African American Monument

Afro-American Monument

Overview

Students review scenes from African American history through analysis of a poster created as a type of monument. After, students create a brief sketch and a write caption for a scene from recent times and explain why they feel the scene is an important addition to the poster.

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Grade

Elementary, Middle School

Subjects

Art, Civics, Social Studies

Length

40-60 minutes

Topics

African American, Black history, Booker T. Washington, Crispus Attucks, Frederick Douglass, monuments, Peter Salem, Revolutionary War, slavery

Author

Primary Source Nexus

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