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Smithsonian Exhibit: Navigating the Green Book allows users to map an imaginary trip that would allow Black travelers to visit places in safety. https://www.searchablemuseum.com/navigating-the-green-book/

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Learn about the Negro Motorist Green Book

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by Tonya Bolden. Illustrated by Eric Velasquez.

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By Amber O’Neal Johnston

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Heritage Mom - Curating a culturally-rich home education

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Soul School: Taking Kids on a Joy-Filled Journey Through the Heart of Black American Culture is a must-have addition to the shelf for any parent hoping to introduce more inclusive books into the home, with 100+ essential titles for early readers through high school.

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Mackin's Storyteller Spotlight has awesome interviews with Jason Reynolds and Nic Stone in their archives. Scroll down to see the archived sessions.

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Storyteller Spotlight: Live Author Events Free for all Schools

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Spotlight on Storytellers! Discover author interviews, book recommendations, and resources to engage students with storytelling at Mackin.

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This one is such a fun read!

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Geared to elementary but older kids could love this as well.

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by Elizabeth Matthews

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The rags-to-riches story of Coco Chanel plays out in a wonderful picture-book biography as full of style and spirit as its heroine.Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel was always different. And she vowed to prove that being different was an advantage! Poor, skinny, and orphaned, Coco stubbornly believed that she…

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by Brad Meltzer

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Billie Jean King is one of the greatest tennis players of all time. Read about this amazing woman athlete in the seventeenth picture book in the New York Times bestselling series of biographies about heroes. This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great—the tra…

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by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Lisa Koesterke

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In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Evonne Goolagong, the inspiring indigenous Australian tennis player. Evonne grew up on a hot, dusty farm in Australia. She was the third of eight children, and descendant…

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The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer

by Traci Sorell
Natasha Donovan

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An American Indian Library Association Youth Literature Award Honor Picture Book
Mary Golda Ross designed classified airplanes and spacecraft as Lockheed Aircraft Corporation’s first female engineer. Find out how her passion for math and the Cherokee values she was raised with shaped her life and wo…

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Jocelyn Bell Burnell Discovers Pulsars

by Jodie Parachini
Alexandra Badiu

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STARRED REVIEW! “An inspiring picture book biography of an inquisitive girl who became a world-renowned scientist, told in accessible language.”—School Library Journal starred reviewSTARRED REVIEW! “As gorgeous as it is informative.”—Kirkus Reviews starred reviewA biography of astrophysi…

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The True Story of a Girl Lighthouse Keeper

by Anna Crowley Redding
Emily Sutton

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An inspiring and beautifully illustrated picture book biography based on the life of Kate Moore, a twelve-year-old lighthouse keeper in the 19th century who saved the lives of twenty-three sailors.With an evocative text and stunning illustrations, travel back to the stormy, rocky shores of 19th…

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The Inspiring True Story of Wheelchair Athlete Minda Dentler Becoming an Ironman World Champion

by Minda Dentler
Stephanie Dehennin

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The uplifting true story of Minda Dentler, the first female wheelchair athlete to complete the Ironman World Championship triathlon.Minda Dentler made history when she became the first female wheelchair athlete to complete the world’s toughest triathlon, using only her arms to finish a 2.4 mile swim…

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These recent fiction and nonfiction books offer readers a variety of perspectives on the deep and complex history and culture of Black Americans. -- Rebecca Honeycutt worked as a youth services librarian in public libraries before joining NoveList to provide readers' advisory for NextReads newsletters and Curated Lists. Rebecca reads across a lot of genres and will be delighted if you enjoy any of the books on this list.

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Black History Month - Teens - NoveList Plus

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These recent fiction and nonfiction books offer readers a variety of perspectives on the deep and complex history and culture of Black Americans. -- Rebecca Honeycutt worked as a youth services librarian in public libraries before joining NoveList to provide readers' advisory for NextReads newsletters and Curated Lists. Rebecca reads across a lot of genres and will be delighted if you enjoy any of the books on this list.

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Black History Month - ages 9-12 - NoveList K-8 Plus

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These recent fiction and nonfiction books offer readers a variety of perspectives on the deep and complex history and culture of Black Americans. -- Rebecca Honeycutt worked as a youth services librarian in public libraries before joining NoveList to provide readers' advisory for NextReads newsletters and Curated Lists. Rebecca reads across a lot of genres and will be delighted if you enjoy any of the books on this list.

