January 31, 2023
Posted by: Danna Bell
Explore our Free to Use and Reuse set on African American women changemakers and consider how you might use this resource in your classroom.
Posted in: African American History , Women's History
December 15, 2022
Posted by: Danna Bell
Who is Major Charles Young and what is his role in shaping the National Park Service?
Posted in: African American History , Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877) , Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914)
December 7, 2022
Posted by: Danna Bell
Join us on December 13th to celebrate the tenure of Jason Reynolds, the outgoing National Ambassador for Young People's Literature.
Posted in: African American History , News and Events , Poetry and Literature
November 30, 2022
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Explore our new primary source set on the Civil Rights Movement.
Posted in: African American History , Contemporary United States (1945-present)
September 6, 2022
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Explore how to use Chronicling America to study the Black American fight for freedom and the complicated narrative the documents this part of United States history.
Posted in: African American History , Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945)
August 16, 2022
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Learn about Susie King Taylor, the first Black Civil War nurse, and her fight to obtain an education during slavery.
Posted in: African American History , Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877)
May 24, 2022
Posted by: Danna Bell
Consider how the work of a photographer can help students connect to history and make connections to their own lives.
Posted in: African American History , Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945)
January 20, 2022
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Explore the resources available to support classroom activities on African American history.
Posted in: African American History
January 13, 2022
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Learn about Barbara Pope and her fight to insure that African American passengers on interstate trains did not have to move to Jim Crow cars.
Posted in: African American History , Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914)