Color in a picture of the first African-American supreme court judge Thurgood Marshall.

Color in this picture of Sojourner Truth, one of the very first abolitionists and women's rights advocates.

Use this worksheet to help students write sentences about the first African American women to enter space, Mae Jemison.

Learn about Dr. Mae Jemison, the first Black woman to go to space, in this middle-grade worksheet!

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

Use this illustrated reader to help kids learn about Dr. Mae Jemison, the first African American woman to enter space.

This coloring page features the first African-American woman poet published in the U.S.! Introduce your child to Miss Phillis Wheatley.

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

Barbara Jordan was the first African American woman to be elected to Congress from the South, and was an inspiration to all involved in American politics.

This Rosa Parks coloring page will give you an opportunity to discuss a brave woman's historic act of defiance with your first grader.

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.

Use this reading and writing worksheet to teach first and second grade students about Angela Davis and her life as an activist, writer, and scholar.

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

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.

Use this nonfiction comprehension worksheet to help second and third graders learn all about Misty Copeland, the first African American woman to become a principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre.

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.

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 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.

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.

Meet Kamala D. Harris, the 49th Vice President of the United States! Students can use this coloring page to celebrate this important political figure.

Here's an easy introduction to U.S. history for your child! This coloring page features educator and civil rights leader Mary McLeod Bethune.

This worksheet will expose your learners to important poets in the African American community.

Ask students to read an interesting biography about Dr. Mae Jemison and then answer questions about the text!

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

This worksheet is a brief introduction to the human rights activist and feminist Dorothy Pitman Hughes.

This fun worksheet will expose your learners to important musicians in the African American community.

Josephine Baker was a civil rights activist, WWII spy, and world famous dancer. Children can learn about this inspiring woman through a short paragraph, then color and cut out the Josephine Baker paper doll and her performance outfit.

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