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Black History Month - Record details - NoveList K-8 Plus

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Georgia O'Keeffe, American Artist

by Carolyn Meyer

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The life of artist Georgia O'Keeffe is revealed in this biographical novel - from her childhood when she decided to be an artist, through her art education in Chicago and New York, to her eventual rise to fame in the American Southwest.
At the age of 12, Georgia O'Keeffe announced that she wanted to be an artist. With the support of her family, O'Keeffe attended boarding schools with strong art programs, and after graduating, went to live with an aunt and uncle in Chicago to attend the city's highly regarded Art Institute. Illness forced O'Keeffe to leave Chicago, but once she'd recovered, her family scraped together funds to send her to New York to study at the Art Students League. When her family fell on hard times, she left without the degree she needed. Discouraged, but unwilling to give up her dream, O'Keeffe found a different path. She became an art teacher in schools in Texas and South Carolina, honing her own craft as she taught her students. O'Keeffe never gave up her dream, no matter what obstacles she encountered-she knew she was meant to be an artist.

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Learn more about Girl with Brush and Canvas in the NC Kids Level Up digital collection.

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The Case of R.B.G. vs. Inequality

by Jonah Winter

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To become the first female Jewish Supreme Court Justice, the unsinkable Ruth Bader Ginsburg had to overcome countless injustices. Growing up in Brooklyn in the 1930s and ’40s, Ginsburg was discouraged from working by her father, who thought a woman’s place was in the home. Regardless, she went to Co…

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The Girl Who Became One of the Disney Legends

by Amy Novesky

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40-page storybook based on the colorful and inspiring life of Mary Blair, the creative mind behind It’s a “Small World”, and concept artist for “Cinderella”, “Peter Pan”, “Alice in Wonderland”

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How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science

by Joyce Sidman

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In this beautiful nonfiction biography, a Robert F. Sibert Medal winner, the Newbery Honor–winning author Joyce Sidman introduces readers to one of the first female entomologists and a woman who flouted convention in the pursuit of knowledge and her passion for insects.One of the first natural…

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by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Keith Henry Brown

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An inspiring story of a friendship between Congressman John Lewis and ten-year-old activist Tybre Faw by New York Times bestselling and Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Andrea Davis Pinkney!When young Tybre Faw discovers John Lewis and his heroic march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in the f…

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Along with this NCpedia Article, there are a few books about Evans' like this one published recently by the State Archives and a special virtual event about her life and this book on Feb 19. Register here

PBS NC featured a story on a public art project in her honor in her hometown of Roanoke Rapids

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Take a minute to imagine that you couldn’t sit where you wanted to on a bus because of the color of your skin or where you came from. How would that

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Resources and an oral history project can be found here, as well as several events throughout March 2026 like:

March 5: 50th Anniversary of Wonder Woman

March 23: Wikipedia Edit-a-thon amplifying women's voices in financial independence

March 26: Hidden Figures, Visible Futures: Women in Space

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Smithsonian American Women's History Museum

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In the United States, Women’s History Month provides a time for the individual and collective acknowledgement of women’s contributions, past and present. Thanks to the efforts of historians, activists, and women’s organizations across the country, each March since 1995 has been designated by presidential proclamation as a time to honor, acknowledge, and study women’s accomplishments throughout American history. In this spirit, we offer numerous ways to discover and learn about women in American history. Explore the resources below to see how you can join us in celebrating Women’s History Month 2025.

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A guide celebrating the contributions women have made and continue to make to North Carolina and the United States.

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LibGuides: Women in North Carolina: Home

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A guide celebrating the contributions women have made and continue to make to North Carolina and the United States.

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Amazing collection about the parks, artifacts, and histories of women across the US, including an Educator's Portal with lesson plans, virtual learning, and more.

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Spotlight on the 19th Amendment Centennial

August 26, 2020, marked the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment of the US Constitution giving women the legal right to vote in the United States. In commemoration of the centennial, explore the complex history involving Americans of all backgrounds fighting for and against the amendment.

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Women's History Month - NPS Celebrates! (U.S. National Park Service)

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August 26, 2020, marked the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment of the US Constitution giving women the legal right to vote in the United States. In commemoration of the centennial, explore the complex history involving Americans of all backgrounds fighting for and against the amendment.

