Black History Month Biography Research Template, Famous Face of Black History

This huge set of resources featuring 50 important individuals is everything you need to teach during Black History Month. These pages provide your students with lots of practice sheets to research and learn about the lives and work of these influential Black leaders and figures, following the Biography Research Template. Each sheet focuses on one individual, so your students can grow their knowledge of these wonderful influencers.

Students always seem to be more engaged when learning about the lives of big and important individuals. These Biography Research Templates were designed as a quick and simple approach to practice with bubble text. So, these pages can be a fascinating and engaging way to teach, research, write, and more during Black History Month.

Biography Research Template:

• Personal Information/Facts 
• Birth Information
• Why is this person important? 
• What was his/her accomplishment?
• Important event #1, #2
• Quote:

Individuals included:

1. Muhammad Ali 
2. Marian Anderson
3. Maya Angelou
4. Tyra Banks
5. Benjamin Banneker
6. Harry Belafonte 
7. Mary MacLeod Bethune
8. Sarah Breedlove
9. Ruby Bridges 
10. Ben Carson
11. Geoge Washington Carver 
12. Bessie Coleman 
13. Marie M.Daly 
14. Frederick Douglass 
15. Duke Ellington 
16. Marcus Garvey 
17. Althea Gibson
18. Matthew Henson 
19. Billie Holiday 
20. Langston Hughes
21. Michael Jackson 
22. Mae Jemison 
23. Lonnie Johnson 
24. Michael Jordan 
25. Marjorie Joyner 
26. Jackie Joyner Kersee
27. Jarrett Scott King 
28. Martin Luther King Jr 
29. Edna Lewis
30. Nelson Mandela 
31. Thurgood Marshall 
32. Elijah McCoy 
33. Barack Obama
34. Michelle Obama 
35. Jesse Owens 
36. Rosa Parks 
37. Bill Pickett
38. Colin Powell 
39. Diana Ross
40. Jackie Robinson 
41. Wilma Rudolph
42. Sojourner Truth 
43. Harriet Tubman 
44. Tuskegee Airmen 
45. Booker T.Washington 
46. Phillis Wheatley 
47. Serena Williams 
48. Oprah Winfrey 

This resource is perfect for independent research and a great additional activity for Black History Month lessons.

Please note that this packet does not include reading passages. Your students will need to use text and online resources to complete the research. Please view the preview to get a clear look at what is included. Thank you so much!