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

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

Your second grader can create his own presidential seal by coloring in this fun printable page.

Encourage your child to learn more about the African-American struggle for equality with this word search that's full of important terms and concepts.

Learn about the Great Seal of the United States with this awesome info sheet! Your child will read a passage about the different symbols on the seal.

In Timeline of Sonia Sotomayor's Life (So Far), third and fourth graders reference a timeline of Sotomayor's life to answer questions about her life.

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.

Review Civil War key terms and people with this history sheet. Your child will decide which terms describe the Confederacy and which describe the Union.

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."

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

This great brain teaser challenges your child to unscramble president names and a riddle. It's a fun Presidents Day worksheet featuring Mount Rushmore!

Learn more about some of the most popular songs of the day and explore what made them anthems of the Civil Rights movement.

An icon of the Civil Rights Movement, Rosa Parks is featured on this simple coloring page, a perfect way for your child to engage in learning history.

Young children are introduced to civil rights leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Martin Luther King, Jr. with this coloring worksheet.

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

Introduce students to the life and presidency of Bill Clinton with this one-page presidential fact sheet!

Celebrate Black History Month with a coloring page of Frederick Douglass - a social reformer, writer and eloquent speaker.

Here is a writing activity to review terms and concepts from the Civil War era. Your child will imagine being a soldier in the war and write a journal entry.

Children are introduced to Sonia Sotomayor, one of the nine Supreme Court justices, and the only Latina, in this reading and writing worksheet.

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

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

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your students research facts about a famous person. Learners will research an important figure and then write down two true statements and one false statement.

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

Have your social studies student try her hand and writing her own protest song in this creative worksheet.

Children are introduced to four inspiring members of the civil rights movement in this engaging social studies worksheet.

Test your child's knowledge of the major American Revolution battles, given the date and year of each battle.

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

Invite students to learn about the life and presidency of George H. W. Bush with this presidential fact sheet!

One of the most influential singers of the modern era, Billie Holiday is respected and revered by fans and musicians all over the world.