Who are some people who have made a
difference in our lives?

Download Primary Source Set: African American Biographies

Through these biographies of famous African American figures throughout history, students learn about a variety of men and women whose achievements have directly or indirectly touched their own lives or the lives of others. Included are biographies of George Washington Carver, Fannie Lou Hamer, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Zora Neale Hurston, and Thurgood Marshall.