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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 6th
"Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr." is a one page, biographical passage about Martin Luther King, Jr. It is followed by an open-ended question which requires students to provide evidence from the story; it includes determining the author's...
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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The Academy of Achievement brings students face-to-face with the extraordinary leaders, thinkers, and pioneers who have shaped our world. Features include profiles of academy members (author Amy Tan at the time of this writing) and...
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Rosa Parks Arrested

For Students 9th - 10th
This 3-part article explores Rosa Park's famous act of civil disobedience -- refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a white passenger. Her subsequent arrest sparked a 381-day boycott of the Montgomery bus system and the 1956 Supreme...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Industrial Revolution & Immigration

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson has notes covering the American Industrial Revolution and famous leaders of the industrial age. Also includes the need for immigrants to supply the factories with workers.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: World War Ii Review

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart can be used as a review or for instruction of the events, sides, famous leaders, and theaters of World War II.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Dr. King's Leadership and Character [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This lesson plans looks at the leadership and character of Dr. King, and encourages students to draw connections to their lives. More lesson plans from the national parks service on civil rights and Dr. King can be found here:...
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Other

Biography of Charles De Gaulle

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a brief biography of French leader Charles de Gaulle, focusing on his influence during World War II.
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Other

Hall of Fame Biographies: Shaka Zulu

For Students 9th - 10th
Focuses on the story of Shaka Zulu (1787-1828 CE), a famous South African military leader. Read about his early life as well as his military career.
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Robin Chew

Lucidcafe: Lucretia Mott

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Lucidcafe provides a brief description of the life of Lucretia Mott, a Quaker minister and "a leader of the antislavery and women's rights movements in America."
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Other

Hall of Fame Biographies: Albert John Lutuli

For Students 9th - 10th
This South African Hall of Fame site features a page on the life of Albert Lutuli (1898-1967), a Nobel Peace Prize winner and a leader in the fight for civil rights in South Africa.
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Wisconsin Historical Society

[Archived Content] Wisconsin Historical Society: Golda Meir

For Students 9th - 10th
A short biography of Golda Meir, a resident of Milwaukee in her early years. She went on to become the first female prime minister of Israel and a prominent world leader.
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Wisconsin Historical Society

Wisconsin Historical Society: Ellen Clara Sabin

For Students 9th - 10th
Ellen Clara Sabin (1850-1949) began teaching at a young age, and went on the become one of the leaders in establishing educational institutions in Wisconsin specifically for women. She also helped establish the Wisconsin Federation of...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Geronimo

For Students 9th - 10th
In Spanish. A good review of the life of this famous Native American Chief. Many links included in the text.
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Other

Green De Witt Colony: Green De Witt

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography of the leader and founder of the DeWitt Colony in Texas, Green DeWitt.
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Other

Go Hawaii: The Story of King Kamehameha I

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the legend of King Kamehameha I, Hawaiian warrior, diplomat, and leader, while learning about the four statues build to honor his memory.
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Mother Teresa Biography

For Students 2nd - 8th
Interesting biographical information about Mother Teresa, a famous missionary who devoted her life to caring for the sick and the poor.
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Curated OER

Famous American Trials: Amistad Trials: Biography of Joseph Cinque

For Students 9th - 10th
A biographical sketch of Joseph Cinque, a leader of the Amistad Revolt. An interesting note is an observation by a phrenologist concerning his determination of Cinque's character by examining his head.
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Other

Biografias Y Vidas

For Students 9th - 10th
Allows user to search for biographies of different people. The site contains different biography classifications: historical, famous people of today such as stars and more! Easy to use and helpful for basic biographical knowledge.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical sketch of Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, an American community leader who was active in the women's rights movement and particularly in organizing African American women around issues of civic and cultural development.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Augustus Tolton

For Students 9th - 10th
Summarizes the life and career of Augustus Tolton, an American religious leader who is regarded as the first African American ordained as a priest in the Roman Catholic Church.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Charles Clinton Spaulding

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief account of the life of Charles Spaulding, American business leader who built the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company into the nation's largest black-owned business by the time of his death, when it was worth about $40...
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Time

Time: The Online Conquistador

For Students 9th - 10th
Ruben "El Rubius" Doblas Gundersen is a Spanish speaking vlogger and one of the most popular on YouTube. Find out what he does and how he became so famous.
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Fundación Cientec

Title: Cientec: Mujeres Premio Nobel

For Students 9th - 10th
These are the scientists, technologist and medical awards awarded to women since the Foundation of the Nobel Prize in 1901.
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: American Revolutionary?

For Students 9th - 10th
An interview of Thurgood Marshall's biographer, Juan Williams, from the PBS Newshour. Provides insight into the character, background, and motivation of Thurgood Marshall.

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