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by Kwame Alexander
Kadir Nelson

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Winner of the 2020 Caldecott Medal
A 2020 Newbery Honor Book
Winner of the 2020 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award
The Newbery Award-winning author of THE CROSSOVER pens an ode to black American triumph and tribulation, with art from a two-time Caldecott Honoree.
Originally performed for ESPN's The Undefeated, this poem is a love letter to black life in the United States. It highlights the unspeakable trauma of slavery, the faith and fire of the civil rights movement, and the grit, passion, and perseverance of some of the world's greatest heroes. The text is also peppered with references to the words of Martin Luther King, Jr., Langston Hughes, Gwendolyn Brooks, and others, offering deeper insights into the accomplishments of the past, while bringing stark attention to the endurance and spirit of those surviving and thriving in the present. Robust back matter at the end provides valuable historical context and additional detail for those wishing to learn more.

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Browse, borrow, and enjoy titles from the NC Kids Digital Library digital collection.

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Rulers, Rebels (and What the Neighbors Thought)

by Kathleen Krull
Kathryn Hewitt

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Not all governments have been run by men. Lives of Extraordinary Women turns the spotlight on women who have wielded power, revealing their feats—and flaws—for all the world to see. Here you’ll find twenty of the most influential women in history: queens, warriors, prime ministers, first…

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Leaders, Legends, Legacies

by DK

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Amazing timelines take listeners through the people and the issues that have shaped Black history.Erased. Ignored. Hidden. Lost. Underappreciated. No longer. Delve into the unique, inspiring, and world-changing history of Black people. From Frederick Douglass to Oprah Winfrey, and the achievements o…

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Just Like Jesse Owens

by Andrew Young
Paula Young Shelton

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Civil rights icon, Ambassador Andrew Young and his daughter, Paula Young Shelton, deliver a powerful oral history about a special day in Andrew’s childhood that changed him forever. This story of race relations in the 1930s South is illustrated by bestselling Caldecott Honor winner Gordon C. James.A…

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The Story of Zitkala-Ša, Native American Author, Musician, and Activist

by Gina Capaldi

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“I remember the day I lost my spirit.” So begins the story of Gertrude Simmons, also known as Zitkala-Ša, which means Red Bird. Born in 1876 on the Yankton Sioux reservation in South Dakota, Zitkala-Ša willingly left her home at age eight to go to a boarding school in Indiana. But she soon found her…

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Courage Has No Color, the True Story of the Triple Nickles

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Courage Has No Color, the True Story of the Triple Nickles

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America's First Black Paratroopers

by Tanya Lee Stone

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Courage Has No Color, the True Story of the Triple Nickles

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They became America’s first black paratroopers. Why was their story never told? Sibert Medalist Tanya Lee Stone reveals the history of the Triple Nickles during World War II.World War II is raging, and thousands of American soldiers are fighting overseas against the injustices brought on by Hitler.…

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The Art of the American Slave Song

by Cynthia Grady

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Enslaved African Americans longed for freedom, and that longing took many forms—including music. Drawing on biblical imagery, slave songs both expressed the sorrow of life in bondage and offered a rallying cry for the spirit. Like a Bird brings together text, music, and illustrations by Coretta Scot…

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The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal

by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson

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Coretta Scott King Author Award Read about the fascinating life of Bass Reeves, who escaped slavery to become the first African American Deputy US Marshal west of the Mississippi. Sitting tall in the saddle, with a wide-brimmed black hat and twin Colt pistols on his belt, Bass Reeves seemed bigger t…

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My Journey from Girl Scout to Rocket Scientist

by Sylvia Acevedo

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The inspiring memoir for young readers about a Latina rocket scientist whose early life was transformed by joining the Girl Scouts and who currently serves as CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA.A meningitis outbreak in their underprivileged neighborhood left Sylvia Acevedo’s family forever altered. A…

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The Man Who Built a Library

by Carole Boston Weatherford

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“A must-read for a deeper understanding of a well-connected genius who enriched the cultural road map for African Americans and books about them.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Amid the scholars, poets, authors, and artists of the Harlem Renaissance stood an Afro–Puerto Rican named Ar…

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I Am Ruby Bridges -- there's 166 copies of this one on NCKids y'all! Read it!

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I Am Ruby Bridges -- there's 166 copies of this one on NCKids y'all! Read it!

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by Ruby Bridges
Nikkolas Smith

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Ruby Bridges tells her story as never before and shares the events of the momentous day in 1960 when Ruby became the first Black child to integrate the all-white William Franz Elementary as a six year old little girl — a personal and intimate look through a child’s lens at a landmark moment in…

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Resources & lesson plans to teach stories of women and women's movements throughout history! Stories like Rosa Parks' Activism before the Bus Boycott, Indigenous Women Resistance and Resilience in the American Present, and one of my favorite STEM SHE-Roes, Hedy Lamarr

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Explore all of the resources the National Women’s History Museum has created. There are lesson plans, biographies, posters, primary sources, and more. You can search by topic, theme, or resource type.

