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Blacks in the Military
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From Prince Estabrook to Colin Powell: service, citizenship and opportunity through the five themes of geography.
By Terrence Knox · Ma’at Cultural Curriculum Consultants, LLC
The complete $39.99 set includes a student packet and separate teacher notes and answer key in PDF.
Five day lesson sequence
- Day 1 · Revolutionary War service and espionage. Prince Estabrook, Peter Salem, Salem Poor, Black soldiers under Washington, James Armistead Lafayette, Oliver Cromwell and the disputed tradition about Prince Whipple at Trenton.
- Day 2 · The Civil War. The 54th Massachusetts Regiment and Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, William Carney, Robert Smalls, military pay and the family account of Private Ed Norman.
- Day 3 · From the frontier to World War I. Buffalo Soldiers, Cathay Williams, Charles Young, the 369th Infantry and the family account of William Henry Knox’s migration from Port of Spain, Trinidad, and WWI service.
- Day 4 · World War II and desegregation. Benjamin O. Davis Sr., the Tuskegee Airmen, Doris Miller, the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion and Executive Order 9981.
- Day 5 · Colin Powell and historical synthesis. Connect military leadership with earlier service, complete 15 multiple choice questions and write a RACE response scored with a 19 point rubric.
All five themes of geography
Location, Place, Human Environment Interaction, Movement and Region are infused into readings and written tasks. Students examine how battle sites, waterways, migration, regional policies and military networks influenced participation and opportunity.
Student and teacher materials
The student packet follows the Geography of Africa RST format, with daily Do Nows and Quick Writes, vocabulary and word origins, source readings, evidence questions, geographic inquiries and writing space. Days 1–4 include exit responses. A five themes organizer supports the final RACE task.
The teacher guide includes 40 minute pacing, daily answer guidance, the multiple choice key, a model RACE response, the 19 point rubric and historical source notes. Family testimony is identified clearly, with questions for further documentary research.
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Purchase and delivery
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