TEACHING RESOURCE
Read about the Emancipation Proclamation, which was issued by President Lincoln on September 22, 1862.
Slavery was an American Holocaust.
Join the effort to move the U.S. toward full equality, by developing a supportive, open-minded community that celebrates…
Learn about organizations and campaigns that help African-American business people network and develop their skills.
African-American soldiers played an important role in World War II.
REFERENCE
African-Americans played a very important role the Civil War, as this article describes. Help your students better…
Jimi Hendrix was an astonishing musical innovator, whose style has yet to be defined.
Miles Davis was known as the Picasso of jazz.
A great American composer, Ellington's big band music became wildly popular in the 1950s and 1960s.
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.
During the 20th century, African-American playwrights began gaining recognition and acclaim.
Many African-American poets have made important contributions to the literary world.
African slaves brought a tradition of oral narratives to the U.S., a tradition that persisted after the abolition of…
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.
Dr. King's work inspired countless supporters to join him in his strategies of nonviolence and passive resistance as…
Harriet Tubman's heroic rescue effort brought slaves to freedom.
CHOICE BOARDS
Celebrate Black History Month with this engaging and thought-producing collection of writing prompts. Students will…
A list of the passengers on the Mayflower and a brief history of the sail.
Students visit websites to learn about important African Americans and the honor of being featured on U.S. postage…
Present this lesson plan to teach students about when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. received the Nobel Peace Prize. This…
Students will explore the lives of various jazz musicians, studying the social and historical events current in the…
BOOK GUIDES
Activities and resources to teach Cecil's Story, a Civil War book written by George Ella Lyon and illustrated by Peter…