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Barrier Breaking Moments for the Women of North Carolina Timeline

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Government & Heritage Library; North Carolina Digital Collections

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This collection includes digitized state publications, photographs, letters, oral histories, posters, and items related to women's history in NC.

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Very wide collection of articles and resources about Women's history in NC including colonial times, women's colleges in NC, Women in the Military, The 19th Amendment in NC, and loads more!

To narrow it down, top places to explore might be the BIOGRAPHIES section, the Edenton Tea Party, or Women Shape the New South.

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Exploring North Carolina: Women's History

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Introduction Women's Roles in Precolonial and Colonial North Carolina Women in the Revolutionary Era and Early Statehood Life in Antebellum North Carolina Secession and Civil War Women Help Shape the New South Women Earn the Right to Vote Activism and the Expansion of Women's Opportunities and Public Influence

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To build some biography reading experience and research skills, students worked on making "trading cards" about Black History Heroes that are from a range of historical eras, and cover everything from scientists to athletes, creatives and artists, and other change makers. With Canva and other digital tools, this could be enhanced for today's learners but at the time, we pre-created and printed these templates with photos already assigned and matched them with print biographies and digital sources like Britannica for students to complete. Here's one template with Rosa Parks, Thurgood Marshall, Willie Mays, and Tiger Woods. Linked is another template with the Obamas, Colin Powell, George Washington Carver, Coretta Scott King, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Interviews with Women in Various Professions

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Interviews with Women in Various Professions

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We had some “Google Hangout Guests” visit virtually and talk about their professions. Students heard from a nurse practitioner; former Marine and current AIG teacher; a College of Education professor; a commercial banker; graphic designer; assistant principal; photojournalist and digital storyteller; and author/librarian Carter Higgins. You can watch the chat with Carter in this link!

Baxter Miller is the Digital Storyteller/Photojournalist with a fascinating background that she shares how she 'created' her own path both in college and career to do what she does. Baxter's work can often be found in Our State Magazine.

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4th graders participated in a Women’s History Month activity that involved reading article-based biographies about famous and “every day” women who do remarkable things in their professions or through history. Their next step was moving around the room and writing character traits that reflect each profession. At the end we discussed that not a single person determined that you had to be female (or male!) to do the profession! Their posters were on display in the Hallway for all students to observe (see video)!

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5th graders read biographies on famous women and wrote postcard summaries for 3rd graders to also learn about the same biography for Women’s History Month. 3rd graders responded with postcards of their own, using both text & drawings (see video). Our final lesson on Women’s History Month was learning about real women (famous & every day) who have made historic contributions through short video biographies in the computer lab. (with the LeUyen Pham illustration)

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Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation

by Barry Wittenstein
Jerry Pinkney

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As a new generation of activists demands an end to racism, A Place to Land reflects on Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech and the movement that it galvanized.Winner of the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for ChildrenSelected for the Texas Bluebonnet Master ListMuch has b…

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How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book)

by Angela Joy

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Browse, borrow, and enjoy titles from the NC Kids Level Up digital collection.

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How the Photographer Captured Black and White America

by Carole Boston Weatherford

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The Society of Illustrators Original Art Exhibit 20152015 NAACP Image Award—Outstanding Literary Work, ChildrenNew York Public Library’s 100 Titles for Reading and SharingNotable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2016—CBC/NCSSSTARRED REVIEW! “Weatherford writes in the present t…

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The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving

by Laurie Halse Anderson

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From the author of Speak and Fever, 1793, comes the never-before-told tale of Sarah Josepha Hale, the extraordinary “lady editor” who made Thanksgiving a national holiday!Thanksgiving might have started with a jubilant feast on Plymouth’s shore. But by the 1800s America’s observance was waning. None…

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The Story of Ketanji Brown Jackson

by Carole Boston Weatherford

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CHILDREN'S LITERATURE LEGACY AWARD WINNER * Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court, is an inspiration and role model to children of all ages. Award-winning author Carole Boston Weatherford tells her story of perseverance, dignity, and honor in this uplifting picture book biography filled with colorful and dynamic illustrations from Ashley Evans.
Whatever she did, wherever she was, Ketanji Brown Jackson rose to the top.
From the time their daughter was born, Ketanji Brown's parents taught her that if she worked hard and believed in herself, she could do anything. As a child, Ketanji focused on her studies and excelled, eventually graduating from Harvard Law School.
Years later, in 2016, when she was a federal judge, a seat opened on the United States Supreme Court. In a letter to then-President Barack Obama, Leila Jackson made a case for her mother-Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Although the timing didn't work out then, it did in 2022, when President Joe Biden nominated her. At her confirmation, Ketanji Brown Jackson became the first Black female Supreme Court justice in the United States.
Lyrical text by renowned author Carole Boston Weatherford and evocative illustrations by Ashley Evans combine to make this an inspirational and timely read.

