Rosa Parks helped to change a law that was unfair to African-American people. That law said that African-Americans had to sit in the back of city buses. One day in 1955. Parks was riding on a city bus in Alabama. The driver told her to give her seat to a white person. She refused...
A Timeline of African American Firsts In every field, from science to diplomacy to literature, African Americans have made their mark. Here is a sampling of some impressive African American achievements and firsts. African American Firsts: Politics and Government Nearly two hundred years of African...
Africa, famous, African-Americans, biography Materials Needed man's handkerchief (one per student) or a white piece of cloth the same size as a handkerchief (cut from a sheet, for example) biographies and pictures or drawings of famous African Americans (some library and Internet resources provi...
Martin Luther King, Jr. - Minibook of Famous African Americans
Dig Deeper Famous Firsts By Black And African Americans John Barrymore Dec. at 60 (1882-1942) Born into a prestigious theatrical family, John Barrymore carved out an enviable space for himself in the world of entertainment. From his birth in Philadelphia in 1882 to his death in 1942, Barry...
Learn about the accomplishments of famous African American men and women using a unique three-way matching activity. (Grades 4-12) Objectives Students use an online resource (Encyclopedia Brittannica's Black History Month Biographies) to learn about famous African Americans. ...
Famous People Famous African Americans Famous Hispanic Americans Famous Scientists Famous Astronomers Famous Biologists Famous Chemists Famous Physicists Famous Female Scientists Famous Mathematicians Famous Military Leaders Famous Philosophers Famous Authors Famous Composers Famous Golfers Famous Explorers...
A South African of Indian Tamil origin, she was the first non-white woman judge of the High Court of South Africa, and she has also served as a judge of the International Criminal Court and President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Her four-year term as High Commissioner...
Watch Now: 7 Famous African Americans of the 20th Century Athletes Barry Gossage / NBAE / Getty Images Nearly every professional and amateur sport has a Black star athlete. Some, like Olympic track star Jackie Joyner-Kersee, have set new records for athletic achievement. Others, like Jackie Ro...
in which the writers depict the growing process of the young African-American generation.The writers point out that the basis for African-Americans finding a foothold in society is to search out their own cultural identity and the hard life of African-Americans is not only rooted in racial ...