These colors are based on the Pan-African flag created by Marcus Garvey in 1920. The Pan-African flag's colors have symbolic meaning:

• Red — stood for blood: both the blood shed by Africans who died in their fight for liberation, and the shared blood of the African people.
• Black — represents, well, black people
• Green — was a symbol of growth and the natural fertility of Africa
• *Gold is also seen on various Pan-African flags and can symbolize tears that were shed or moral richness or as a solidarity reference to the Ethiopian flag

Sources: NPR Code Switch Podcast (https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/06/14/532667081/on-flag-day-remembering-the-red-black-and-green), World Atlas (https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-are-the-pan-african-colors.html)

~Mrs. Knight~

Woolworth's Lunch Counter

Black Heritage in San Antonio

• Teacher Vision, Black History Month Lesson Plans (all subjects)

• Black History Month: Teaching Beyond Slavery

• 20 Pertinent Classroom Resources for Black History Month

• 34 Black History Month Activities for February and Beyond

• Black History Month Lessons (Has lots of lesson links!)

• The Hate U Give
• Blackout
• Concrete Rose
• Find Your Voice
• On the Come Up

Learn more about Angie Thomas here: https://angiethomas.com/

Benjamin Banneker was a largely self-educated mathematician, astronomer, compiler of almanacs and writer.

https://www.biography.com/scientists/benjamin-banneker

The following books can be accessed through our library's catalog (Destiny) for a print copy or can be accessed through SORA for electronic books. Also we have additional books in our Black History Month Destiny Collection.