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Jan 26, 2024 · By Scholastic Editors. January 26, 2024. Grades. 3 - 12. Black History Month gives us an opportunity to highlight the lives of African American leaders, thinkers, and innovators in U.S. history. This collection of nonfiction books are sure to become fast favorites for your class. Each book takes a deep dive into the life of a Black history hero ...
Jan 31, 2022 · Here are Black American heroes to celebrate this month — and every month. 1. Claudette Colvin. Claudette Colvin, civil rights activist, made history in 1955 as a teen. Craig Barritt / Getty ...
Famous African American Scientists: Lesson for Kids. Jennifer has taught elementary levels K-3 and has master's degrees in elementary education and curriculum/instruction and educational ...
Jan 25, 2023 · Horace Pippin. Horace Pippin (1888-1946) was an American folk painter known for his depictions of African American life and of the horrors of war. He was a self-taught African American painter who attracted attention amid the national fascination with “folk,” “primitive,” and “naïve” art in the late 1930s and 1940s.
Madam C.J Walker –. Cosmetics, Entrepreneur first Female African American Millionaire. Madam C.J Walker was an inventor, entrepreneur and first African American woman to become a millionaire. She was born Sarah Breedlove on 12/23/1867 in Delta Louisiana. Most Americans at that time did not have indoor plumbing, central heating and electricity.
Jan 26, 2023 · These biographies are great to use as Black History Month lesson plans and throughout the school year! “Claudette Colvin” by Briannica Kids (3rd Grade) This biography from Brittanica Kids shares the moving story of Claudette Colvin, an African American teenager who was arrested in 1955 for refusing to give up her seat to white person.
Feb 4, 2021 · Gwendolyn Brooks (1917 – 2000) Continuing the list with the Black History heroes with extraordinary talents, we get to Gwendolyn Brooks, teacher, author, and poet. She went down in history as the first Black author to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1950. Even today, she is considered one of the greatest poets of the 20th century, a reputation ...
