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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

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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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Marcus Garvey and the Rise of Black Nationalism

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students answer preview questions about different terms to describe African Americans. In this Black Nationalism lesson, students listen to background information on Marcus Garvey, then read an editorial by Garvey on the Return to...
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: Black Nationalism and Black Power

For Students 9th - 10th
There were two methods of protesting discrimination of African Americans during the Civil Rights Movement: follow Martin Luther King, Jr. or Malcolm X. Find out about the Black Panther Party, Black Nationalism, and Black Power.
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Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Segregation Separation: Making of African American Identity: V. 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource summarizes and links to primary source articles examining the relationship between segregation and racial separation highlighting some of the effects of segregation on the black community post World War I.
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Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Separating: Making of African American Identity: V. 3

For Students 9th - 10th
Article summarizes and provides links to audio and text versions of a speech made by Malcolm X one month after he left the Nation of Islam over a disagreement with its leader Elijah Muhammad. Includes questions for discussion.
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Handout
PBS

Pbs: Negroes With Guns: Rob Williams & Black Power

For Students 9th - 10th
Tells the story of civil rights activist Rob Williams and his belief that Black Americans needed to draw guns on violent racists.
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Article
Other

Socialist worker.org: The Politics of Marcus Garvey

For Students 9th - 10th
The "back to Africa" ideas of Marcus Garvey struck a chord in early 20th century America and gave rise to a mass Black nationalist movement. Christina Bergmark takes a look at the reasons why.
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Website
Other

Amistad Digital Resource: Marcus Garvey

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical essay on Marcus Garvey, a Jamaican political leader who advocated "Africa for the Africans", Black Nationalism, and Pan-Africanism movements. He was the founder of the United Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) and the...
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Handout
Black Past

Black Past: Black Panther Party

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopedia entry describes the Black Panther Party: its beginnings, important leaders, and role in the African American communities of the 1960s and 1970s.
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Handout
Black Past

Black Past: Malcolm X

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia article recounts the course of Malcolm X, a fiery speaker and supporter of Black Nationalism.
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Malcolm X Amd the Nation of Islam

For Students 5th - 8th
A brief biography of a leader for black power, Malcolm X. Read about his early life and conversion to the Nation of Islam. Find out what his goals were for blacks in America, and see how the means to the end was different from Martin...
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Black Power

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed discussion of the people and events of the Black Power movement.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Malcolm X Facts and Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
This short biography and fact sheet provides interesting details about the life, times, and history of Malcolm X, a symbol for the black power movement.