Black History assignment

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Homework for February 17-24, 2017

Eloise Greenfield
Eloise Greenfield was born in 1929 in North Carolina. When she was very young, her family moved to Washington, D.C. As a child, Greenfield loved music, movies, and books. She began to write books when she was a young woman. She has published more than 30 books for children. Greenfield writes novels, poetry, and biographies. Over the years, she has won many awards for her work


1. Underline the state where Eloise Greenfield was born.
2. Circle the place where Eloise Greenfield’s family moved.
3. Put a box around something Eloise Greenfield loved as a child.
4. Put an ✘ on one kind of book she writes.


All homework must be signed by a parent
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Comments _______________________________

level 2

Name __________________________________________________ date _______________

AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY
For more than 40 years, Mayme A. Clayton collected items related to African-American history.
She said she started her collection so that “children would know that black people have done great
things.” Read about four famous African Americans featured in the collection. Then complete the
Phillis Wheatley (1753–1784)
Phillis Wheatley was born in Africa and raised as a slave in Boston, Massachusetts.
At the age of 14, she became the first African-American poet to publish a book in the
United States. It was published in Boston in 1767. The book appeared in England six years later.


George Washington Carver (1860–1943)
George Washington Carver was an inventor, a botanist and a teacher. He is best known
for creating more than 325 products from peanuts. Born in Missouri three years before the end of slavery, he grew up to attend Iowa State University. He later taught at the Tuskegee Institute,
in Alabama.

Althea Gibson (1927–2003)
In 1957, Althea Gibson was the first black woman to win the U.S. Open tennis championship. She won it again in 1958. Born in South Carolina and raised in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood, Gibson went on to become a major sports star. She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1971.

James VanDerZee (1886–1983)
James VanDerZee was a talented photographer. Originally from Massachusetts, he later moved to Harlem . There, he set up a photography studio in 1915. His photographs documenting the Harlem
Renaissance were exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1967.
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1. Write one fact about Phillis Wheatley. _______________________________________________
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2. “Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom.” Who do you think said this?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
3. “Being champion is all well and good, but you can’t eat a crown.” Who do you think said this?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
What did this person mean? ________________________________________________________________
4. Sort these famous African Americans into one of four categories. Write each person’s name next
to his or her area of achievement.
Art: _______________________________________
Literature: _________________________________
Sports: ____________________________________
Science: ___________________________________
5. Which of these people would you like to know more about? Explain on the back of this page

All homework must be signed by a parent______________________________
Comments _______________________________________________________

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Level 3

Name __________________________________________________________date ______________

AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY
For more than 40 years, Mayme A. Clayton collected items related to African-American history.
She said she started her collection so that “children would know that black people have done great
things.” Read about four famous African Americans featured in the collection. Then complete the

Phillis Wheatley (1753–1784)
Phillis Wheatley was born in Africa and raised as a slave in Boston, Massachusetts.
At the age of 14, she became the first African-American poet to publish a book in the
United States. It was published in Boston in 1767. The book appeared in England six years later.


George Washington Carver (1860–1943)
George Washington Carver was an inventor, a botanist and a teacher. He is best known
for creating more than 325 products from peanuts. Born in Missouri three years before the end of slavery, he grew up to attend Iowa State University. He later taught at the Tuskegee Institute,
in Alabama.

Althea Gibson (1927–2003)
In 1957, Althea Gibson was the first black woman to win the U.S. Open tennis championship. She won it again in 1958. Born in South Carolina and raised in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood, Gibson went on to become a major sports star. She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1971.

James VanDerZee (1886–1983)
James VanDerZee was a talented photographer. Originally from Massachusetts, he later moved to Harlem . There, he set up a photography studio in 1915. His photographs documenting the Harlem
Renaissance were exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1967.
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1. Write one fact about Phillis Wheatley. ________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
2. “Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom.” Who do you think said this?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
3. “Being champion is all well and good, but you can’t eat a crown.” Who do you think said this?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
What did this person mean? ________________________________________________________________
4. Sort these famous African Americans into one of four categories. Write each person’s name next
to his or her area of achievement.
Art: _______________________________________
Literature: _________________________________
Sports: ____________________________________
Science: ___________________________________
5. Which of these people would you like to know more about? Explain on the back of this page