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Black-History-Month-Trading-Cards Black History Month: Trading Cards with Activities © 2014 Kalena Baker: Teaching Made Practical. All Rights Reserved. Table of Contents Pages 3 – 8 Famous African American Trading Cards: 15 Cards Total Pages 9 – 17 Activities for Students to Use with the Trading Cards - Students must use the Trading Cards to answer a variety of questions. Answer key are included. Some activities do not have answer keys because the answers will vary depending on the student. Pages 18 – 22 Reusable Activities for Students to Use with the Trading Cards – Students choose a few trading cards to complete the activities. These activities can be repeated by having students choose different trading cards. © 2014 Kalena Baker: Teaching Made Practical. All Rights Reserved. Making and Using the Trading Cards Making the Cards 1. Cut on the straight dotted lines. Do NOT cut the solid line. 2. Fold the card on the solid line. 3. Glue the backs of the cards together so that one one side has the famous African American picture and the other side has information. 4. Save time by having the students create the cards! Or, create them yourself and laminate for multiple uses. Using the Cards 1. Place the cards in a center, and have students use the cards to complete the activities. 2. Give partners a card to study and present to the class. 3. Give partners a set of cards and have them complete the activities together. 4. Have students practice their fluency with repeated readings of a card to different partners. © 2014 Kalena Baker: Teaching Made Practical. All Rights Reserved. 2014 Kalena Baker: Teaching Made Practical. All Rights Reserved. Rights All Practical. Made Teaching Baker: Kalena 2014 © Thurgood Marshall was born in Sojourner Truth was born a Martin Luther King, Jr. was born Baltimore, Maryland. From a slave in New York. She was sold in Atlanta, Georgia. He grew up young age, he enjoyed listening to several times as a slave, with a supportive and loving family, lawyers’ arguments at the local separating her from her family and but he was still exposed to racism courthouse. In high school, he other important people in her life. from a young age. joined the debate team, developing Sojourner escaped from As an adult, Martin was one of skills he would use throughout his slavery in 1826 with her youngest the most influential figures in the life. daughter. She later devoted her fight to end segregation. He Thurgood went to law school at life to the rights of both African encouraged people to take action Howard University. As a lawyer, Americans and women. She gave in a nonviolent way. His “I Have a he won several cases that were many speeches, encouraging Dream Speech” inspired many. He instrumental in helping to end legal equality for all. The story of her was murdered in 1968, but his life segregation. He was the first life was published in the book The is still honored today through a African American to become a Narrative of Sojourner Truth: A national holiday known as “Martin Supreme Court justice. Northern Slave. Luther King, Jr. Day.” 1968 1968 1993 1993 1883 Died: Died: Died: Died: Died: 1797 1797 1908 1908 1929 1929 around around Born: Born: Born: Martin Luther King, Jr. Jr. King, Luther Martin Sojourner Truth Truth Sojourner Thurgood Marshall Marshall Thurgood 2014 Kalena Baker: Teaching Made Practical. All Rights Reserved. Rights All Practical. Made Teaching Baker: Kalena 2014 © Harriet Tubman was born a Frederick Douglas was born a Booker T. Washington was born slave in Maryland. She endured slave in Maryland. His owner’s a slave in Virginia. From a young many physical and mental wife taught him how to read and age, he yearned to go to school hardships from a young age. For write, ignoring the rule about not and learn, but it was illegal to example, her family was separated teaching slaves. teach a slave how to read and from each other when 3 of her Frederick tried to escape write. sisters were sold to different slavery 3 times and was finally After the Civil War, Booker and owners. successful on his 3rd attempt. He his family were no longer slaves. Harriet escaped from slavery spoke out against slavery and Booker put himself through school in 1849, and then spent her life wrote several famous articles and by working as a janitor. Eventually, trying to help others do the same. books, including Narrative of the Booker would became a teacher, She used the Underground Life of Frederick Douglass, an and he also founded the Tuskegee Railroad, a collection of safe American Slave. He was one of Normal and Industrial Institute in houses that runaway slaves could the most famous men of his time, Alabama, which focused on training use to hide themselves. influencing the lives of many. African Americans. 