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Black History Month Reading Comprehension Passages & African American Activities

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Unlock the stories of some of the most influential African Americans in history with this Black History Month biographies and yearbook activity. This comprehensive resource is designed to educate and inspire young learners as they discover the stories of famous African Americans who have made a lasting impact on our world.

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Hi, I'm Chloe! I taught 3rd–5th grade math for 11 years, and every resource in this shop was built for real classrooms: low prep, high engagement, and a whole lot of sneaky learning.

Unlock the stories of some of the most influential African Americans in history with this Black History Month biographies and yearbook activity. This comprehensive resource is designed to educate and inspire young learners as they discover the stories of famous African Americans who have made a lasting impact on our world.

Students will read the biographies, answer comprehension questions, then create a yearbook style activity on the famous African Americans.

These articles can be used all year long or as a Black History Month activity.

Click here to see this resource in action!

Black History Month Reading Passages / Famous African American Biographies includes:

  • 31 non-fiction biographies about famous African Americans
  • Each passage comes in color or black & white options
  • Summary page for each biography

Combine these biographies with an interactive bulletin board for the month of February!

Famous African Americans Included:

• Tuskegee Airman

• Thurgood Marshall

• Wilma Rudolph

• Sojourner Truth

• Sarah E. Goode

• Rosa Parks

• Ruby Bridges

• Phillis Wheatley

• Marian Anderson

• Michael Jackson

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Michael Jordan

• Marcus Garvey

• Jackie Robinson

• Langston Hughes

• Jesse Owens

• Harriet Tubman

• George W. Carver

• Frederick Douglas

• Edna Lewis

• Booker T. Washington

• Billie Holiday

• Bessie Coleman

• Bill Pickett

• Benjamin Banneker

• Hank Aaron

• Matt Kemp

• Ozzie Smith

• Halle Berry

• Barack Obama

• Will Smith

What’s the best way to use this resource?

  • Study one African American every day for 31 days.
  • Display the articles around your classroom/down the hall. Have students rotate around the room/move through the hallways to read about each African American. Students will then add notes/summaries to their yearbook style activity cards.
  • Use daily/weekly in reading or social studies centers for the month of February.
  • Read about one African American every week/month for the entire school year.
  • Allow students to pick 2-3 people to study. Have them share with classmates what they learned about each person.
  • Use this activity in a different way? I would love to hear about it!

Teachers Like You Say This:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ In person and remote students accessed this information from Google Classroom. If I skipped anyone, they complained and wanted to go back to read about them. We extended often by researching the person together to see pictures and get more information. I believe this resource gave my students some real insight into these important people and their own potential. I love this resource!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My students had a great time learning about some famous African Americans…many of which they have never heard of.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Great resource for black history month. My students enjoyed learning about exceptional people. Easy to use.

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88 reviews for Black History Month Reading Comprehension Passages & African American Activities

  1. Kendra Linley –

    A great resource for Black History Month! I am trying this with my 3rd graders. Thank you! Love it!

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  2. Christina T. –

    The readability level was appropriately challenging for my students. The paragraphs provided a lot of interesting information.

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  3. Educ8 with Kate –

    Awesome!

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  4. Miss Hogan’s Heroes –

    This was perfect for our Black History Month Biography Project!

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

    • Chloe Campbell Education –

      So glad to hear that! Thank you!

  5. Hannah D. –

    N/A

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  6. Nicole Anglin –

    Perfect reading material for my special education class. Not too much information, but very interesting. Thanks!

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  7. ERIN S. –

    This will be a great project for my students to use during the month of February in my resource room!

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  8. Alexis Tillman –

    Love It!

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  9. Michelle B. –

    Love it!

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  10. Heather M. –

    Thanks

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  11. Leslie Shemdoe –

    Great Resource…

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  12. Melissa K. –

    Many errors found in texts.

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  13. Miss D in Grade Three –

    Great biographies and worksheets! Thanks!

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  14. Angelica C. –

    Great resource for black history month. My students enjoyed learning about exceptional people. Easy to use.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  15. Lori D. –

    Awesome, students loved these, I used them to write summaries.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  16. Sally R. –

    Very helpful during Black history month!

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  17. Katie R. –

    This was perfect for our African American History reports we did.

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  18. Nicole B. –

    I love all the individuals that were listed in here. It helped me with teaching my music students about Billie Holiday. The students enjoyed the lesson as well.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  19. Leslie P. –

    Great!

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  20. Lisa C. –

    Students enjoyed learning about these heroes.

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  21. Rachelle M. –

    Awesome Resource!

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  22. Clarissa K. –

    My students had a great time learning about some famous African Americans…many of which they have never heard of.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  23. Mrs Ladd’s Lounge –

    This is a good resource with many people to choose from. I like the organizers, but would rather have them at full page size so that it is easier to use only the people you wish to cover.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  24. Heather S. –

    Thank you!

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  25. Jan C. –

    Great resource!

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  26. Monique A. –

    Great resource

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  27. Terri C. –

    My students loved learning about all of the famous people!

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  28. Lynn S. –

    In person and remote students accessed this information from Google Classroom. If I skipped anyone, they complained and wanted to go back to read about them. We extended often by researching the person together to see pictures and get more information. I believe this resource gave my students some real insight into these important people and their own potential. I love this resource!

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  29. Kristina M. –

    This was helpful for Black History month during distance learning.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  30. Mrs K’s Elementary Shop –

    We used this as a writing/reading project during the month of February and then had students share about their individual person. What a great way to learn about a lot of different historical people.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  31. Jenny B. –

    I used this during Black History Month. I liked the variety of African-American Historical figures (some of which are still living). I also liked the text count (not too much/not too little).

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  32. Jennifer T. –

    Awesome!

