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Curated OER

History Matters: Du Bois on Garvey

For Students 9th - 10th
The full title of this article by W.E.B. DuBois is "The Collapse of the Only Thing in the Garvey Movement Which Was Original or Promising." DuBois wrote in detail about the collapse of the Black Star Line, Garvey's steamship line which...
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University of Massachusetts

U Mass Amherst: Du Bois Central

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of resources about W.E.B. DuBois, founder of the NAACP, who committed his life to opposing racial and social injustices. Includes photographs, papers, information on the Niagara Movement, exhibits, timeline, and a biography...
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Making of African American Identity: Public Image

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The resources examines images that illustrate and challenge black stereotypes of the late-nineteenth century, primarily focusing on W. E. B. Du Bois' African American photographs assembled for the 1900 Paris Exposition.
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Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Leadership, Making of African American Identity: V. 2

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay in which W. E. B. Du Bois discusses the need for a black elite. This essay, "The Talented Tenth" is provided, illustrating his efforts to improve the social standing of African Americans.
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: Two Paths Towards Equality [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
During the time of rising segregation in the late 19th century two African-American leaders offered two opposite views about how to advance civil rights for African-Americans. Read about the philosophies of those leaders. Booker T....
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Robin Chew

Lucid Cafe: Du Bois Overview and Links

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the life and career of W.E.B. DuBois. Provides information pertaining to his political interests and his involvement in the NAACP. Related links to other civil rights leaders and issues are presented.
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Black Past

Black Past: Du Bois, William Edward Burghardt

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief encyclopedia article gives information about W. E. B. DuBois, the controversial founder of the NAACP. He was the foremost black intellect of the early 1900's.
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Curated OER

W. E. B. Du Bois

For Students 9th - 10th
A speech by Mary Church Terrell, a letter by Booker T. Washington, a letter by W.E.B. DuBois, and the Niagara Movement's Declaration of Principles describe African American civil rights strategies in the early-twentieth century.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Booker T. Washington and w.e.b. Du Bois

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart compares and contrasts the African American leaders of the late 1800's and early 1900's. It includes Venn Diagrams, quotes, pictures, and poetry.
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Curated OER

W. E. B. Du Bois

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of W. E. B. DuBois.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Niagara Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Niagara Movement, a black civil rights organization formed in 1905 formed by W. E. B. Du Bois and William Monroe Trotter.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Making of African American Identity: Goals

For Students 9th - 10th
The full text of Booker T. Washington's plea for white support of black enterprise and W. E. B. Dubois's response are provided within this resource, in addition to a summary of their positions.
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Ma: w.e.b. Dubois Boyhood Homesite

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains all that remains of the childhood home of African American intellectual and activist W.E.B. Du Bois (1868-1963). The property, which belonged to his family for over 200 years, is seasonally open to the public.
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Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: African Americans, the Gilded and the Gritty: 1870 1912

For Students 9th - 10th
A speech by Mary Church Terrell, a letter by Booker T. Washington, a letter by W.E.B. DuBois, and the Niagara Movement's Declaration of Principles describe African American civil rights strategies in the early-twentieth century.
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Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Action, Making of African American Identity: V. 2

For Students 9th - 10th
An address, a declaration of principle, and the Black National Anthem illustrating differing approaches to political action. The texts examine how Washington and Du Bois turned their political objectives into action organizations in the...
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Curated OER

W.e.b. Du Bois

For Students 9th - 10th
This NPR archive story discusses W. E. B. DuBois' exploration of America's ongoing struggle with race. Michele Norris presents a reexamination of The Souls of Black Folk, on the book's 100th anniversary.
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Social Studies Help Center

Social Studies Help Center: Turn of the Century African American Reformers

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief outline of information about African Americans & reform during the Progressive Era. Links to more information on Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Marcus Garvey.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: The American Experience in the 1900s

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents a general picture of what life was like in the United States at the turn of the century. Content includes compelling images, information, and documents about American life.
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Activity
Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: Three Visions for African Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning Activity on the divergent views of African American leaders. Students review and compare the competing visions of Booker T. Washington, Marcus Garvey and W.E.B. Du Bois. In addition, students choose a contemporary African...
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eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: Progressive Movement: New Voices for Women and African Americans

For Students 11th - 12th
Examines how the women's rights movement began and how it evolved over time, followed by a look at the development of the African American civil rights movement and the different leaders that emerged during the Progressive Era.
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Website
Other

New York Public Library: Africana Age: The Civil Rights Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an extensive review of the Civil Rights movement from the 1940s to the 1960s. Read about the ways African Americans protested discrimination in employment and education over several years. Be sure to click on the images to find...
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American Public Media

Say It Plain: Speech to Atlanta Cotton States and International Exposition

For Students 9th - 10th
Booker T. Washington made a consequential speech in Atlanta in 1895, known now as the Atlanta Compromise. Read about the speech, the consessions Washington felt African-Americans needed to make, and the context in which the speech was...
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Website
Library of Congress

Loc: Naacp: The New Negro Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
Look through the items in this Library of Congress exhibition, NAACP: A Century in the Fight for Freedom. This part of the exhibition deals with events the NAACP was involved with in the early 20th century just before the Great...
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Arts Edge: Drop Me Off in Harlem

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of biographies, video and audio clips, and photos offer a look at the people, locations, and themes of the Harlem Renaissance.