Alice Walker A brief article about Alice Walker.		Gwendolyn Brooks A brief article about poet Gwendolyn Brooks.
Sojourner Truth - Biography An article about abolitionist Sojourner Truth.		Jan E. Matzeliger Children can read about the inventor Jan E. Matzeliger, and then color in his picture.
"Ain't I a Woman" The text of Sojourner Truth's speech, which was given at a Women's Rights Convention in 1851.		Assessment of Learning Through "The Duke" Lesson Assessment sheet for Learning Through The Duke lesson.
Jackie Robinson A brief article about Jackie Robinson and related resources.		Learning through The Duke Students will learn about the important contributions made by Duke Ellington to the field of...
Clarence Thomas A brief article about Clarence Thomas.		A Jazz Talk Show Students will explore the lives of various jazz musicians, studying the social and historical...
Hiram Revels A brief article about Hiram Revels, the first African American member of the U.S. Senate.		Interactive Timeline Students will explore ragtime music and gain an understanding of its development in relation to...
George Washington Carver A brief article about George Washington Carver.		Remembering Edison Edison's inventions of the light bulb and the phonograph are briefly discussed.
Bernice Johnson Reagon An article about Sweet Honey in the Rock's founder, Bernice Johnson Reagon.		The Struggle Against Segregation Students learn about the history of segregation in the United States by reading about the...
Ralph Johnson Bunche A brief article about Ralph Johnson Bunche, the first African American to win a Nobel Prize.		John Fitch Lesson Handout This handout follows the lesson on John Fitch.
Frederick Douglass A brief article about abolitionist Frederick Douglass.		Samuel Morse The inventions of Morse Code and the telegraph communication styles in the 1800s. This...