Black Life in America from NewsBank
Offers primary sources from U.S. newspapers (1690–present).
Features a timeline/topic-based interface.
Includes full editions with illustrations, ads, and cartoons.
Search by era, date range, or location.
Suggested searches highlight key topics like laws, notable figures, arts, activism, and more.
Explore African American history from a variety of articles and linked pages like:
African Americans - covering people, migration/diaspora, the US Civil War, Civil Rights, Black Power, and current topics through articles, videos, maps, and more.
African American History at a Glance - giving a brief introduction, then moving through major eras in history. Also provides biographical snapshots, 2 reading levels, and the ability to share to Google Classroom and Teams.
DuSable Museum of African American History - discusses the history of and collections within the museum
Harlem Renaissance which links to related concepts like American Literature, Langston Hughes, and New York City. Teacher resources include standards alignment and Lexile information.
Gale - Elementary in Context contains over 550 age-appropriate magazines for grades K-5. Also includes Merriam-Webster's Elementary Dictionary, maps, flags, seals, charts and graphs. Animals, art and music, geography, health, literature, people, plants, science, social studies, sports and technology. Additional Features: Pictorial search, search by Lexile.
Explore the search results to find highlights like:
2 minute video from founder and executive director of the Griot Museum of Black History, Lois Conley, discussing why we all need to know Black history.
An excerpt from the book Holidays of the World on the history and reason for Black History Month.
News articles on unique and important achievements like the first all-Black group to summit Mount Everest, the contributions of Black Americans to sports history, and the Black scientists making advances in tech.
PebbleGo Social Studies features 150 articles that introduce young researchers to the world around them. Leveled text, educational games, lesson plans and videos support educational research concepts for your youngest researchers. PebbleGo's biography section is particularly robust and includes the following categories and people (biographies are not limited to this list of examples):
Astronauts & Pilots, Explorers, Inventors & Business Leaders: Bessie Coleman, Jessica Watkins, Mae Jemison, Matthew Henson, Madam C. J. Walker, Robert Smalls, Ursula Burns, Wallace Amos
Actors & Entertainers, Artists & Writers, Athletes: Beyonce, Chadwick Boseman, Jason Reynolds, Kwame Alexander, Langston Hughes, Mahalia Jackson, Phillis Wheatley, Tyler Perry, Zendaya, Zora Neale Hurston, Bubba Wallace, Gabby Douglas, Hank Aaron, Jackie Robinson, LeBron James, Magic Johnson, Misty Copeland, Sheryl Swoopes, Simone Biles, Wilt Chamberlain
Composers, Musicians, & Singers, Politicians & Supreme Court Justices: Aretha Franklin, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Marian Anderson, Condoleezza Rice, Clarence Thomas, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Shirley Chisholm, Thurgood Marshall
History Makers, Scientists: Claudette Colvin, Coretta Scott King, Fannie Lou Hamer, Sojourner Truth, Stacey Abrams, Susie King Taylor, Dorothy Vaughan, Gladys Mae West, Katherine Johnson, Kizzmekia Corbett, Neil deGrasse Tyson
TeachingBooks African American Collection: Browse 3,592 books with resources for all levels, including The Hate U Give, The Crossover, Long Way Down, Dear Martin, X, Jabari Jumps, Hidden Figures, Finding Langston, and more.
Teaching Resources:
Text Information: Lexile, ATOS, Fountas & Pinnell, grade levels, text complexity toolkit, similar books
Author Information: Name pronunciation, interviews, blog links
Activities & Lessons: Story maps, reflection questions, discussion guides, lesson plans, vocabulary lists, puzzles
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