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    Wilma Rudolph, Olympic Athlete

    Read a brief history of Wilma Rudolph, aka La Gazella, who was an African American track star and three-time gold…

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    The Harlem Renaissance

    An article outlining the Harlem Renaissance and its major players.

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    Teaching The Great Gatsby
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    Coretta Scott King Award Winners

    A list of Coretta Scott King Award winners; the award is given by the American Library Association to authors and…

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  • Up Close: Ella Fitzgerald Discussion Guide

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    Up Close: Ella Fitzgerald Discussion Guide

    Encourage reading comprehension, critical thinking, and thought-provoking classroom conversation with the questions in…

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  • Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Teacher's Guide

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    Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Teacher's Guide

    Use the lesson planning resources in this printable guide to Harriet Jacobs's Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl to…

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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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    Rosa Parks

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

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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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    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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    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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    Jackie Robinson Mini-Biography

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

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    Louis Armstrong

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

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    Robert Johnson

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

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    Ella Fitzgerald

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

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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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    U.S. Civil War (1860-1865)
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    Ralph Bunche

    Ralph Bunche served brilliantly as a professor and diplomat, and made many significant global contributions.

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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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    Harriet Tubman

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

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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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    Oprah Winfrey

    Oprah Winfrey is an important public figure in America, having overcome adversity to become a global icon.

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    Jimi Hendrix

    Jimi Hendrix was an astonishing musical innovator, whose style has yet to be defined.

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    Miles Davis

    Miles Davis was known as the Picasso of jazz.

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    Duke Ellington

    A great American composer, Ellington's big band music became wildly popular in the 1950s and 1960s.

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