Celebrate Black History Month

Celebrate Black History Month in your classroom by highlighting the African American artists, educators, icons, and influential leaders that have impacted our nation's history and culture. Use PBS LearningMedia to enhance your lessons with interviews, historic images and videos - and remember to register online for full access to the library.

 
Duke
Grades 1-4 | Animated Storybook | Icons in Music
Introduce your young students to the toe-tapping genres of ragtime and jazz through the story of iconic musician, Duke Ellington.
Rosa Parks
Grades 3-12 | Interview | Civil Rights Icons
Enhance classroom discussion around the Civil Rights Movement with this interview of Rosa Parks and ask your students to examine her role in the struggle for racial equality.
Picturing America - Jacob Lawrenceand Martin Puryear
Grades 6-12 | Video | Icons in Art
Invite your students to uncover the driving themes behind the paintings in Jacob Lawrence's “Migration Series” and the elements influencing Martin Puryear's sculpture work.
Remembering Civil Rights LeaderDorothy Height
Grades 6-13+ | Video | Civil Rights Icons
Meet the woman that President Obama hailed as the "Godmother of the Civil Rights Movement." Ask your students to consider her impact on the rights of African Americans and women.