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Lessons: Please open Britannica from your Launchpad before clicking on the lessons.
Ruby Bridges Lesson: Connections Between Individuals, Ideas, and Events
Sojourner's Truth Lesson: Persuasive Writing Using "What Time of Night It Is"
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Carter G. Woodson, Black History Pioneer
Carter Godwin Woodson (December 19, 1875 - April 3, 1950) was an American historian, author, journalist and the founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. In February 1926, he launched the celebration of 'Negro History Week', the precursor to Black History Month. Portrait taken circa 1895. This image has been colorized.
Carter G. Woodson, Black History Pioneer. Photograph. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 19 Jan 2021.
quest.eb.com/search/139_3931619/1/139_3931619/cite. Accessed 17 Jan 2023.
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Short Videos:
Barbara Jordan (2:27 min)
Black Cowboys of the West (2:02)
Claudette Colvin (2:07 min)
Elizabeth Keckly: From Slavery to the White House (2:18 min)
Historic Election Day (4:30 min)
Linda Brown: Brown vs The Board of Education (2:10 min)
The Tulsa Race Massacre Video (2:33 min)
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Civil rights march on Washington, DC
The March on Washington was a political demonstration held in Washington, D.C., in 1963. Its official name was the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Civil Rights leaders organized more than 200,000 people to protest discrimination against African Americans.
Civil rights march on Washington, DC, USA. Civil rights leaders, including Martin Luther King, Jr, surrounded by crowds carrying signs. 28 August 1968. Photographer: Warren K Leffler.. Photography. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.
quest.eb.com/search/300_2292120/1/300_2292120/cite. Accessed 17 Jan 2023.
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Langston Hughes, American Poet and Activist
James Mercer Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 - May 22, 1967) was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist. He is best remembered as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance. His main concern was the uplift of his people, whose strengths, resiliency, courage, and humor he wanted to record as part of the general American experience. Permeating his work is pride in the African-American identity and its diverse culture.
Langston Hughes, American Poet and Activist. Photograph. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 19 Jan 2021.
quest.eb.com/search/139_3828907/1/139_3828907/cite. Accessed 17 Jan 2023.
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Leading Issue: Environmental Racism
Each Leading Issue Contains:
- Summary of leading issue
- Two viewpoints with three supporting articles for each viewpoint
- Critical questions
- Relevant political cartoon
- Issue timeline
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Coretta Scott King Book Awards List
Cultures and Experiences Book List
(Filter your results by grade level, complete book readings, read-along performances, reader's theater scripts, and more!)
