Students read short biographies of pilot Bessie Coleman and astronaut Mae Jemison, each a pioneer in her field. They then practice using a Venn diagram to compare the lives and accomplishments of each woman.

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

Use this reading passage to practice reading comprehension with your learners.

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

Study the contributions of African American jazz legends with this worksheet on master bassist Charles Mingus.

Introduce students to the influential, trailblazing African American athlete Althea Gibson with this reading comprehension worksheet.

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

Introduce second and third graders to W.E.B. Du Bois, writer, sociologist, and civil rights advocate, with this nonfiction comprehension worksheet.

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

Get to know John Coltrane, a jazz legend, with this music history worksheet! Read his mini-biography and answer some trivia.

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

Encourage students to make inferences by combining what they learn from a text with their own background knowledge.

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

Students are asked to think critically and hone their reflective writing skills with this thoughtful writing prompt based on a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. quote.

Track important events in the life of an important woman with this Sojourner Truth timeline, a great way to get used to reading and writing nonfiction.

Use this All About Misty Copeland Reader to help early readers learn about Misty Copeland, the first African American woman to become a principal ballerina with the American Ballet Theater.

Katherine Johnson was an African American physicist and mathematician who worked to create the first calculations to send humans into space. Learn more about this inspiring woman with this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet.

Children learn about writer and poet Langston Hughes in this Historical Heroes: Langston Hughes worksheet.

Children learn about American Civil Rights and Abolitionist pioneers in this word search puzzle worksheet.

Introduce children to American playwright Lorraine Hanberry, who was only 29 years old when she won the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play for "A Raisin in the Sun."

Martin Luther King, Jr. is honored as one of the most important leaders in the civil rights movement. Give your fourth and fifth graders a chance to deepen their understanding of his life and legacy through this reader’s theater 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.

This worksheet, which reads like riddles, will expose your learners to important abolitionists in the African American community.

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about soul music and the history of African-Americans in pop music, all in this Hip-Hop Music worksheet!

This worksheet on Etta James celebrates the legacy of this African American singer of soul and jazz.

In this Martin Luther King Jr. Cut-and-Paste Timeline worksheet, students will learn about the life of an important historical figure.

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

First, students will read a biography of Amelia Boynton Robinson, and then respond to comprehension questions, using text evidence.