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Booker T. Washington: Orator, Teacher, and Advisor

For Teachers 3rd - 7th Standards
Imagine teaching yourself to read and write—do you think you could do it? Scholars analyze how Booker T. Washington went from a slave learning to read to a leading educator in the United States. Using video clips, speeches, and primary...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History

Two Different African-American Visions: W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
The strategies civil rights activists Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois proposed for blacks to achieve racial progress is the focus of an activity in which class groups identify the strategies as well as the benefits and drawbacks...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History

W.E.B. DuBois, Booker T. Washington, and Jim Crow

For Teachers 6th - 11th Standards
Class members use the think-pair-share strategy to compare the views of W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington and to consider how each man's backgrounds influenced his philosophy.
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Alabama Department of Archives and History

Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Where to begin? With the vocational education that provides the skills necessary to gain economic security or with a Liberal Arts education? As part of a study of leaders of the civil rights movement, class members compare and contrast...
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Curated OER

The Leadership and Impact of Booker T. Washington

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders explore the life and leadership of Booker T. Washington. In this Booker T. Washington lesson plan, 12th graders examine images of Washington, listen to audio of his voice, and his most famous speech. Students wrote...
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Three Visions for African Americans

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students consider the plight of African Americans in post-Reconstruction America. In this African American history lesson plan, students discover the visions of African American leaders Booker T. Washington, W. E. B. Du Bois, and Marcus...
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Center for History and New Media

Growing Up in a Segregated Society, 1880s–1930s

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
What did segregation look like in the beginning of the 20th century? Middle and high schoolers view images of segregated areas, read passages by Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois, and come to conclusions about how the influence of...
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Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. DuBois: The Problem of Negro Leadership

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students focus on the problem of African American leadership throughout American history. In groups, they research the life and works of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois and how they worked to promote the need for African American...
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American Institute of Physics

Historical Detective: Edward Alexander Bouchet and the Washington-Du Bois Debate over African-American Education

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Young scientists meet Edward Alexander Bouchet who, in 1876, was the first African American to receive a PhD in Physics. This two-part lesson first looks at the debate between Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois about the type of...
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Curated OER

Martin Puryear's Ladder for Booker T. Washington

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine the art of Martin Puryear. In this visual arts lesson plan, students analyze the sculpture "Ladder for Booker T. Washington". Learners consider how the sculpture reflects the life and contributions of Booker T....
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Curated OER

The Postbellum Period and Freemen

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students become familiar with the ways slaves reacted to educating themselves.  In this postbellum and freeman lesson, students complete readings from chapters in the book Up From Slavery.  Students write about the readings and organize...
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Curated OER

Dubois and Washington Venn Diagram

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students compare and contrast the visions of W.E.B. Dubois and Booker T. Washington. In this African American history lesson, students read biographies about both men and create a Venn diagram about the men.
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Albert Shanker Institute

Strategizing for Freedom

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, Marcus Garvey, and A. Philip Randolph developed different views on how to advance civil rights for African Americans. Class members research these famous figures and their strategies before developing...
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PBS

George Washington Carver: Scientist, Inventor, and Teacher

For Teachers 3rd - 7th Standards
Using video clips along with primary and secondary documents, scholars analyze the life of George Washington Carver, one of America's best scientists and inventors. Class members then create music, posters, and skits about this amazing...
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Fighting for Democracy, Fighting for Me

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students consider how African American responded to social injustice. In this social injustice lesson plan, students compare and contrast the visions of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois for obtaining civil rights for African...
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The Roots of The Modern Day African Americans And The Suggested Motivation For A Bright Future (Actual Experiences of Booker T. Washington, Frederick Douglass And Joseph Sengbe (Cinque))

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine the roots of African American pride and accomplishments. Individually, they are assigned an African country for them to research. In groups, they discover the life and works of Frederick Douglass, Booker T....
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Curated OER

Getting t Know Theodore Roosevelt, Jane Addams, Booker T. Washington, and Woodrow Wilson

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils study what reform means. In this social science lesson, students are put into small groups and create posters, oral reports, or role plays on the life and work of either Theodore Roosevelt, Jane Addams, Booker T. Washington, or...
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Curated OER

Technology Integration Lesson Plan: The African-American Experience

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders research information on Internet, and demonstrate examineing of African-American experience by writing three facts each about the lives of Booker T. Washington, Harriet Tubman, and W.E. Dubois.
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More Than Anything Else

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate the life of Booker T. Washington by reading a biography.  In this biographical lesson plan, 2nd graders read the story More Than Anything Else, and examine the geographical locations Washington once resided...
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Curated OER

The Destruction of Black Wall Street: The Tulsa Riot

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the reasons behind the Tulsa riot. They are illustrated the "living" nature of history through examining the recent investigation into the Tulsa riot. Students are introduced to a specific outbreak of racial violence in...
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Marcus Garvey and the Rise of Black Nationalism

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the differing beliefs of African American activists. In this American history lesson, 4th graders examine the views of racism resistance that Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, and Marcus Garvey held.
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Celebrating African Americans and Coins

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine the Booker T. Washington commemorative coin and listen to a biography of Washington's life. They develop a list of reasons why his life was commemorated with a coin. They examine other coins and the lives and work of...
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Diamonds of Delaware and Maryland's Eastern Shore: Seven Black Men of Distinction

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine writings from Booker T. Washington. They write short essays based on topics given to them and complete a matching activity. They also discuss aspects of Washington's life.
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What So Proudly We Hail

The Meaning of America: Enterprise and Commerce

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Using Mark Twain's The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, invite your learners to consider the concept of virtue in a democratic society devoted to gain and self-interest. This stellar resource guides your class members through a close...

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