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Inspire kids to learn about black changemakers all year by displaying this poster at home or in the classroom.

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

Children are introduced to 24 changemakers from around the world with this set of Women Who Dared to Dream cards.

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

Children learn about the life and legacy of civil rights activist Rosa Parks in this history worksheet.

This coloring page features Jackie Robinson, a baseball player that paved the way for many great talents in baseball.

Children are introduced to Amelia Boynton Robinson, a civil rights activist who got her start at a young age accompanying her mother as she registered African Americans to vote.

Children are introduced to author, activist, and poet Maya Angelou in this historial heroes worksheet.

In this historical heroes worksheet, second and third graders read a short passage about Owens' life and legacy, then answer the comprehension questions to help determine their understanding.

Learn more about this extraordinary scientist in this Jane Goodall activity for kids...a paper doll, complete with a rugged safari outfit and a chimp friend!

Children learn the inspiring life story of historical hero Frederick Douglass, who rose from slavery to become a preeminent leader of the abolitionist movement, in this worksheet.

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.

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.

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."

A simple coloring page can help teach U.S. history! Introduce your child to Harriet Tubman, an important historical figure from Abolitionist and Civil War era.

Get to know an important labor rights activist, Cesar Chavez, with this coloring page, featuring some important facts about him.

Learn more about American history with this Rosie the Riveter paper doll.

Learn more about this incredible woman—still inspiring activists over 100 years later—with this paper doll of Susan B. Anthony for kids.

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

Introduce young children to George Washington Carver, who rose from slavery to become a leading agricultural pioneer, innovator, inventor, and educator, with this coloring worksheet.

In this historical heroes worksheet, children are introduced to Booker T. Washington, who rose from slavery to help found Tuskegee University and advocate for the educational and civl rights of fellow African Americans.

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

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

This Martin Luther King, Jr. coloring page features the most famous and most influential civil rights activist himself!