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\nFamous Firsts Word Search\n

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\nIn this Black history month worksheet, students read the names associated with Black history month. Students locate the 10 words in the word search puzzle.\n
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\n\"Harriet\n\n
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\nHarriet Tubman Follow the North Star\n

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\nHonor Black History Month with a spotlight feature on Harriet Tubman. After learning about the path the Underground Railroad followed, scholars imagine themselves on it, and share their experience and feelings through writing. \n
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\nRuby Bridges: A Simple Act of Courage, Grades K-2\n

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\nA civil rights movement lesson designed specifically with the Common Core State Standards in mind, young learners are introduced to the story of Ruby Bridges as the first African American child to attend an all-white elementary...\n
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\nRuby Bridges: A Simple Act of Courage, Grades 3-5\n

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\nThrough character trait graphic organizers, a vocabulary sorting activity, class discussion, and a civil rights movement slide show, your young historians will be introduced to the amazing story of Ruby Bridges and her experiences as the...\n
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\nBlack History Month\n

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\nIn this holiday worksheet, middle schoolers find the words that are associated with Black History Month and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.\n
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\nWho is Robert M. Glass? - Black History Month\n

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\nStudents research the role of African Americans during the each of the United States' wars. In this African American history activity, students research information and statistics about the role of African Americans in the following...\n
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\nRosa Parks\n

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\nFacts and transcripts of Rosa Parks are transcribed in this 9-slide PowerPoint. The slides include a brief biography, history of racism, which lead into Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat. What follows are slides about her feelings...\n
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\nCarter G. Woodson: Father of Black History Month\n

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\nStudents explore the life and accomplishments of Carter G. Woodson, the father of black history. They read and discuss his educational pursuits and discover he was the second black man in history to receive a doctor's degree. Students...\n
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\nAbraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass: A Compare and Contrast Lesson Plan\n

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\nTwo great men, one time period, and one purpose; it sounds like a movie trailer, but it's not. It's a very good comparative analysis lesson focused on Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. Learners will research and read informational...\n
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\nWomen's Suffrage, Racism, and Intersectionality\n

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\nThe Nineteenth Amendment granted women the right to vote—as long as they were white. High schoolers read articles and essays about racism in the suffrage movement and consider how intersectionality played a role in the movement. Scholars...\n
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\nTeach This Poem: \"Black Laws\" by Roger Reeves\n

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\nAfter investigating the Black Lives Matter movement, class members do a close read of Roger Reeves' \"Black Laws.\" They write down words and phrases that rhyme, consider the kinds of rhymes used and their function in the poem. Scholars...\n
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\nShirley Chisholm: Unbought, Unbossed and Unforgotten\n

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\nA 13-page packet introduces high schoolers to a lady of amazing firsts. Shirley Chisholm was the first Black woman elected to Congress, the first Black woman to run for President of the United States, and a leader of the Women's Rights...\n
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\nReparations: Why Are Reparations Controversial?\n

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\nTo understand why the topic of reparations is controversial, young scholars gather background information by reading articles, watching videos, and examining cases where reparations were made. Learners consider the lasting repercussions...\n
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\nBlack Genius: How Did Black Genius Help Build American Democracy?\n

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\n\"How did the slavery system undermine the United States' democratic principles?\" This question launches a study of how the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence, Article I, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution, and Article IV,...\n
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\nF.E.W. Harper: Uplifted from the Shadows\n

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\nWhat is stereotyping, and how do we handle stereotyping in our daily interactions? Your young historians will not only have the opportunity to learn about the first African American woman to publish a short story–Frances Ellen...\n
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\nBlack History 104\n

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\nWho was the originator of the Blood Bank? What fur and grain trader founded the city of Chicago? Who invented the ironing board and lawn sprinklers? A 10-clue matching activity launches a scavenger hunt for information about famous, yet...\n
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\nWomen's History Minute: Marian Anderson\n

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\nA short video spotlights opera singer Marian Anderson's accomplishments alongside her struggles with racism and segregation. \n
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\nBefore Rosa Parks, there was Ida B. Wells. In 1884, Wells was arrested for refusing to leave the first-class women's car on a train to Chicago. Born into slavery, raised in the south, Wells became a newspaper publisher, an advocate for...\n
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\nMaya Angelou's poem, \"Still I Rise\", offers young scholars an opportunity to consider how poets use literary devices to create powerful messages. After a close reading and discussion of the poem, class members reflect on how they can...\n
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\n“The Fifteenth Amendment in Flesh and Blood,” The Symbolic Generation of Black Americans in Congress, 1870–1887\n

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\nThe reading of a contextual essay launches a study of Black Americans who served in Congress from 1870 through 1887. Young historians identify the African Americans who served during this period, investigate the ways they won national...\n
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\nTen facts make up an activity in which scholars match the name of a famous Black American to a personal detail or accomplishment.\n
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\nSlave Narratives: Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs, and the Columbian Orator\n

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\nYoung historians practice in-depth, quality analysis of primary source texts in this three-lesson unit, which examines excerpts from the slave narratives of Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs, and Caleb...\n
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\nGroups select a photograph from one of the four eras of African Americans in Congress and develop a five-minute presentation that provides background information about the image as well as its historical significance. The class compares...\n
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\nBlack Americans in Congress Speak Their Mind\n

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\nTo conclude their study of Black Americans in Congress, groups select a statement made by one of the Members, examine the Member's profile on the provided link, and create a display that includes state represented, years of service, an...\n
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