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  33. BeYOU Paper Market –

    A great resource. The kids loved it!

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  34. Marsha R. –

    Great resource !

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  35. Kristin’s Education Kreations –

    Great resource!

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  36. Kerri D. –

    Great resource.

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  37. Sweet Beginnings by Miss Hannah –

    Great resource!

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  38. Denise B. –

    Great resource!

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  39. Anna T. –

    Great resource!

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  40. Nora M. –

    This idea is very interesting and enticing for my students.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

    • Chloe Campbell Education –

      Love that your students enjoy it! Thank you! 🙂

  41. Robin F. –

    My students are enjoying this resource very much. They are engaged completely.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  42. Kristen Jones –

    My students loved reading and using these to help us learn about historical figures for Black History Month. Would highly recommend.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  43. Karial Perry –

    LOVED IT!

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  44. Dena Thomas –

    Used this during our biography studies. The reading level is perfect for my 3rd graders. This is easy to use with other resources or alone.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  45. Brima K. –

    This resource has really allowed my students to have the much-needed background knowledge about how the Civil War impact the Civil Rights movement.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  46. Cynthia C. –

    My students enjoyed using this resource because they learned that African Americans were very big contributors to every day life.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  47. Kathleen Diedrich –

    This was a great tool to support my students’ research skills during writing time!

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  48. Linda B. –

    Great organizer for writing!

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  49. Michele L. –

    My students loved reading and using these mini-biographies to help us learn about historical figures during Black History Month. I would highly recommend it.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  50. Whitney T. –

    My students love this resource!

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  51. Randy Patterson –

    My students loved this activity, and they were very engaged. I loved the little preparation involved in utilizing this activity, it took no time at all to get it started. This was an excellent black history resource.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  52. Olivia H. –

    Very Interesting and Helpful!

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  53. Marie B. –

    Great resource for our study

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  54. Crystal B. –

    We used this activity for enrichment. Thank you.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  55. Dawn Z. –

    Thanks

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  56. Latavia B. –

    I love these!! Thank you so much for creating such an amazing resource!

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  57. Shelia B. –

    My students used these to research historical figures for a Black History project. This was helpful for students who were struggling to find information online.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  58. Shelly Connery –

    This was a great addition to our biography reports

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  59. Deanna D. –

    My students loved this resource! They enjoyed this activity.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  60. Wendy Bly –

    This resource was perfect to use for Black History month during my Social Studies classes. The students enjoyed reading and writing about the contributions made by many African Americans.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  61. Eliza G. –

    Very resourceful activities! My students really enjoyed this activity.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  62. veronica kelly –

    My students loved learning about these important people during African American History Month. They were so excited to put it all together in their yearbook and show to their parents! Thank you!

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  63. Aida C. –

    A great resource for my students. They kept them working and engaged.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  64. Anna M. –

    This was a great resource to help my classroom out with our famous American American reports. I am a second-year teacher and I wanted something that would help my students. I loved how the summaries were worded and they help my students with their research.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  65. Heather M. –

    Great product. Short and simple research assignment.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  66. Joleen L. –

    This was an awesome resource for my students. Thank you!

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  67. Angela J. –

    This was a great tool! My students used this resource during our Black History month unit and found it easy to read and follow the directions.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  68. Teaching on Caffeine and Hope –

    Super helpful to make sure the kids to get to learn about a variety of people for black history month.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  69. Mikayla C. –

    This product was really great for my students! Loved it!

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  70. Kelly S. –

    We used this resource during black history month. The students were engaged and enjoyed learning about each person.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  71. iTeachKids –

    PLEASE FIX THE NAACP – on Thurgood Marshall. It was fixed on the paper version, not on the EASEL version. “Association” – Thank you.
    Also, I would prefer google slides version over EASEL.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  72. leanne C. –

    My students enjoyed this resource. It kept them engaged and was used to review and as practice.

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  73. Ashley S. –

    This is such a great product. It was low prep, easy to use, covered lots of people and the kids were able to ease into research. Thank YOu!

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  74. Amanda P. –

    Used this resource paired with videos in order for students to write informational paragraphs.

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  75. Jana E. –

    This was a fantastic activity for my students. We all enjoyed it and learned so much!

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  76. Becky England –

    This was a great resource for kick starting our Black History unit.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  77. Hannah Paduchak –

    This resource is a powerful way to engage my 4th graders in learning about Black History Month! The reading passages are informative and age-appropriate, and the activities encourage meaningful discussions. A great resource for building comprehension while celebrating important historical figures and events. Highly recommend!

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  78. Holly R. –

    Perfect resource to use in February during Black History Month as an individual or partner project. My students really enjoyed learning about some people they didn’t know.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  79. Seeley in Second –

    Love this resource! Super easy to implement into the classroom!

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  80. Heather H. –

    Excellent Resource

    I used this resource during black history month as part of a research project. It provided excellent questions to help them write their research papers afterward. I plan to use this every year.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  81. Rebecca S. –

    great resource

    These turned out sooooooo cute!

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  82. Trisha M. –

    Black History Month Resource

    These are great biographies for Black History Month Unit.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  83. Amy E. –

    A well-crafted resource

    I used this resource during black history month as part of a research project. The questions helped the students create great projects.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  84. Armesha S. –

    Armesha Shelby

    I loved this resource, I used it as a black history project for my 3rd grade students.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  85. Sue Ann M. –

    Great resource!

    Absolutely love this. A good range of biographies from long ago, and current ones too!

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  86. Liza B T. –

    Great resource!

    Very helpful for our Black History month biography projects. Thank you!

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  87. Catherine R. –

    Great resource for busy teachers!

    As a person who is teaching this subject for the first time, this has been a great resource.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  88. Kendra P. –

    great resource

    Great resource! Clear, helpful, and easy to use. A+

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

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