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  • ACTIVITIES

    New Bedford, MA and the Underground Railroad

    Visit New Bedford, Massachusetts, which was an integral part of the Underground Railroad.

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  • March Forward, Girl by Melba Beals

    BOOK GUIDES

    March Forward, Girl Teaching Guide

    Plenty of challenging and stimulating independent and group activities can be found in the teaching guide for this…

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    Three Famous Americans in the Civil War

    Students read several paragraphs about three Civil War heroes, and then answer questions.

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    U.S. Civil War (1860-1865)
    American History/U.S. History
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    African Meeting House/Abiel Smith School

    Photos of the oldest African-American church (still standing) in the U.S. and the school it formerly housed.

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  • Revelations: Alvin Ailey, Jr.

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    Revelations: Alvin Ailey, Jr.

    Share the story of Alvin Ailey, Jr. with your students, and assign the related activities as a way to learn more about…

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    African-American History
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  • Benjamin Banneker, Astronomer

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    Benjamin Banneker, Astronomer

    An African-American astronomer, Benjamin Banneker's accomplishments are reviewed along with related activities.

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  • Equal Is Right

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    Equal Is Right

    The Civil Rights Movement is reviewed in this printable worksheet. Students will look at the movement's leaders and the…

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    Civil Rights
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  • Kwanzaa, the African-American Celebration of Ancestry

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    Kwanzaa, the African-American Celebration of Ancestry

    Teach children about Kwanzaa with the activities outlined in this printable. They will learn about the traditions of…

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  • Code a Slideshow Lesson Plan from Vidcode

    LESSON PLANS

    Hour of Code: Code a Slideshow for Black History Month!

    Take Black History Month projects to new heights with this coding project This Hour of Code lesson from Vidcode will…

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  • Civil Rights Movement Playlist

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    Civil Rights Movement Playlist

    Use this mini-unit to expose students to an overview of the civil rights movement, and familiarize them with Martin…

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    Describing Drum Beats in Native American Music

    Work with students to perform a Native American song and dance, Owl Dance. Allow them to describe and analyze the drum…

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  • We Shall Overcome Lesson Plan: We Are the Freedom Riders

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    We Shall Overcome Lesson Plan: We Are the Freedom Riders

    Study the civil rights movement in America through music and literature. In this lesson, students will read We Shall…

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    African-American History
    Music and Songs
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  • REFERENCE

    Martin Luther King Jr, Civil Rights Leader

    Deliver a lesson plan that reviews Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's life, and use a pictorial depiction of his life. This is…

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    Literary Biographies
    African-American History
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  • A Guide to Teaching About Freedom Struggles

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    A Guide to Teaching About Freedom Struggles

    This teaching guide includes author interviews, discussion questions, cross-curricular activities, and reading…

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    Slavery in United States
    Reading and Literature
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  • African-Americans in Arts & Entertainment Quiz

    ASSESSMENT

    African-Americans in Arts & Entertainment Quiz

    Test your students' knowledge of famous black artists and entertainers.

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    African-American History
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  • African-American Firsts Quiz

    ASSESSMENT

    African-American Firsts Quiz

    For Black History Month, test your knowledge about some famous African American pioneers.

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    African-American History
    African Americans
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    Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

    The full text of the autobiography of Harriet Brent Jacobs, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.

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  • ACTIVITIES

    Lewis Temple

    Lewis Temple, a man of color, invented the toggle harpoon in 1848. This device increased the efficiency of the whaling…

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    African-American History
    Inventions
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  • REFERENCE

    Assessment of Learning Through "The Duke" Lesson

    Assessment sheet for Learning Through The Duke lesson.

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    African-American History
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  • TEACHING RESOURCE

    Emancipation Group

    This statue of Abraham Lincoln and Archer Alexander sits adjacent to the Park Plaza Hotel in Boston.

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  • The Great Contralto: Marian Anderson

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    The Great Contralto: Marian Anderson

    Share the story of Marian Anderson's achievements with your students, and assign the related activities as a way of…

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  • Althea Gibson's Story

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    Althea Gibson's Story

    Share the story of Althea Gibson with your students, and assign the related activities as a way of learning more about a…

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  • Free and Slave States, 1787

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    Free and Slave States, 1787

    Students identify states by their shapes and then sort the list by whether it was a free or slave state in 1787.

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  • Speaking of Slavery

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    Speaking of Slavery

    Word puzzles hold the answers to clues about issues of slavery in the United States.

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