8th Grade African-American History Reference

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  • Jacob Lawrence and the Great Migration Series

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    Jacob Lawrence and the Great Migration Series

    Read about Jacob Lawrence's achievements, and explore the related activities to learn more about this African American…

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    African-American History
    Artists
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  • Princess of Black Poetry: Nikki Giovanni

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    Princess of Black Poetry: Nikki Giovanni

    Share the story of Nikki Giovanni with your students, and assign the related activities to help them learn more about…

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    Reading and Literature
    Poetry
    African-American History
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  • General Colin Powell

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    General Colin Powell

    Share the story of Colin Powell, and assign the related activities to help students learn more about this important…

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    Social Studies and History
    African-American History
    Political Figures
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  • Booker T. Washington

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    Booker T. Washington

    Learn about Booker T. Washington's life and accomplishments, and then explore the related activities.

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    Social Studies and History
    African-American History
    Twentieth Century
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  • Famous African Americans Concentration

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    Famous African Americans Concentration

    Playing this game increases your students' awareness of the important contributions made by African Americans throughout…

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    African-American History
    American History/U.S. History
    Social Studies and History
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  • Eleanor Roosevelt Helped Marian Anderson

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    Eleanor Roosevelt Helped Marian Anderson

    Students write about how one can take a stand against discrimination.

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    Social Studies and History
    African-American History
    Equality Struggles
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  • Ralph Bunche and the Meaning of Peace

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    Ralph Bunche and the Meaning of Peace

    Students learn about a famous African American, Ralph Bunche, and write about peace and how it can be achieved.

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    Social Studies and History
    African-American History
    Peace
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  • Charles Drew and the Study of Blood

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    Charles Drew and the Study of Blood

    Students learn about the accomplishments of a famous African American, Charles Drew, and research the different…

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    American History/U.S. History
    Social Studies and History
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  • Harriet Tubman: Years in Canada

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    Harriet Tubman: Years in Canada

    After reading a biography of Harriet Tubman, children demonstrate their reading comprehension skills by answering…

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    Social Studies and History
    African-American History
    Equality Struggles
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  • Up Close: Thurgood Marshall Discussion Guide

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    Up Close: Thurgood Marshall Discussion Guide

    Examine the life and work of Thurgood Marshall—a lawyer and U.S. Supreme Court Justice—with your students. Use the…

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    U.S. Supreme Court
    African-American History
    Blacks
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    Rosa Parks

    Rosa Parks defined civil disobedience during the height of the civil rights movement.

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    Social Studies and History
    African-American History
    Civil Rights
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    A Movement Led by Dr. Martin Luther King

    Dr. King's work inspired countless supporters to join him in his strategies of nonviolence and passive resistance as…

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    Social Studies and History
    American History/U.S. History
    African-American History
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    Character Education: George Washington Carver

    Use this lesson to discuss the life of George Washington Carver and ask students to explain why he is an example of a…

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    Social Studies and History
    African-American History
    Scientists
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    Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington

    Learn more about the life of American Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist and orchestra leader, Duke Ellington.

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    Social Studies and History
    African-American History
    Musicians
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    Jackie Robinson Mini-Biography

    A brief biographical article about Jackie Robinson, the man who broke baseball's color barrier.

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    Social Studies and History
    African-American History
    Athletes
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  • George Washington Carver

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    George Washington Carver

    George Washington Carver major discoveries are reviewed along with suggested activities.

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    Social Studies and History
    African-American History
    Scientists
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  • Martin Luther King Jr. Receives the Nobel Peace Prize Printable

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    Martin Luther King Jr. Receives the Nobel Peace Prize Printable

    This printable consists of a newspaper article announcing the day that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. received the Nobel…

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    Award and Prize Winners
    Civil Rights
    African-American History
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    Louis Armstrong

    Louis Armstrong's talent as a trumpeter shaped the world of jazz.

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    Social Studies and History
    African-American History
    Musicians
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    Robert Johnson

    Robert Johnson was a talented guitarist, whose music laid the groundwork for Delta blues.

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    African-American History
    Musicians
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    Ella Fitzgerald

    Ella Fitzgerald is one of the most acclaimed artists in the history of jazz.

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    Social Studies and History
    African-American History
    Musicians
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    African-Americans in the Civil War

    African-Americans played a very important role the Civil War, as this article describes. Help your students better…

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    Social Studies and History
    U.S. Civil War (1860-1865)
    African-American History
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    Malcolm X

    Malcolm X was a contrast to Dr. King, because he took a very different approach to the civil rights movement.

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    American History/U.S. History
    African-American History
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    Harriet Tubman

    Harriet Tubman's heroic rescue effort brought slaves to freedom.

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    Social Studies and History
    African-American History
    Slavery in United States
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    Shirley Chisholm

    Shirley Chisholm emerged as an important politician during the 1970s, serving as the nation's first African-American…

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    African-American History
    Political Figures
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