US Citizenship Podcast: U.S. Citizenship Resources for Black History Month

Happy Black History Month!

During the month of February, US Citizenship Podcast explores the connection between the USCIS History and Civics questions and African American History. Let's get started!

BLACK HISTORY MONTH RESOURCES (check back for updates)

American English at State: Black History Month
American English at State: Sing Out Loud Word Play: Black Alley: Be Me
Anacostia Community Museum: Virtual Exhibits
College Board: AP® African American Studies Pilot Framework and Overview
BlackHistoryMonth.gov
ELCivics.com: Black History Month
Google Applied Digital Skills: Google Celebrate Black History, Culture & Identity
History: Black History Month
LINCS: Civics and Citizenship Resources for Black History Month
LOC: Protests Against Racism Web Archive
Postal Museum: African Americans in the Postal Service and Philately
Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco
National Museum of African American History and Culture
National Museum of African Americans on Stamps: Civil War to Civil Rights
NPS: Black History Month
NPS: 28 Days of Black History
NYTM: The 1619 Project (also check Hulu)
Smithsonian Education: Black History Month
Story Corps: Black History Month
Story Cops: Honoring Black Voices
TED-ed: Hidden Figures: Black History
this i believe: In Celebration of African American History
Urban Intellectuals: Stories, News, Lesson Plans, and more. Check out their new Flash cards.
WH: A Proclamation on National Black History Month, 2023

VOA NEWS (recent videos)

VOA Africa: Struggle for Equality Persists as US Observes Black History Month (2023)
VOA Africa: Black History Month Spotlight: Representation in Media
VOA News: From Africa to America (Special Report--multiple articles and videos) (2019)

In 1619, the first Africans were brought to colonial Virginia – in bondage – beginning more than two centuries of slavery in America

African American Families Seek Clues About Enslaved Ancestors (2019)
African American Community Wants to Preserve Its Heritage (2018)
Members of African Diaspora Want More African Refugees in the US (2016)
Black History Education | VOA Connect (2022)
Black Horror Films a Platform on Social Commentary from an African American Perspective (2019)
Black Lives Matter Activists Voice Cautious Optimism About Biden Presidency (2021)
Black Panther Offers a Bridge for African Americans to Connect with Their African Roots (2019)
'Driving While Black' Documentary Chronicles Decades of Mistreatment of African American Motorists (Dec 2020)
Juneteenth – A Day to Reflect on the History and Legacy of Slavery in the US (2019)
Kamala Harris Makes History as First Black and Indian American Female Vice President (2021)
Largest Historically Black College in US Welcomes International Students (2020)
The Life of an African American Rodeo Cowgirl | VOA Connect (2019)
Pan African Festival Connects the African Diaspora Through the Arts (2019)
The Truth of Our Origins (VOA Connect Ep 16) (2019)
Visual Exploration of African Americans' Identity (2019)
What is Juneteenth? (2022)

US Citizenship Podcast Interview and Civics Quizzes:

15 USCIS Civics Questions in Honor of African-American History Month. (mp3) (pdf)
Citizenship Resources for Martin Luther King Jr Day (post)
A Citizenship Quiz for Kwanzaa mp3 and pdf
Ethiopia: Citizenship Interview with Krestos Negasi pdf mp3
Liberia: Citizenship Interview with Juah Sarwee plus 10qs about US Geography and Symbols pdf
Libya: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Esam Omeish pdf
Senegal: Patrice Lumumba’s Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview video podcast video podcast mp3
Somalia: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Nimco Ahmed pdf
Sudan: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Mohamed Awad Elhassan pdf
U.S. Citizenship Quiz for African-American History Month 2020 (pdf)
Yemen: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Safa Aldabyani pdf
Yemen: Citizenship Interview with Samia Amed mp3

LISTEN UP! US Citizenship Podcast African-American History Series

USCIS 100:60 Slaves, Slavery, and Olaudah Equiano mp3
USCIS 100:61 Colonists, Taxes, Crispus Attuks, Lemuel Haynes, and the American Revolutionary War mp3
USCIS 100:62 the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, and Sally Hemings mp3
USCIS 100:69 George Washington, Phillis Wheatley, and Columbia mp3
Feb 05 USCIS 100:65 The Constitutional Convention, the Great Compromise, and Slavery mp3
USCIS 100:94 Washington DC, Benjamin Banneker, and Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson mp3
USCIS 100:71 Louisiana Territory, Missouri River, and York mp3
USCIS 100:09 Life, Liberty, and La Amistad mp3
USCIS 100:77 Susan B. Anthony, Sojourner Truth, and Civil Rights mp3
USCIS 100:99 July 4th, Slavery, and Fredrick Douglass mp3
USCIS 100:74 Slavery, the Supreme Court, and Dred Scott mp3
USCIS 100:75 Abraham Lincoln, Harriet Tubman, and the Underground Railroad mp3
USCIS 100:76 The Emancipation Proclamation and Juneteenth (mp3)

US Citizenship Podcast Online Activities
LearningChocolate.com
U.S. Citizenship 21: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day activity
U.S. Citizenship 22: African-American History Part 1 activity
U.S. Citizenship 23: African-American History Part 2 activity
U.S. Citizenship 24: African-American History Part 3 activity
U.S. Citizenship 31: African-American History Part 4 NEW (in review)
Kahoot.it:
Martin Luther King, Jr Day activity
CITIZENSHIP QUESTIONS FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH activity