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Read Works

Read Works: African American Leaders

For Students 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about five African American leaders: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Jackie Robinson, Condoleezza Rice, George Washington Carver, anD3845:D4144lable to help students build skills in...
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Read Works

Read Works: The Struggle for Equality

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about heroic African Americans including Rosa Parks, Langston Hughes, Thurgood Marshall, Jackie Robinson, and Barbara Jordan. A question sheet is available to help students build...
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Read Works

Read Works: American Heroes

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] This Black History resource contains mini-biographical sketches of Jackie Robinson, Rosa Parks, George Washington Carver, and Marian Anderson. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Learning Page: Baseball as American as Apple Pie

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource surveys the early years of baseball and includes historical documents, such as letters from Jackie Robinson and digitized early basball cards.
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Curated OER

Time 100: Heroes and Icons: Jackie Robinson

For Students 9th - 10th
TIME Magazine features Jackie Robinson as one of the most influential trailblazers of the 20th Century. Content includes an extensive biography and a brief timeline of his life.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: What Are Barriers?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
In this lesson students will understand what the concept of a barrier means, and how Jackie Robinson faced and overcame barriers in his life. Additional resources are provided.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Famous Americans Review

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews the Famous Americans for the second grade VA SOLs. It uses Activotes to test their knowledge. Famous Americans include George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Jackie Robinson, Martin...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Connecting Ideas, Events, and Individuals

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Students will analyze interactions between ideas, events, and individuals by creating a graphic organizer. They will utilize "I Never Had it Made" by Jackie Robinson for this activity.
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Learning to Give

Learning to Give: Lesson 2: Philanthropy of Sports Heroes and Myself

For Teachers 9th - 10th
With this lesson plan, teachers can assist students in expanding their knowledge of African American sport heroes who accomplished much more than athletic victories. Students will increase their understanding of philanthropy and...
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Lesson Plan
Learning to Give

Learning to Give: Lesson 1: Sports Heroes and Private Action for the Public Good

For Teachers 9th - 10th
With this lesson plan, teachers can assist students in expanding their knowledge of African American sport heroes beyond their athletic achievements. Students will learn what these famous black Americans have contributed to the world...
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Website
Other

The King Center: Albany Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
A must see site relating to the Albany Movement. A turbulant time during American history, the Albany movement was a regional nonviolent protest movement in southwestern Georgia formed by representatives of several local and national...
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Handout
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies

For Students 9th - 10th
A fantastic resource where you can find biographies of historical figures. You can search by the person's name or by topics, such as Presidents, United States Leaders, Scientists, Inventors, Humanitarians, Explorers and Pioneers,...
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Other

Hsi: March on Frankfort: Who Will Go Down in History?

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has students identify with the people of the civil rights movement. Oral histories are provided, along with a newspaper article. After reviewing the material, students are to draw a conclusion.
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Website
Library of Congress

Loc: American Memory: African American Odyssey

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents the collections of the Library of Congress that showcase the experiences of African-Americans.
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Primary
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Negro League Baseball

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection that uses primary sources to explore Negro League Baseball.
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Article
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Origins of the Civil Rights Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement in post World War II America.
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Handout
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A fantastic resource where you can find biographies of historical figures. You can search by the person's name or by topics, such as Presidents, United States Leaders, Scientists, Inventors, Humanitarians, Explorers and Pioneers,...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: African American Leaders

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares facts about famous African American leaders. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition are also...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: The Struggle for Equality

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage gives biographical information about famous African Americans who have worked hard to fight against inequality. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills....
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Read Works

Read Works: Give Thanks

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about Thanksgiving traditions in a Native American family. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in author's purpose.
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Handout
CommonLit

Common Lit: Text Sets: The Civil Rights Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of 34 Grade-Leveled texts (4-12)on the topic The Civil Rights Movement. The Civil Rights Movement emerged after nearly a century of little progress for African Americans following the end of slavery. Explore the...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Fences" by August Wilson

For Students 9th - 10th
The play "Fences" explores the complex relationships of a 1950s middle-class, African American family and how they deal with issues of financial hardship, infidelity, and insecurities. Selected (7) reading passages (grades 7-11) to pair...
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: 9 of the Most Valuable Baseball Cards in History

For Students 9th - 10th
Cards of Hall of Famers Honus Wagner, Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle have sold for millions.
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Learning About Black Leaders Bingo: Grades 1 and 2: Pbs Kids

For Students 1st - 2nd
Identifying contributions of people, past and present is important. We learn to celebrate individuals and the part they play in our lives. The month of February honors the important role Black people play in the story of our country....

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