Billie Holiday's Song "Strange Fruit" This comprehensive lesson uses Billy Holiday's song "Strange Fruit" as a discussion point for...		The Struggle Against Segregation Students learn about the history of segregation in the United States by reading about the...
Triangular Trade in the Atlantic Ocean In conjunction with a historical study of slavery, students will learn about triangular trade...		Visualizing Jazz Scenes of the Harlem Renaissance Students read and respond to literary selections that either portray the Harlem jazz scene or...
Tap Your Feet Students will practice following a pattern and become familiar with the concept of beat in...		African-American Gospel Music Introduce Gospel music while explaining lyrical meaning and cultural values. This is an...
Jazz and Math: Rhythmic Innovations Learn about the use of fractions in music.		Jazz and Math: Improvisation Permutations In this lesson students explore how many different rhythmic combinations can be improvised in a...
Write a Letter to Jesse Owens Assuming the role of a fellow athlete, Nazi supporter or African-American, students will write...		I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Have your students study different concepts in the writing of Maya Angelou's, I Know Why the...
The Underground Railroad Students take a "cyber-journey" through the Underground Railroad: the path to freedom for...		Senufo Painting Students can make Senufo paintings, which are stylized representations of animals or people....
Activities for African Folk Tales Get the most out of reading African folk tales by using these worksheets. This is a great...		African-American Heroes Students visit websites to learn about important African Americans and the honor of being...
Defining Jazz Music These lessons and activities explore sound and how sound is defined in jazz.		Influencing Others in Our World Students will study the lives of individuals, such as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa...
Jackie Robinson and Civil Rights Students think critically about the Civil Rights movement and its key players as they explore a...		Indentured Servants Use a lesson that helps students to compare and contrast European American indentured servitude...
Martin Luther King Jr, Civil Rights Leader Deliver a lesson plan that reviews Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's life, and use a pictorial...		Martin Luther King, Jr. Receives the Nobel Peace Prize Present this lesson plan to teach students about when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. received the...