmas Celebrations Around the World
www.soon.org.uk/country/christmas.htm
How do other countries celebrate Christmas?

Christmas Songs
www.nevada.edu/~blake/Christmas.songs.html
Lyrics are included for 40 popular Christmas tunes.

Christmas Traditions
www.portharbor.com/santa/xsatrad.php
Learn about other countries' celebrations.

Christmas Traditions Around the World
www.santas.net/aroundtheworld.htm
Find out how they celebrate Christmas in other areas of the world.

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
www.kate.net/holidays/christmas
Christmas wallpaper and screensavers are available here, as are links to many other Christmas sites.

Merry Christmas in 350 Languages
www.flw.com/merry.htm
Learn how to say "Merry Christmas" in the language of your choice.

Santa's Favorites
www.santas.net/christmasquotesandsayings.htm
Santa's favorite quotes and superstitions are here, as are links to songs, recipes and traditions.

St. Nicholas Center
www.stnicholascenter.org
Learn about St. Nick!

Cinco de Mayo
www.mexonline.com/cinco.htm
Learn about the history that lead to today's Mexican celebration.

Cinco de Mayo
www.vivacincodemayo.org/history.htm
Overview of the holiday, as well as links to many other sources of data about the event.

Halloween Kids
www.halloweenkids.com
Halloween celebrations from around the world are included, as are activities and party ideas.

Halloween: The Fantasy and Folklore of All Hallows
www.loc.gov/folklife/halloween.html
Site from the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress.

Chanukah on the Net
www.holidays.net/chanukah
Learn about this Jewish Festival of the Lights.

Hanukah Origins
www.everythingjewish.com/Hanukah/origins.htm
Read the background and history that led to this Jewish celebration.

How We Celebrate Hanukkah
www.joi.org/celebrate/hanuk/index.shtml
Explore this Jewish holiday.

Everything About Kwanzaa
www.tike.com/celeb-kw.htm
Explore the traditions of this African American celebration.

Kwanzaa
www.historychannel.com/exhibits/holidays/kwanzaa/
The seven principles and symbols of the celebration are included here.

Kwanzaa Information Center
www.melanet.com/kwanzaa
Site has an overview of the events in this celebration.

Kwanzaa: A Celebration
officialkwanzaawebsite.org/
African celebration site.

Earth Day
www.earthsite.org
Official web site of this holiday celebrated on the March Spring Equinox.

Groundhog Day
www.groundhog.org/
All you need to know about Punxsutawney Phil!

History of Valentine's Day
www.historychannel.com/exhibits/valentine
Find out about the day of romance!

President's Day
www.patriotism.org/presidents_day/
Links to Web sites about President's Day for students and educators.

Ramadan
www.holidays.net/ramadan
Explore this Muslim holiday.

Veteran's Day
www1.va.gov/opa/vetsday
This site explains the origins of Veteran's Day.

Veterans' Day - History Channel
www.history.com/minisites/veteransday
Companion site to the History Channel presentation.

Vetereans' Day
www.va.gov/opa/vetsday/
Learn about the holiday to honor our veterans.

History Channel - Thanksgiving
www.history.com/minisite.do?content_type=mini_home&mini_id=1083
Companion to television program.

Thanksgiving
www.2020tech.com/thanks
Read about the history of this American holiday.

Thanksgiving: Its History
www.wilstar.com/holidays/thanksgv.htm
Take a quiz about Thanksgiving or read the story about the holiday.