Reading Warm-Up 42 for Gr. 3 & 4: American History Help students master important reading skills with a passage on segregation and reading...		My Mother the Cheerleader Reading Guide Explore the divisive forces of race, economics, and culture that challenged integration in U.S....
The Struggle Against Segregation Students learn about the history of segregation in the United States by reading about the...		Teaching Guide to Marching for Freedom This comprehensive teacher's guide to Marching for Freedom: Walk Together, Children, and...
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Have your students study different concepts in the writing of Maya Angelou's, I Know Why the...		Ancestry of U.S. Population by Rank, 2001 A chart listing the self-reported ancestry of U.S. residents, according to the 2000 census.
End of Segregation in Public Schools Learn about the legislation that was passed to end segregation within the American public...		Drylongso In this story a family facing drought turns to a stranger, Drylongso, for help.
The Fight Against Lynching Students research the effort to end lynching in the early twentieth century.		Abolitionists Working Together Students learn about the women in the abolitionist movement by reading a poem, a speech, and...
African-Americans and Others Fight Discrimination Ask students to read and answer related questions about the state of racial equality in the...		Eleanor Roosevelt Helped Marian Anderson Students write about how one can take a stand against discrimination.
A Wreath for Emmett Till Teacher's Guide Preparation assignments, group discussion questions about lynching and civil rights, and many...		The Great Migration At the end of the 19th century, droves of African-Americans migrated North.
Up Close: Ella Fitzgerald Discussion Guide Encourage reading comprehension, critical thinking, and thought-provoking classroom...		The Great Migration and the Search for a New Life The Great Migration had a significant effect on the U.S. economy.
Teacher's Guide to Boycott Blues: How Rosa Parks Inspired a Nation Use this teacher's guide to Boycott Blues: How Rosa Parks Inspired a Nation as you study...		The Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s The civil rights movement was mobilized in the 1950s, attempting to close the racial divide.
Guardian Reading Guide Share this reading guide to Julius Lester's Guardian with your students. It includes...		Emerging African-American Leaders Read about important and influential African-American leaders.