African American History Month | Periscope

This collection honors our history and the African Americans who made strides in the advancement of African Americans.

en Espanol

Esta colección rinde homenaje a nuestra historia y a los Afroamericanos que lograron avances en el avance de los Afroamericanos.

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Robert Smalls | Periscope
Robert Smalls | Periscope
Episode 1

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

In 1839, Robert Smalls was born into slavery in Beaufort, South Carolina. As a slave, he worked in the Charleston shipyards. After learning the local harbor and surrounding waters, 23-year-old Robert...
Ruby Bridges (1960) | Periscope
Ruby Bridges (1960) | Periscope
Episode 1

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Ruby Bridges' first day at William Frantz Elementary School was very unusual. Integration, or the sharing of schools by African American and white people, had recently become law in 1960. She was one...
A Daring Escape: The Planter | Periscope
A Daring Escape: The Planter | Periscope
Episode 2

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Grades: 3 4 5

On the evening of May 12, 1862, the captain and officers of the Planter left the ship to spend the night on the shore. Robert and the rest of the slave crew had to stay on board under captain's orders...
Colored Water Fountain | Periscope
Colored Water Fountain | Periscope
Episode 2

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Ruby was born in 1954. At the time, African-American children and white children had to attend separate schools. Segregation, or the separation of African American and white people, was practiced by...
Journal of Negro History Volume I | Periscope
Journal of Negro History Volume I | Periscope
Episode 2

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Grades: 6 7 8

"Men of scholarship…must show us the right way and lead us into light, which is shining brighter and brighter." - Carter Woodson The association's goal was to study African American history, publish...
Mahatma Gandhi | Periscope
Mahatma Gandhi | Periscope
Episode 2

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Grades: 9 10 11 12

Gandhi used nonviolent protest to promote civil rights for the people of India. "True nonviolence should mean a complete freedom from ill will and anger and hate and an overflowing love for all." –...
March on Washington | Periscope
March on Washington | Periscope
Episode 3

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Grades: 9 10 11 12

Like Gandhi, Dr. King committed his life to peacefully helping people attain civil rights. Much of Dr. King's work concerned the civil rights of African Americans. During the 1950s, there were fewer...
Mary McLeod Bethune, Educator | Periscope
Mary McLeod Bethune, Educator | Periscope
Episode 3

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

At a time when there were few educational opportunities for African Americans, Mary McLeod Bethune created schools and a thriving college for them. Mary was born in Mayesville, South Carolina to freed...
Policemen & Federal Marshals | Periscope
Policemen & Federal Marshals | Periscope
Episode 3

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

By the time Ruby was six years old, there were new laws stating that African American and white students had to integrate, or share, schools. People such as Martin Luther King, Jr. had worked for...
Bethune School | Periscope
Bethune School | Periscope
Episode 4

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

In 1904, Mary McLeod Bethune began a school for poor African American children in Daytona, Florida. With only $1.50 to start the school, she had to be very creative. The desks were made from packing...
Rosa Parks | Periscope
Rosa Parks | Periscope
Episode 4

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Grades: 9 10 11 12

In 1955, Rosa Parks, a seamstress living in Montgomery, Alabama, wanted to peacefully demonstrate what civil rights meant to her. She was arrested for sitting at the front of the bus, a place reserved...
Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles | Periscope
Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles | Periscope
Episode 4

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Ruby's friend, psychiatrist Dr. Robert Coles, wrote "The Story of Ruby Bridges." At William Frantz, Ruby attended an empty classroom. Some parents refused to let their children go to the integrated...
Bethune-Cookman College | Periscope
Bethune-Cookman College | Periscope
Episode 5

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Mary continued to open more schools, created a hospital and promoted voting rights for African Americans. President Franklin D. Roosevelt invited her to become an advisor in 1936. Her job required her...
March on Washington - Crowd on the Mall | Periscope
March on Washington - Crowd on the Mall | Periscope
Episode 5

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Grades: 9 10 11 12

Dr. King traveled around the world giving speeches and organizing peaceful protests. He met with presidents to urge support for civil rights. His "I Have a Dream" speech was delivered in Washington, D...
Ruby Bridges | Periscope
Ruby Bridges | Periscope
Episode 5

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Ruby still lives in New Orleans. She runs the Ruby Bridges Foundation to help troubled children at William Frantz and other schools. With the group, Ruby travels the country advocating the importance...
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Legislation | Periscope
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Legislation | Periscope
Episode 6

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Grades: 9 10 11 12

Dr. King's efforts would lead to wider recognition of equal rights, education and political representation for African Americans and other minorities. For his work, he earned a Nobel Peace Prize in...
Modjeska Simkins, Civil Rights Advocate | Periscope
Modjeska Simkins, Civil Rights Advocate | Periscope
Episode 6

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Grades: 6 7 8

In the 1950s, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. became known as the leader of the civil rights movement. More than 20 years before Dr. King, Modjeska Simkins began her own work for the civil rights of...