TEACHING RESOURCE
The civil rights movement was mobilized in the 1950s, attempting to close the racial divide.
Discover how the NAACP was established.
REFERENCE
African-American filmmakers pushed the envelope by using their movies as a social and political commentary on American…
Students will learn about the important contributions made by Duke Ellington to the field of jazz, as well as some of…
LESSON PLANS
Students will use the Internet to find out more about griots, or African storytellers. Their work will culminate in…
Find enrichment activities and Internet resources to enhance your teaching of Alan Schroeder's Minty: A Story of Young…
EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
Students will enjoy learning about famous black figures from the past while they color. Included in this slideshow of…
Live far away from Massachusetts or lack school funds to take a field trip? Take your class on a virtual field trip of…
Learn all about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with our top 10 favorite resources, printables, and activities. Your…
BOOK GUIDES
This Common Core-aligned curriculum guide is designed to accompany The Youngest Marcher. This reading guide includes…
ACTIVITIES
This activity packet for middle school classrooms will help your students celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and…
Help your students celebrate Black History Month with this profile of African American Baseball Hall of Famer - Hank…
Black History Month is not just a great opportunity to teach students about the important figures from history who have…
This Black History Month project will help your students improve their research, writing, and presentation skills while…
CHOICE BOARDS
Help your students understand why Black History Month is celebrated with these student choice activities for middle…
A list of assassinations and attempts in U.S. since 1865.
The text of the Emancipation Proclamation.
An article discussing the history of African-Americans in the NHL.
An article explaining Mason and Dixon's Line.
A list of Coretta Scott King Award winners; the award is given by the American Library Association to authors and…
The amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
These statues reside in Boston's South End. Harriet Tubman spoke in Boston area Meeting Houses before and after…
Both of these houses were occupied by abolitionists and African-American families in the 1800s.
View the site of the Boston Massacre, where Crispus Attucks was the first man killed in the Revolutionary War.
