African-American Contributions
This Learning Resource Guide is a tool to be used in conjunction with the African-American Contributions Series. Its purpose is to enrich the classroom experience by offering additional resources to educators on the significant role African-Americans have played throughout our nation’s history.
A link to each documentary in the series directs you to a page with discussion questions related to each video.
Whether it’s through education, health care or the military, the lessons to be learned through the triumphs and struggles of African-Americans impact us all.
Using the Series
The African-American Contributions Series is an incredibly popular tool with many Tennessee-area educators. All activities were created for use in secondary school classroom settings; though each lesson can also be modified and conducted at home.
For your convenience, all three of the African-American Contributions Series videos are available for online viewing on ChannelBlue. DVD versions of all three videos are also available by emailing BlackHistory@bcbst.com.
Color of Blood- 2009
President Truman’s Executive Order 9981 helped set in motion the desegregation of the United States’ military. Issued on July 26, 1948, it afforded all soldiers the right to equal opportunity in the military.
Education for Life - 2007
Perhaps one of the greatest gifts one can receive in life is the gift of education. When a child or adult learns to read, new doors open and great journeys begin. Knowledge is power.
Healing Touch - 2006
The human spirit is strong. It triumphs and succeeds in spite of the many obstacles it faces in the course of a lifetime. Some of the greatest illustrations of the resilient human spirit are seen in the lives of the first African-Americans to practice medicine in the South.
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