Introduces research process as students investigate contributions of African American leaders of the 1900s. Each student constructs a quilt square, highlighting the achievements of an individual.
Lesson plan and video dramatization on VHS of NC African-American folk tale written by Charles Chesnutt, early Black writer who expanded on slave lore, providing not only an example of late 19th century Black literature, but a near approximation of literature from antebellum slaves. Applicable to a wide age range.
Learning Network provides a cross-curricular thematic unit of lesson plans and online supplemental resources for teaching black history to K-12 students.
Classroom-ready lesson plan to examine the history of this 'city-within-a-city', a self-supporting African American community that prospered from the late 19th century until the 1930s.
From White Oak Elementary School, Edenton, North Carolina. Objective: At the end of this lesson, the student will be able to recognize famous Black Americans and their roles in America's society.
Kathleen L. Nichols' extensive resource guide prepared for a class taught at Pittsburgh State University but very useful for anyone doing research on slavery.
