Laura and Bill at the Museum Thinkport Asset Tools The day at the museam Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Power of Nonviolence Thinkfinity Lessons This lesson, from EDSITEment introduces students to Martin Luther King, Jr.'s philosophy of nonviolence and the teachings of Mohandas K. Gandhi that influenced King's views. After considering the political impact of this philosophy, students explore its relevance to personal life. Spirituals Thinkfinity Lessons This lesson, from EDSITEment, introduces students to the role that spirituals played in African American history and religion. The goals of this lesson are to learn about the role spirituals have played in African American history and religion, to examine Harriet Tubman's use of spirituals in her work for the Underground Railroad, to explore the continuing power of the spiritual in the Civil Rights Movement and as a shared American heritage, and to gain experience in working with oral tradition; biography; and song as types of historical evidence. Dr. King's Dream Thinkfinity Lessons In this lesson from EDSITEment, students learn about the life and work of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. Students listen to a brief biography, view photographs of the March on Washington, hear a portion of King's "I Have a Dream" speech, and discuss what King's words mean to them. Finally, they create picture books about their own dreams of freedom for Americans today. American History, Baseball, and Leon Day Student Activities In this activity, learn about Leon Day, one of the few Negro League baseball players inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame. As a child, Day enjoyed watching the Baltimore Black Sox play and was inspired to become a baseball player himself. During his 22-year career, Day traveled to different countries playing baseball. In Baltimore, Maryland, you will find a street called Leon Day Way, and a park dedicated in his honor. Icon Legend My Results Search Results for:black history Search Any Content Type Audio Clips Courses Events Indicators Interactive Media Internet Links Lesson Plans Library of Congress Lessons PBS Teachers Lessons Problem of the Week Series Standards Student Activities Teacher Profiles Teacher Web Sites Tech Learning Tech Tours Thinkfinity Lessons Thinkport Asset Tools Thinkport Tools US DEPT of ED F.R.E.E. Lessons Video Clips Video Episodes Worksheets For Advanced Search Lessons - Interactive Media and Video - Events and Courses - Other Classroom Resources Top Ten 1. Portrait of Place, Portrait of a Family -- In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students learn about portraying places and life stories through text and performance. Through the practice of oral histories and written memoirs, the students are given the opportunity to reflect ... 2. Documenting African American History -- This page from EDSITEment features resources relating to African American history, and presents information about two online exhibits created by the Schomburg Center for Research and Black Culture in collaboration with the New York Public Library. Learn ... 3. Growth and Empire -- AFRICAN AMERICANS,AMERICAN HISTORY,BLACKS,EIGHTEENTH CENTURY,HISTORY,SLAVERY 4. The Sixties -- AFRICAN AMERICANS,AMERICAN HISTORY,BLACKS,CIVIL RIGHTS,HISTORY,NIXON ADMINISTRATION,TWENTIETH CENTURY,VIETNAM WAR 5. A Vital Progressivism -- AFRICAN AMERICANS,AMERICAN HISTORY,BLACKS,HISTORY,TWENTIETH CENTURY 6. America at Its Centennial -- AFRICAN AMERICANS,AMERICAN HISTORY,BLACKS,HISTORY,NINETEENTH CENTURY 7. Captain Bill Pinkney's Voyages Home -- Sailor-adventurer and teachers aboard 78-ft. sailing ketch retrace Middle Passage slave trade routes of 17-18th centuries. 8. Ray Charles: The Genius of Soul -- AFRICAN AMERICANS,AMERICAN HISTORY,ARTS,BLACKS,HISTORY,JAZZ/BLUES,MUSIC 9. Roots of Music -- AFRICAN AMERICANS,AMERICAN HISTORY,BLACKS,CHRISTIANITY,GOSPEL MUSIC,HISTORY,LANGUAGE,MUSIC,RELIGION,SLAVERY 10. Themes In U.S. History -- AMERICAN HISTORY,HISTORY,AFRICAN AMERICANS,BLACKS,CIVIL RIGHTS,CIVIL WAR,COLD WAR,SLAVERY,WORLD WAR II See All Matching Results >> Lessons : See All 88 Matching Lessons 1. Portrait of Place, Portrait of a Family -- In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students learn about portraying places and life stories through text and performance. Through the practice of oral histories and written memoirs, the students are given the opportunity to reflect ... 2. Documenting African American History -- This page from EDSITEment features resources relating to African American history, and presents information about two online exhibits created by the Schomburg Center for Research and Black Culture in collaboration with the New York Public Library. Learn ... 3. Judge Robert B. Watts -- In this activity students learn about the life and accomplishments of Judge Robert B. Watts, the first African American Judge appointed to the Municipal Court in Baltimore. Then students get a turn to describe their life's accomplishments and important ...   Interactive Media and Video : See All 52 Matching Interactive Media and Video 1. Growth and Empire -- AFRICAN AMERICANS,AMERICAN HISTORY,BLACKS,EIGHTEENTH CENTURY,HISTORY,SLAVERY 2. The Sixties -- AFRICAN AMERICANS,AMERICAN HISTORY,BLACKS,CIVIL RIGHTS,HISTORY,NIXON ADMINISTRATION,TWENTIETH CENTURY,VIETNAM WAR 3. A Vital Progressivism -- AFRICAN AMERICANS,AMERICAN HISTORY,BLACKS,HISTORY,TWENTIETH CENTURY   Events and Courses : See All 5 Matching Events and Courses 1. Adventures in History: Black History Heroes 2. Black History Month Saturday Lecture Series -- Black History Month Saturday Lecture Series 3. Black History Month Celebration -- Black History Month Celebration   Other Classroom Resources : 1. Theme Think Black History Month -- Theme Think Black History Month 2. Theme Think MLK, Jr. and Civil Rights -- Listed below are teaching materials on Thinkport and from other resources about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Civil Rights. 3. The History of Jim Crow -- Explore the complex African-American experience of segregation from the 1870s through the 1950s.