KNOWLEDGE CARDS: AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY

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 forty-eight 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).