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Black History Worksheets

Reflect and acknowledge the incredible contributions of these accomplished men and women who have proven that "color is only skin-deep" with our printable worksheets on famous African-Americans. Through our extensive exercises, students get to read about them, know about their inventions, achievements and contributions, learn about Black History and the Civil Rights Acts, enjoy a number of reading comprehension passages and indulge in research reports. Explore the history of a few leaders for free!

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Famous African Americans | Flashcards

Get to know these uncompromising men and women with our printable flashcards. They are strong role models not of America alone, but of the entire world, making us all proud with their substantive contributions.

Famous African Americans | Identify

Help children identify these famous Afro-American personalities and name them using this word box exercise, as a way to acknowledge their lasting contribution to the American history and culture.

Civil Rights Leaders Word-search

Our word search activity will appropriately serve the purposes of reiterating the names of the famous civil rights leaders, promote word recognition and review spellings of their names; all of these at one go.

African American Inventors and Inventions

Let elementary school kids be informed of African American scientists and their most famous inventions with this matching exercise. So, when you next stop at a traffic signal, you'll know who to give credit to!

The First and Foremost

Know about these exemplary Afro-American pioneers in various fields who blazed trails to achieve the impossible. The pdf worksheet presents statements about these people for students to identify and name them.

Black Americans in the News | MCQ

Use this multiple-choice questions exercise for learners to gain knowledge about the profession or passion of the well-known African Americans. Singers, players, writers or scientists, we have them all.

Writing Prompt

Our very convenient and helpful pdf worksheet will provide multiple opportunities to children of grades 5 and above to research about a famous Afro-American and write about his/her contributions, achievements, etc.

Arranging Chronologically

Our African Americans worksheet combines the fun of a cut and glue activity with the benefits of arranging historically significant events in their order of occurrence. Doesn't this activity make learning fun?

The Civil Rights Act

Tell kids when and how the ideals of equality, freedom and justice were enshrined in the U.S. Constitution with this printable of matching the Civil Rights Acts to their dates of enforcement.

Black History Month | Quiz

Symbolizing struggle and revolution, Black history is everyone's history. Our printable quiz worksheet on Black History Month recognizes the accomplishments of African Americans throughout the history of America.

African American Pioneers

Develop reading comprehension skills of students of grade 8, while reflecting on the substantive contributions of some great African Americans and commending their strength of spirit.

Harriet Tubman | Reading Comprehension

Let 7th grade students know about this indefatigable American hero who helped hundreds of slaves gain freedom and who continued to fight for the liberty of all people. This reading passage is the perfect way to do so.

I Have a Dream | Martin Luther King Jr

Use this batch of MLK worksheets for grade 1 through grade 4 to see the realization of the dream of one of the most inspirational leaders in the history of the world. Find a host of interesting pdf worksheets on this great personality.

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Rosa Parks | Reading Comprehension

This unyielding defender of justice and equal rights, set in motion the largest social movements in history. Curious to know more? Read, comprehend and answer this African Americans worksheet for grade 6!

Josh Gibson | Reading Comprehension

Known as "The black babe Ruth", one of our best ball players, couldn't play in the Major Leagues due to the color line. Develop reading skills while acknowledging the struggles and sacrifices.

Barack Obama | Reading Comprehension

The story of how an African American rose up to become the President of the United States, served two successful terms and won the Nobel Peace Prize is awe-inspiring. Read on to get inspired!

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