REFERENCE
A brief article about Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
A brief biography about Paul Robeson.
A brief article about actor and director Sidney Poitier.
A brief article about Ida B. Wells.
A brief article about civil rights activist Rosa Parks.
A brief article about former Secretary of State Colin Powell.
Learn more about the life of contemporary novelist Toni Morrison.
Learn more about the life of Langston Hughes, American poet and central figure of the Harlem Renaissance.
Article about Carter Woodson, the "father of Black History Month."
A brief article about Andrew Young.
A brief article about Malcolm X.
An article about writer Richard Wright.
The study of Black history was not begun until the Twentieth Century. This article explains why and gives information…
The amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
ACTIVITIES
The site of a booming whaling industry in the 1800s and a place where many slaves first set foot on free soil.
Read a brief history of Wilma Rudolph, aka La Gazella, who was an African American track star and three-time gold…
The first African-American regiment ever commissioned in the United Stated is commemorated with this fountain in New…
Nathan and Polly Johnson helped many slaves find their way to freedom in the 1800s -- including Frederick Douglass.
The Friends Meetinghouse in New Bedford, Massachusetts was the site of abolitionist activity in the 1800s. View pictures…
ASSESSMENT
Rubric for use with the Visualizing Jazz Scenes lesson.
An article outlining the Harlem Renaissance and its major players.
EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
Learn all about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with our top 10 favorite resources, printables, and activities. Your…
Live far away from Massachusetts or lack school funds to take a field trip? Take your class on a virtual field trip of…
Born: Aug. 4, 1961 Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii Barack Hussein Obama, Jr. made history in June 2008, when he became…
