Celebrating African American History

Brief, yet fascinating biographies highlighting 75 well-known African Americans are included in this supplemental tool. Each biography is followed by 2-3 activities for students to complete. While it serves as a useful reference year round, it is especially helpful during the month of February.

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Henry "Hank" Aaron Alvin Ailey Muhammad Ali C. Alfred "Chief" Anderson Marian Anderson Maya Angelou Louis Armstrong Arthur Ashe James Baldwin Benjamin Banneker Ida B. Wells Barnett James Beckwourth Wendell O. Belfield Mary McLeod Bethune Julian Bond St. Elmo Brady Blanche K. Bruce Eugene Jacques Bullard Ralph Bunche George Washington Carver Frederick Douglass Charles Richard Drew W. E. B. DuBois Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable Marian Wright Edelman Duke Ellington Medgar Evers Marcus Garvey Berry Gordy Nancy Green Alex Haley W. C. Handy Lorraine Hansberry Alonzo Franklin Herndon Billie Holiday Hamilton E. Holmes, Sr. Langston Hughes Mae Jemison

James Weldon Johnson Frederick McKinley Jones Scott Joplin Barbara Jordan Michael Jordan Martin Luther King, Jr. Lucy Craft Laney Joe Louis Malcolm X Thurgood Marshall Jan E. Matzeliger Benjamin Elijah Mays Ronald E. McNair Garrett A. Morgan Toni Morrison Jessye Norman Jesse Owens Rosa Parks Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Colin Powell A. Philip Randolph Paul Robeson Jackie Robinson Wilma Goldean Rudolph Nina Simone Bessie Smith Louis W. Sullivan Mary Church Terrell Clarence Thomas Sojourner Truth Harriet Ross Tubman Alice Malsenior Walker Madame C. J. Walker Booker T. Washington Phillis Wheatley Carter G. Woodson Richard Wright