African American History Knowledge Cards

Spotlighting notable people and significant events in African American history. this deck of Knowledge Cards offers an insightful look at the wide-ranging achievements of African American women and men. Each card features a photographic portrait on one side and a concise. informative essay about the featured individual on the other. This intriguing. fact-packed deck profiles 48 historical figures. from such celebrated luminaries as Frederick Douglass. Countee Cullen. and Mahalia Jackson to lesser-known—but no less accomplished—individuals including Bessie Coleman (pioneering aviator. pictured on cover). Matthew Henson (explorer). and Benjamin Banneker (astronomer).