Celebrate the African American Read-In with Texts by These NCTE-Published Authors
The National African American Read-In is the nation’s first and oldest event dedicated to diversity in literature. It was established …
The National African American Read-In is the nation’s first and oldest event dedicated to diversity in literature. It was established …
Statesman Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706, and is well known as one of the leading founders and …
Amelia Earhart was born in 1897. Once she began flying in 1921, she quickly set numerous women’s altitude, speed, and …
Jacob Grimm was born in Hanau, Germany, on January 4, 1785. With his brother Wilhelm, he began collecting traditional German …
Juan Felipe Herrera was born on this day in 1948. Herrera is the American poet, author, and activist of Mexican descent …
The Mexican American author Sandra Cisneros was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1954. Best known for her collection of vignettes …
On December 16, 1773, angry colonists, dressed as American Indians, destroyed 342 chests of tea to protest recent tax hikes imposed …
Poet Emily Dickinson was born on December 10, 1830. Today, Dickinson’s work is considered among the greatest in American literature. …
Rosa Parks (1913–2005) is best known for her refusal to give up her seat on a crowded bus. On her bus …
Since 1990, November has been known as National Native American Heritage Month. Many organizations such as the Library of Congress …