{"id":9205,"date":"2026-02-13T19:13:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T19:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/?page_id=9205"},"modified":"2026-02-16T15:25:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T15:25:49","slug":"teaching-african-american-history-articles-and-lesson-plans","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/en\/teaching-african-american-history-articles-and-lesson-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching African American History Articles and Lesson Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"

National History Day\u00ae (NHD) is proud to present Teaching African American History<\/em>, the first volume of our Moving Freedom Forward<\/em> series. Part of NHD\u2019s Expansive History Initiative, this series brings the latest scholarship to educators to help them teach American history in more expansive ways and increases access to the NHD program.<\/p>\n\n

View and download each of the articles and lessons found in Teaching African American History <\/em>below.<\/p>\n\n

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Resources for Teaching African American History<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Resources for Studying African American History<\/p>\n\n\n

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Using Material Culture to Tell the Stories of Enslaved African Americans<\/p>\n\n\n

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What’s in a Word? Being Thoughtful about Terminology in Historical Writing<\/p>\n\n\n

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Navigating Sensitive Content While Meeting Students’ Needs<\/p>\n\n\n

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“Black History is American History”: Choosing African American Topics for NHD Projects<\/p>\n\n\n

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Module 1: Enslavement and Emancipation<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Teaching Enslaved People’s History<\/p>\n\n\n

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Lesson: Slavery and Emancipation: A Complex Comparison<\/p>\n\n\n

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Module 2: Migration and Movement<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Migration and Movement in History<\/p>\n\n\n

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Lesson: Exodusters: Hope for the West<\/p>\n\n\n

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Module 3: Reframing the Narrative<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n
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African Americans: Pursuit of Equality<\/p>\n\n\n

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Expanding Inclusivity Through Constitutional Change<\/p>\n\n\n

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Lesson: Reframing the “Master Narrative”: A Simulation of the 1946-1947 President’s Committee on Civil Rights<\/p>\n\n\n

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