WORKSHEETS
Develop research and composition skills with this Black Biographies activity for Black History Month (February) or…
Share the story of Martin Luther King Jr.'s achievements, and assign the related activities to your students to help…
REFERENCE
Students think critically about the Civil Rights movement and its key players as they explore a biographical site about…
An African-American astronomer, Benjamin Banneker's accomplishments are reviewed along with related activities.
Assessment sheet for Learning Through The Duke lesson.
ACTIVITIES
Lewis Temple, a man of color, invented the toggle harpoon in 1848. This device increased the efficiency of the whaling…
The full text of the autobiography of Harriet Brent Jacobs, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.
Students learn about a famous African American, Shirley Chisholm, who was a member of the United States Congress. They…
Students will learn about the important contributions made by Duke Ellington to the field of jazz, as well as some of…
Learn about Hattie McDaniel, the first African American to win an Academy Award.
A list of assassinations and attempts in U.S. since 1865.
The text of the Emancipation Proclamation.
An article discussing the history of African-Americans in the NHL.
An article explaining Mason and Dixon's Line.
Read this country profile to learn about Haiti's history, government, geography and economy. It includes information…
Learn about the life of Condoleezza Rice, who served as U.S. Secretary of State from 2005-2009.
Learn more about the life of Charlayne Hunter-Gault, one of television's premier journalists.
A brief article about Alice Walker.
An article about Harriet Tubman.
The text of Sojourner Truth's speech, which was given at a Women's Rights Convention in 1851.
An article about abolitionist Sojourner Truth.
A brief article about Clarence Thomas.
A brief article about Hiram Revels, the first African American member of the U.S. Senate.
An article about Sweet Honey in the Rock's founder, Bernice Johnson Reagon.