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Browse, borrow, and enjoy titles from the NC Kids Digital Library digital collection.

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I used this illustration from LeUyen Pham in the 2016 book Hillary Rodham Clinton: Some Girls Are Born to Lead and students logged into ThingLink to view brief biographies on the women featured here! Because of ThingLink's structure, I can't share it any longer but after they explored the biographies in various medium, they reflected on Padlet by sharing 1 story that inspired them.

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Primary Sources on African American Soldiers and Civil Rights during WWI

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Primary Sources on African American Soldiers and Civil Rights during WWI

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African American Soldiers and Civil Rights During WWI - DocsTeach

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African American Soldiers and Civil Rights During WWI - DocsTeach

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The online tool for teaching with documents, from the National Archives

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on Rosa Parks and interpreting Civil War data

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NC Freedom Park offers learners of all ages the opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of the struggles of past visionaries and find inspiration in the resistance, resilience, and perseverance they demonstrated. Through thoughtful planning, engaging activities, and meaningful follow-up, educators can ensure students extract the maximum educational value from their park experience.

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You can find resources and programs devoted to recognizing Black history and culture all year long on NCMA Learn. Our Black History All Year resource highlights works of art and biographies of Black artists featured in the NCMA’s collection. Including works by artists born in North Carolina such as Romare Bearden and Beverly McIver and contemporary African artists such as Zanele Muholi and Elias Sime, there are examples in a variety of media, styles, and time periods to discover.

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North Carolina Museum of Art
2110 Blue Ridge Road
Raleigh, NC 27607

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 2026 Black History Month Full Reading List | NC AAHC

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 2026 Black History Month Full Reading List | NC AAHC

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There is a list of Youth / Children's titles

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2026 Black History Month Full Reading List | NC AAHC

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Black History Month Toolkit 2026 | NC AAHC 

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Black History Month Toolkit 2026 | NC AAHC

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The NC African American Heritage Commission believes that celebrating and sharing the history and heritage of African Americans goes beyond February. This February, and every month we continue our work to preserve, protect, and promote North Carolina’s African American history, arts, and culture for all people.

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Andrea Smythe, State Library of North Carolina; North Carolina Digital Collections

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Resources focusing on the history of African Americans in North Carolina.

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Dr. Carter G. Woodson, pictured c.a. 1915, is universally known as the "Father of Black History."
Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, NMAH, Smithsonian Institution

Black History Month, or African American History Month, began as a weeklong celebration in 1926. Since the 1890s, Black communities celebrated the birthdays of two people considered to have a big impact on Black history in the US: Abraham Lincoln (February 12) and Frederick Douglass (February 14). In 1915, Dr. Carter G. Woodson was one of many people who traveled to Washington, DC, to participate in a national celebration of the 50th anniversary of nationwide emancipation. He was inspired by experiences from his trip to create an organization to promote the study of Black life and history. Soon after he helped to form what is now known as the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, the sponsors of Black History Month.

Dr. Woodson dedicated his life to institutionalizing the field of Black history, including by advocating that it be a regular part of formal education. In 1926, he created the celebration of "Negro History Week" during the second week of February timed with the birthdays of Lincoln and Douglass. Dr. Woodson and other advocates provided educational materials each year, such as lesson plans, pictures, scripts for historical performances, and posters. Fifty years later, the weeklong celebration became a month long and has been recognized by presidential proclamation every year since.

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Black History Month - NPS Celebrates! (U.S. National Park Service)

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Black History Month, or African American History Month, began as a weeklong celebration in 1926. Since the 1890s, Black communities celebrated the birthdays of two people considered to have a big impact on Black history in the US: Abraham Lincoln (February 12) and Frederick Douglass (February 14). In 1915, Dr. Carter G.

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"The Searchable Museum is transforming the museum experience, reaching beyond our walls to provide a rich digital experience and bringing the museum's evocative content and immersive in-person visitor experience into homes around the world. "

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A museum that seeks to understand American history through the lens of the African American experience.