Harriet Tubman

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Pop Music and the Spatialization of Race in the 1990s

Artist: Jean Micheal Basquiat

Jim Crow and the Great Migration

Civil Rights Leaders: Marcus Garvey

Civil Rights Leaders: Malcolm X

Schoolyard conflicts may affect health later in life, research shows By Washington Post, adapted by Newsela staff

Sonnet 18

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English poet, playwright, and actor. He wrote 154 sonnets and 38 plays, including Romeo and Juliet, which have been translated into every major living language. "Sonnet 18" is one of Shakespeare’s best-known sonnets. As you read, identify the imagery and tone the speaker users to describe the subject of the poem as well as the summer.

Primary Sources: Martin Luther King's Letter from a Birmingham Jail