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Black History Month Timeline Lesson Plan

Grade Level

Elementary, High, Middle

Time Period

1600-1775: Colonial, 1775-1784: Revolutionary, 1785-1850: Building America, 1850-1865: Civil War Period, 1866-1870: Reconstruction, 1871-1899: Post Reconstruction, 1900-1950: Early 20th Century, 1951-1999: Late 20th Century, 2000-present: Early 21st Century

Theme

African American History

Resource Type

Engagement Activity, Lesson Plan
Program Cover with one football player in midair getting ready to throw the football and another getting ready to tackle him. It reads "Annual Football Classic Souvenir Program: Armstrong vs Walker, Saturday, November 28, 1964; 2:00 P.M. City Stadium, Richmond, VA. 25 cents
Armstrong v. Maggie Walker Program, November, 28, 1964, V.2019.87.13, The Valentine.

Black History Month Timeline Lesson Plan

Download Black History Sample Timeline Lesson Plan (pdf)

Covering from the mid-1600s to present day, the web-based Richmond History Timeline (https://thevalentine.org/explore/richmond-stories/interactive-timeline/) seeks to give students the opportunity to put Richmond history in a larger historical context. There are many ways the timeline may be used with students, here is one example.

Essential Questions

  • How did this event make a difference in our community?
  • What caused the event to happen? What else was going on at that time (locally or nationally)?
  • What were the effects afterward from the event? What impact did the event have on our community?

Objectives  

  • Students will analyze the cause/effect of 3-4 events from Richmond’s Black History.
  • Students will create a yearbook page representing their 3-4 events.

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