Black History Month Biography Research for the Classroom

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This Black History Month brochure research activity is a meaningful and engaging way for students to learn about important African American leaders and historical figures. These Black History Month brochure biography tri-folds include 37 influential Black History Month figures and feature student-friendly layouts with engaging visuals to support research and comprehension.

Each Black History Month brochure research project includes clearly labeled sections for students to record information about the individual’s early life, major accomplishments, contributions to society, historical impact, and sources. This makes it an ideal Black History Month research activity for building research, reading, and writing skills.

These printable Black History Month brochures are perfect for upper elementary and middle school classrooms, and work great for 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th grade students. Use them as a Black History Month research report, biography project, social studies activity, bulletin board display, or February classroom activity.

This resource is great for Black History Month projects, African American history units, research writing assignments, and no-prep social studies lessons.

Sections Included:

  • A front page with an image of the person and their name

  • 3 words to describe them

  • My sources

  • Early life

    • Birthplace

    • A symbol of them (students draw it)

    • Birthday

    • Facts about early life

  • If I could meet them... What question would you ask?

  • An award... what award would you give them and why? Design it!

  • A quote from the person

  • Accomplishments

  • Influence

TIP: When you print, change the settings to "short-edge binding" so the inside won't be upside-down.

This Black History Month brochure research activity is a meaningful and engaging way for students to learn about important African American leaders and historical figures. These Black History Month brochure biography tri-folds include 37 influential Black History Month figures and feature student-friendly layouts with engaging visuals to support research and comprehension.

Each Black History Month brochure research project includes clearly labeled sections for students to record information about the individual’s early life, major accomplishments, contributions to society, historical impact, and sources. This makes it an ideal Black History Month research activity for building research, reading, and writing skills.

These printable Black History Month brochures are perfect for upper elementary and middle school classrooms, and work great for 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th grade students. Use them as a Black History Month research report, biography project, social studies activity, bulletin board display, or February classroom activity.

This resource is great for Black History Month projects, African American history units, research writing assignments, and no-prep social studies lessons.

Sections Included:

  • A front page with an image of the person and their name

  • 3 words to describe them

  • My sources

  • Early life

    • Birthplace

    • A symbol of them (students draw it)

    • Birthday

    • Facts about early life

  • If I could meet them... What question would you ask?

  • An award... what award would you give them and why? Design it!

  • A quote from the person

  • Accomplishments

  • Influence

TIP: When you print, change the settings to "short-edge binding" so the inside won't be upside-down.

Black History Figures Included:

• Arthur Ashe

• Barack Obama

• Barbara Jordan

• Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr.

• Bessie Coleman

• Billie Holiday

• Booker T. Washington

• Gen. Colin Powell

• Condoleezza Rice

• Daniel Hale Williams

• Elijah McCoy

• Fred Jones

• Frederick Douglass

• Garrett Morgan

• George Washington Carver

• Guion “Guy” Bluford

• Harriet Tubman

• Hattie McDaniel

• Jackie Robinson

• James Weldon Johnson

• John Lewis

• Katherine Johnson

• Langston Hughes

• Louis Armstrong

• Malcolm X

• Mary McLeod Bethune

• Matthew Henson

• Michelle Obama

• Misty Copeland

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

• Muhammad Ali

• Ralph Ellison

• Robert Robinson Taylor

• Shirley Chisholm

• Sojourner Truth

• Thurgood Marshall

• W.E.B. Du Bois

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