Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. [Pdf]
"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...
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement
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...
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Rosa Parks Arrested
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...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Industrial Revolution & Immigration
[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.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: World War Ii Review
[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.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Dr. King's Leadership and Character [Pdf]
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:...
Other
Biography of Charles De Gaulle
This site provides a brief biography of French leader Charles de Gaulle, focusing on his influence during World War II.
Other
Hall of Fame Biographies: Shaka Zulu
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.
Robin Chew
Lucidcafe: Lucretia Mott
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."
Other
Hall of Fame Biographies: Albert John Lutuli
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.
Wisconsin Historical Society
[Archived Content] Wisconsin Historical Society: Golda Meir
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.
Wisconsin Historical Society
Wisconsin Historical Society: Ellen Clara Sabin
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...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Geronimo
In Spanish. A good review of the life of this famous Native American Chief. Many links included in the text.
Other
Green De Witt Colony: Green De Witt
A brief biography of the leader and founder of the DeWitt Colony in Texas, Green DeWitt.
Other
Go Hawaii: The Story of King Kamehameha I
Read the legend of King Kamehameha I, Hawaiian warrior, diplomat, and leader, while learning about the four statues build to honor his memory.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Mother Teresa Biography
Interesting biographical information about Mother Teresa, a famous missionary who devoted her life to caring for the sick and the poor.
Curated OER
Famous American Trials: Amistad Trials: Biography of Joseph Cinque
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.
Other
Biografias Y Vidas
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.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
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.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Augustus Tolton
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.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Charles Clinton Spaulding
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...
Time
Time: The Online Conquistador
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.
Fundación Cientec
Title: Cientec: Mujeres Premio Nobel
These are the scientists, technologist and medical awards awarded to women since the Foundation of the Nobel Prize in 1901.
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: American Revolutionary?
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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