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Showing 530 results for african american early 20th century ...
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Understand the "servant" experience in early 20th-century America, as well as the pros and cons for women working in factories versus domestic service.
Kings Mountain National Military Park
African Americans in the American Revolution
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
*What were duties and responsibilities of African-American soldiers in the American Revolution? *How did African Americans make significant contributions during the American Revolution?
Cowpens National Battlefield
Early American Activities
- Type: Science Labs
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
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Gateway Arch National Park
African Americans of the West Traveling Trunk
- Type: Traveling Trunk
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
James Nash was an African American explorer who traveled through the West in the nineteenth century. Learn about Nash's life experiences and his most cherished possessions and memories with this traveling trunk.
Cowpens National Battlefield
What about us??? Women, African-Americans, and Native Americans
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Students will research the roles of women, African-Americans and Native Americans in the American Revolution.
Cowpens National Battlefield
Unsung Patriots: African-Americans at the Battle of Cowpens
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
What important role did African-Americans have in the Battle of Cowpens?
Valley Forge National Historical Park
Reflections of African American Patriots at Valley Forge
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
There are many little known stories in our nation’s history. We are challenged to uncover them and to analyze their significance to our nation and to us as individuals.
Fort Scott National Historic Site
“They Fought Like Tigers” African American Soldiers and American Indian Soldiers
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Fort Scott was the base for one of the most diverse assemblies of Union soldiers during the Civil War. Significant numbers of African Americans and American Indians were recruited in this area. This program provides opportunities for students to discover their stories through small group activities, critical thinking and discussion. The program time is 45 minutes including time for questions and answers.
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
African Americans During the Civil War: A Compressed History
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Lesson Plan detailing African American involvement during the American Civil War in both combatant and noncombatant roles. Lesson also highlights individual involvement and contributions to the war effort as well as document analysis.
New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
Lesson 5 - CODED SPIRITUALS, METAPHOR IN AFRICAN AMERICAN SPIRITUALS
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
This is the fifth set of lessons in a multi lesson unit. It is based on the two-cd set Freedom Is Coming: Songs of Freedom, Resistance, and the Underground Railroad, available from the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park, 916 North Peters Street, New Orleans, La, 70116. www.nps.gov/jazz
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Meet Dr. Manassa T. Pope, an African-American doctor and entrepreneur in the early 20th century, and learn about his efforts to gain civil rights well before the modern Civil Rights Movement.
Niobrara National Scenic River
Early Birding
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
This lesson is designed to introduce Middle School level students to basic bird identification to some of the common, and a few rare but easily identified,birds and waterfowl found along and around the Niobrara National Scenic River.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Unearth the remains of colonial America's first fully integrated ironworks, and consider what reconstruction of the site reveals about daily life for some early European settlers.
George Washington Carver National Monument
George Washington Carver - An Original Conservationist: Sharing the Soil
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
For this activity students will create a brochure for farmers. The brochure will describe the needs each crop has (soil type, weather, etc.), the impact of the crop on the soil and the different ways the crop can be used. Students will focus on cotton, tobacco, peanuts, soybeans and sweet potatoes. The goal is for students to understand the impact cash crops may have on soil quality and how farmers can replenish their soil through crop rotation.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
The War of 1812, which pitted the United States, Great Britain and their allies against each over the course of three years, turned into an opportunity for enslaved African Americans to advocate for their freedom. Between the summers of 1813 and 1814, 4,000-5,000 fled to the side of the British, in the hopes of securing freedom and safe passage for themselves and their families.
Maggie L Walker National Historic Site
“Nickels to Dollars”: Maggie L. Walker's Quest for African American Economic Empowerment
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Students will pretend to go back in time to 1903 when Maggie Walker chartered the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank. They will use a 3D replica of, or the computer aided models of, the 1927 Maggie Walker collection bank to learn about the economic tools African Americans used to resist discrimination and uplift their communities during the Jim Crow era. Este plan de clase con actividades incluido también está disponible en español.
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
Buffalo Soldiers on the Move! How New Technologies Led to New Opportunities!
- Type: Guest Speakers
- Grade Levels: Adult Education
As new modes of transportation were developed; they were adapted for military use. These new modes of transportation created new opportunities for soldiers to step into roles of leadership or be part of new regiments. African Americans took advantage of these new opportunities and combated the negative perception of their leadership abilities in the Army.
First State National Historical Park
Growing up in the 18th Century
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Discover what it was like to be a child in the 18th century. This field trip takes place around The Dover Green.
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
Housing: Early Homes
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Students will gain deeper understanding about earth lodge construction by visualizing life in a Hidatsa village through guided imagery and by viewing the building an earth lodge video. They will have an opportunity to design and build their own replica earth lodge.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
How can sports and popular culture change public opinion? What historic place might you study to answer this question? Jackie Robinson and his Florida namesake hold clues.