A belated Happy Birthday to Barbara Jordan, American politician and Civil Rights leader! Barbara Jordan was the first female African American elected to the House of Representatives in a southern state, among her many other accomplishments. She was elected to the Texas State Senate in 1966, and to Congress in 1972. Jordan became instead the first African-American woman to deliver the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in 1976. In 1994, she was received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. There are so many inspiring African American figures from history that you could talk about with your class during Black History Month.
This last week of February brings us to the last week of Black History Month, next week brings March, and Women's’ History Month along with it. Build your students literacy skills while learning about other fascinating, notable African Americans and women from my original reader sets Famous African-Americans in U.S. History For Grades 1-3 and Famous Women in History: Leveled Books for Grades 2 - 4. These books can also be used in social studies or language arts units year-round.
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