Other Curriculum Units

Jacob Lawrence and Langston Hughes: Traveling from Harlem to Los Angeles
(Grades 10-12; Literature, Arts, History)
Explores relationship been visual art and poetry through Jacob Lawrence's Migration of the Negro and Langston Hughes' "Montage of a Dream Deferred." Developed by Los Angeles Education Partnership.

The African-American Experience in the 20th Century through the Art and Life of Jacob Lawrence and the Novels of Bruce Brooks and Lorene Cary
(Grades 8-12; Reading, Language Arts, English)
Addresses Jacob Lawrence's art in the context of African American history and race relations. Developed by the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute.

Jacob Lawrence's Freedom Trail
(Grades 7-9; Interdisciplinary; Arts; Language Arts; History)
Explores issues of slavery and the abolitionist movement through Jacob Lawrence's Life of Harriet Tubman and Life of Frederick Douglass. Developed by the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute.

Seven Famous African-American Masters of American Art
(Grades 6-8; Arts, American History)
Designed to introduce middle-school students to the art and visual culture of African-Americans. Developed by the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute.