REFERENCE
African-American filmmakers pushed the envelope by using their movies as a social and political commentary on American…
A brief article about Alice Walker.
A brief article about Ralph Johnson Bunche, the first African American to win a Nobel Prize.
A brief article about abolitionist Frederick Douglass.
A brief article about Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks.
Billy Strayhorn, jazz composer, in an interview with Stanley Dance.
Reference an article that outlines the symbols of Kwanzaa and celebrations for each day. This information is useful…
This article chronologically outlines court cases concerning affirmative action in the United States.
The full text of Booker T. Washington's speech about civil rights.
A brief article about photographer and director Gordon Parks.
Learn about the life of civil rights activist Medgar Evers, who organized the first economic boycott of businesses that…
A brief article about Grammy Award-winning poet, writer, composer, and actress Maya Angelou.
A brief article about Jame Baldwin, including related resources.
Learn about Civil Rights leader James Meredith, who in 1961 was denied admission to the University of Mississippi…
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.
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.
An article outlining the Harlem Renaissance and its major players.
A list of Coretta Scott King Award winners; the award is given by the American Library Association to authors and…
WORKSHEETS
Encourage reading comprehension, critical thinking, and thought-provoking classroom conversation with the questions in…
Use the lesson planning resources in this printable guide to Harriet Jacobs's Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl to…
Examine the life and work of Thurgood Marshall—a lawyer and U.S. Supreme Court Justice—with your students. Use the…
