I have learned that I forget historical facts easily. I love history but my memory isn’t great with dates and timelines. I created these Black History timeline cards for me, for my children, and for anyone who would like to use them! I am open to adding more people and events to the set if you leave a comment with your request!

I use a small pocket chart to display our cards, I put them all up for the photo, but we are more interactive with them – adding people and events as we learn about them. I purposely don’t say what the person is known for to encourage research! If you don’t recognize someone, look them up and do some reading! I have spent hours doing this and have barely scratched the surface learning.

You can use these in so many ways, here are a few ideas:

Have your child write what the person is known for on the back of the card.
Print 2 sets and play memory.
Hang them on the wall in timeline format.
Put all of the cards in a bag, choose a person out of the bag each day and learn about him/her using the internet or books if you have some!
Check out a stack of Black History Books from the library and match the cards to the books as you read about people and events.

Black History Heroes Featured

Benjamin Banneker
Sojourner Truth
David Ruggles
Henry “Box” Brown
Frederick Douglass
Harriet Tubman
William and Ellen Craft
Mary Fields
Booker T. Washington
Matthew A. Henson
Mary McLeod Bethune
Marian Anderson
George Washington Carver
Carter G. Woodson
Bessie Coleman
Thurgood Marshall
Rosa Parks
Jesse Owens
Katherine Johnson
Jackie Robinson
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr. – featured on our blog here
Wilma Rudolph
Audrey Faye Hendricks
Ruby Bridges
Mae Jemison

Several of these Black Americans are featured in our Black History Heroes Boom Deck here, and also in our Black History Heroes 3 Part Cards here!

Black History Books

In addition to the free Black History Timeline Printables, I also wanted to share some awesome books that are great for Black History Month. These books are collections and highlight many different people. Great for reading a little bit each day to learn about someone new!

Click to see all of our featured books here on Amazon.

Click here to see a Google Doc with all of the books, featuring in BOLD the books that are written by Black authors.

Click here to download a printable to take with you to the library or to file away so you can remember the books. You can also use this printable as a way to record books your children read. I love visual reading lists!

Why Do We Celebrate Black History Month?

Download this from Read Like a Rockstar to learn more yourself and share with your kids.

I follow some wonderful mommas on Instagram and have learned so much. The message below is something we all need to remember, especially us white folks. This message/image is from @Black_World_Scholars.