WORKSHEETS
Students write about how one can take a stand against discrimination.
Students learn about a famous African American, Ralph Bunche, and write about peace and how it can be achieved.
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Students learn about the accomplishments of a famous African American, Charles Drew, and research the different…
Use the lesson planning resources in this printable guide to Harriet Jacobs's Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl to…
After reading a biography of Harriet Tubman, children demonstrate their reading comprehension skills by answering…
Examine the life and work of Thurgood Marshall—a lawyer and U.S. Supreme Court Justice—with your students. Use the…
Rosa Parks defined civil disobedience during the height of the civil rights movement.
Dr. King's work inspired countless supporters to join him in his strategies of nonviolence and passive resistance as…
Use this lesson to discuss the life of George Washington Carver and ask students to explain why he is an example of a…
Learn more about the life of American Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist and orchestra leader, Duke Ellington.
Learn about the Negro League from the late 1800's through the 1940's in the United States.
A brief biographical article about Jackie Robinson, the man who broke baseball's color barrier.
George Washington Carver major discoveries are reviewed along with suggested activities.
This printable consists of a newspaper article announcing the day that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. received the Nobel…
Sarah Boone patented the ironing board in 1892. In this printable, children read about this famous African-American…
Louis Armstrong's talent as a trumpeter shaped the world of jazz.
Robert Johnson was a talented guitarist, whose music laid the groundwork for Delta blues.
Ella Fitzgerald is one of the most acclaimed artists in the history of jazz.
African-Americans played a very important role the Civil War, as this article describes. Help your students better…
Ralph Bunche served brilliantly as a professor and diplomat, and made many significant global contributions.
Malcolm X was a contrast to Dr. King, because he took a very different approach to the civil rights movement.
Harriet Tubman's heroic rescue effort brought slaves to freedom.
Shirley Chisholm emerged as an important politician during the 1970s, serving as the nation's first African-American…
Oprah Winfrey is an important public figure in America, having overcome adversity to become a global icon.
