Jackie Robinson A brief article about Jackie Robinson and related resources.		John Fitch Lesson Handout This handout follows the lesson on John Fitch.
Clarence Thomas A brief article about Clarence Thomas.		Samuel Morse The inventions of Morse Code and the telegraph communication styles in the 1800s. This...
Hiram Revels A brief article about Hiram Revels, the first African American member of the U.S. Senate.		Cyrus McCormick: Agricultural Inventor In 1832 Cyrus McCormick displayed a labor saving machine – the reaper. This article and...
George Washington Carver A brief article about George Washington Carver.		Robert Fulton: Inventor Robert Fulton invented many things - among them were the steam-driven boat and the submarine....
Bernice Johnson Reagon An article about Sweet Honey in the Rock's founder, Bernice Johnson Reagon.		John Fitch: Pioneer Steamboat Inventor Read about the invention of the steamboat while teaching your students about note-taking.
Ralph Johnson Bunche A brief article about Ralph Johnson Bunche, the first African American to win a Nobel Prize.		Billy Strayhorn Interview Billy Strayhorn, jazz composer, in an interview with Stanley Dance.
Frederick Douglass A brief article about abolitionist Frederick Douglass.		Visualizing Jazz Scenes of the Harlem Renaissance Students read and respond to literary selections that either portray the Harlem jazz scene or...
Gwendolyn Brooks A brief article about poet Gwendolyn Brooks.		54th Regiment Memorial This memorial sits across from the Massachusetts state house, and honors the first all black...
Marian Anderson A brief article about singer Marian Anderson.		Biographies of African-American Inventors Read about notable African-American inventors.
Math-Science Career Fair for Middle-School Girls Can-Do Day is all about encouraging girls to focus on -- and excel in -- math and science. For...		African-American Scientists Distribute a chart that lists many African-American scientist of note.