February is Black History Month. Here some of the many resources on IMPACT News to help students investigate African American history. Check the archives for many more!
K-1
Women in African American History – Bessie Coleman, Ruby Bridges, and Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett
Three African Americans Who Made a Difference – Mae Jemison, Thurgood Marshall, and Lisa Leslie
African American Heroes of the American Revolution – Salem Poor, Phillis Wheatley, and Cyrus Bustill
Grades 2-3
Elizabeth Jennings Graham and the fight to desegregate New York City public transportaion
The Greensboro Sit-Ins – how students led a movement against segregation
Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett and her fight against coronavirus
Grades 4-5
Historically Black Colleges and Universities – a look at America’s oldest Black colleges and universities
Carter G. Woodson and his efforts to teach African American History
African American women of NASA – honoring the contributions to the space race of Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Dorothy Vaughan.
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