Showing posts with label Black History Month. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Black History Month. Show all posts

February 08, 2020

CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

Black History Month: MARTIN LUTHER KING

After watching the video related to Martin Luther King, take the quiz and do the activities.


Black History Month: SLAVERY IN AMERICA

February is the black history month in the USA. It reflects on and honors the African-American experience from the times of slavery through the present. It is celebrated to remember the important people and events in the history of the African diaspora*.



Everywhere you look, black culture, talent and expression have played an enormous role in shaping America’s past and present.Click here to know more about it.

Black History Month: BIOGRAPHIES AND SPECIAL FEATURES

To learn more about African-American culture, we are going to read and present to the class some of the most prominent African-American people in the history of the USA.

Choose one of these famous people, write the biography and prepare a slideshow for the last week of February.



A history of the African-American at the Oscars.


African-American scientists
George Washington Carver
Benjamin Banneker
Rebecca Cole
Aprille Ericsson

African-American inventors
Madame C.J. Walker
Granville T. Woods
Thomas L. Jennings

Leaders of The Civil Rights Movement:
Martin Luther King
Rosa Parks
Malcom X

Famous writers:
Toni Morrison
Alice Walker
Maya Angelou

Famous singers and musicians
Nina Simone
Harry Belafonte
Ray Charles
James Brown
Louis Armstrong


Sport Stars
The 20 most influencial African-American athletes who changed sport forever
Bill Rusell
Jim Brown
Jackie Robinson
Muhammad Ali

Actors in Hollywood 
Denzel Washington
Halle Berry
Sidney Poitier
Morgan Freeman












Black History Month: HARLEM REINAISSANCE

After watching the video related to Harlem Renaissance, take the quiz and try the activity.



BLACK HISTORY MONTH ACTIVITIES

To link to Black History month activities page, click on the link below.




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BLACK HISTORY

One of the activities we´ve done to commemorate the Black History month this year was to write the biography of some prominent people involved in the fight for the rights of black people in one way or another.
after that, we prepared a power point to present these biographies to the class.