BOOK GUIDES
Enhance understanding with a teaching guide for Great Expectations includes background information on Charles Dickens…
REFERENCE
A brief article about Jame Baldwin, including related resources.
Learn more about the life of track and field star Jesse Owens.
Enhance understanding with a teaching guide for Balzac's Cousin Bette includes discussion questions and history about…
Learn about Civil Rights leader James Meredith, who in 1961 was denied admission to the University of Mississippi…
Short article about Barbara Jordan.
A brief article about jazz musician Louis Armstrong.
A brief biographical article about Muhammad Ali and this athletic career accomplishments.
A brief article about Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
A brief biography about Paul Robeson.
TEACHING RESOURCE
Enjoy the company and ideas of other readers, expand your knowledge, and discover the wealth of wisdom found between the…
A brief article about actor and director Sidney Poitier.
Learn how to explore the world of books by joining or starting your own reading group.
A brief article about civil rights activist Rosa Parks.
A brief article about former Secretary of State Colin Powell.
Learn more about the life of contemporary novelist Toni Morrison.
Learn more about the life of Langston Hughes, American poet and central figure of the Harlem Renaissance.
Article about Carter Woodson, the "father of Black History Month."
A brief article about Andrew Young.
A brief article about Malcolm X.
An article about writer Richard Wright.
A brief article about poet Phillis Wheatley.
The study of Black history was not begun until the Twentieth Century. This article explains why and gives information…
Lithuania voted for independence from the Soviet Union on February 9, 1991. Read this country profile to learn more…
