The Civil Rights Movement: The Later Years worksheet, children read about the issues that emerged later in the movement.

In this worksheet, children read about the March on Washington, the ideals that inspired it,  and the people who attended it.

In this worksheet, children read the story of Parks' act of passive resistance, then follow a series of thoughtful prompts to reflect on why the boycott was successful, as well as why it inspired the support of so many people around the United States.

The Underground Railroad helped thousands of enslaved Americans find freedom. In this worksheet, your student will learn about this historic network.

Learn more about marches for freedom during the civil rights movement with the worksheet The Selma to Montgomery March.

In the worksheet Ideas of the Harlem Renaissance, children learn what this cultural movement was about, as well as some famous artists who emerged at the time.

In the worksheet Ideas of the Harlem Renaissance, children learn what this cultural movement was about, as well as some famous artists who emerged at the time.

In the worksheet The History of African American Spirituals, children read about how African Americans used spirituals during different moments in history, starting from their enslavement to the civil rights movement.

Children learn about Madam C.J. Walker, the first woman to become a self-made millionaire in the United States, in this Finding the Main Idea worksheet.

Get to know astronaut Mae Jemison in this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet!

Give your students experience with reading and analyzing primary sources with this powerful excerpt from the memoir of Frederick Douglass.

Get to know scientist, artist, and activist Mae Jemsion in this reading comprehension worksheet!

Explore a fascinating period of U.S. history with this informational reading worksheet about the Harlem Renaissance.

In this worksheet, students learn how the Sit-In movement began, and the impact it had on both the region and the country.

Children learn about the history and legacy of Eatonville, Florida, one of the first all-black towns formed after the passage of the 13th Amendment.

Children learn about the life of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, in this timeline activity.

Introduce students to the inspiring environmental activist Wangari Maathai. Children will read a short biography about the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize and answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

In this Brown vs. Board of Education worksheet, children read the story of how the landmark decision came about, as well as the struggle that followed.

Celebrate Black History Month by studying the contributions of African American jazz legends! Here’s a page on Thelonious Monk, the first name in the modern jazz movement.

Students read background information about the establishment of the Juneteenth holiday and answer comprehension and analysis questions.

Your young historian will learn about the some of the most notable African American inventors with this worksheet.

Students will read a biography of Misty Copeland, the first African American woman to become a principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre, and then answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about the birth of jazz music, and the history of African-Americans in pop music.

Children learn about the environmental activist and women's rights advocate Wangari Maathai. Students will read a biography about the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize and answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

Children learn about the Sit-In movement in the United States, whereby Americans staged nonviolent sit-ins to protest businesses' racist segregationist policies.

Introduce middle school readers to one of the leaders of the Harlem Renaissance with Langston Hughes’s poem “Mother to Son.”

Learn about the Tuskegee Institute, an important site in American History. It was one of the first universities made to help educate African Americans.

Introduce students to one of the leading figures of the United States civil rights movement with this reading comprehension worksheet all about Thurgood Marshall!