1915 1915 1913 1913 1895 Died: Died: Died: Died: Died: 1820 1820 1818 1856 1856 around around around Born: Born: Born: Booker T. Washington Washington T. Booker Frederick Douglas Douglas Frederick Harriet Tubman Tubman Harriet 2014 Kalena Baker: Teaching Made Practical. All Rights Reserved. Rights All Practical. Made Teaching Baker: Kalena 2014 © Maya Angelou was born in St. Carol Moseley Braun was born George Washington Carver was Louis, Missouri, but later moved to in Chicaco, Illinois. She graduated born a slave in Missouri. After the Arkansas with her mother. She with a political science degree in Civil War, however, he was freed experienced several traumatic 1969, and then went on to law from slavery and began school. He events as a young child. school to become a lawyer. eventually became the first As an adult, Maya’s life was She ran for a seat in the U.S. African American student to filled with a variety of Senate in 1992 and became the attend Iowa State. accomplishments. She was the first African American woman to After college, George was first African American woman to win election to the U.S. Senate. As hired to run Tuskegee Institute’s write a nonfiction best seller. She a member of the Senate, she agricultural department. His work was also the first African fought for women’s rights and in agriculture helped many American woman to have a educational reform. She was later struggling farmers. George screenplay produced. Her writing appointed U.S. Ambassador to New became a famous scientist and has touched many lives. She was Zealand. Carol currently works as inventor. He is most well known also a dancer, poet, and actress. a business consultant. for his inventions utilizing peanuts. alive alive 1943 1943 2014 2014 still still Died: Died: Died: Died: Died: Died: 1864 1864 1928 1928 around around 1947 1947 Born: Born: Born: Carol Moseley Braun Braun Moseley Carol Maya Angelou Angelou Maya George Washington Carver Carver Washington George 2014 Kalena Baker: Teaching Made Practical. All Rights Reserved. Rights All Practical. Made Teaching Baker: Kalena 2014 © Rosa Parks was born in Jesse Owens was born in Duke Ellington was born in Tuskegee, Alabama. As a child, Oakville, Alabama. He was often Washington D.C. to two musicians. she experienced several instances sick as a child, battling pneumonia He began playing the piano at a of segregation and prejudice. and bronchial congestion. He young age and wrote his first song Rosa’s actions on December 1, would overcome these sicknesses at the age of 15. 1955 would trigger events that and become a great athlete. Duke began playing changed the United States Jesse quickly became professionally by the age of 17, forever. After a long day’s work, recognized for his skill in track and and his career continued Rosa was riding a full bus home. field events, particularly in successfully for more than 50 She was asked to give up her seat sprinting and the long jump. In years. He earned 12 Grammys and for a white person, but refused 1935, Jesse competed in 42 wrote an autobiography about his and was arrested. She became a events, and he won them all! In life. Duke helped make jazz and symbol for the civil rights 1936, Jesse participated in the ragtime popular and he was a movement, which was seeking Olympic Games and won 4 gold significant figure in jazz history. equality for everybody. medals and broke 2 records. 1980 1980 1974 1974 2005 2005 Died: Died: Died: Died: Died: Died: 1913 1913 1899 1899 1913 1913 Born: Born: Born: Rosa Parks Parks Rosa Duke Ellington Ellington Duke Jesse Owens Owens Jesse 2014 Kalena Baker: Teaching Made Practical. All Rights Reserved. Rights All Practical. Made Teaching Baker: Kalena 2014 © Louis Armstrong was born in Benjamin Banneker was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in a very Hank Aaron was born in Mobile, Maryland to two ex-slaves. poor area. He had to quit school Alabama. He excelled at both Although Benjamin was never a in 5th grade to so that he could football and baseball from a very slave, he spoke out against slavery begin working. young age. throughout his life. Louis moved to Chicago in 1922 He joined the Milwaukee Braves Benjamin was mostly self where he joined a jazz band that in 1952, and quickly became known taught, learning through grew to be popular. He made his as an outstanding baseball player. observation and borrowed books. first recording in 1923. Despite his success, he still had to He became a famous astronomer, Throughout his career, he became endure racist statements, writer, and mathematician. famous in the United States and including death threats. Hank However, he is most well known around the world for his singing often spoke up for minorities.
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