REFERENCE
A brief article about former Secretary of State Colin Powell.
A brief article about civil rights activist Rosa Parks.
A brief article about Ida B. Wells.
A brief article about actor and director Sidney Poitier.
A brief biography about Paul Robeson.
A brief article about Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
A brief biographical article about Muhammad Ali and this athletic career accomplishments.
Learn more about the life of track and field star Jackie Joyner-Kersee.
A brief article about jazz musician Louis Armstrong.
Short article about Barbara Jordan.
Learn about Civil Rights leader James Meredith, who in 1961 was denied admission to the University of Mississippi…
A brief article about Crispus Attucks, believed to be the first man killed in the American Revolution.
Learn more about the life of track and field star Jesse Owens.
A brief article about Jame Baldwin, including related resources.
ASSESSMENT
Distribute an article that describes how to create student-inspired rubrics.
Learn more about the life of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.
Learn more about the life of American dancer and choreographer Judith Jamison.
Learn more about the life of the American painter and educator Jacob Lawrence.
Learn more about the life of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson.
Learn more about the life of jazz singer Billie Holiday.
An article about Mary McLeod Bethune's contributions to education and race relations as a leader in the American black…
LESSON PLANS
Assign a project that centers on the creation of a publication called the Colonial American Gazette. Children will…
An article, including related resources, about Benjamin Banneker.
Learn more about Fannie Lou Hamer, an inspirational figure to many involved in the struggle for civil rights.
