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Black History: Stories From the Scope Collection
We have pulled together some of our most beloved stories from Scope about about Black history, from a powerful play about a teen who led a series of sit-down strikes to a gripping nonfiction article about the co-discoverer of the North Pole. We hope you enjoy sharing these stories with your students.
Spy of the American Revolution
James Lafayette risked his life to outsmart the British as a secret agent and helped America win its independence.
Did You Use the GPS on Your Phone Today?
You can thank Dr. Gladys B. West. She helped invent it!
Becoming Darth Vader
How a boy who stuttered grew up to be one of the most famous actors in the world
Frozen Dreams
This gripping article tells the incredible story of Matthew Henson, a co-discoverer of the North Pole who has largely been ignored by history.
Time Machine Video: The Harlem Renaissance
Immerse your students in the sights and sounds of the Harlem Renaissance. This video also provides important historical context for the Scope play about the life of Langston Hughes, Hold Fast to Dreams.
Into the Poison Cloud
In the early 1900s, Garrett Morgan invented a gas mask that had the potential to change the way Americans fought fires. But how would he convince the world to try it? We’ve paired Morgan’s incredible story with an informational text about the characteristics of successful inventors.
Heart Saver
Vivien Thomas never went to college. Yet his pioneering research would make him one of the great heroes of medicine
The Man Who Saved a Thousand Babies: PHOTO COLLAGE: CHRISTOPHER B. SHORT. BABIES: CORBIS , GETTY IMAGES Time Machine Video: Harlem Renaissance: Rue des Archives/The Granger Collection (harlem); The Fire-Breather: Shutterstock (Background); Cleveland State University, Michael Schwartz Library; Escape from Slavery: Jake Murray; This Is What Courage Looks Like: Hulton Archive/Getty Images (Top Left); Bettmann/Getty Images (Top Middle, Top Right, Bottom Right); Bruce Davidson/Magnum Photos (Middle Left, Bottom Left); Robert W. Kelley/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images (Middle); Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images (Middle Right); Frozen Dreams: Illustration: Randy Pollak; Marcel Jancovic/Shutterstock.com; The Girl Who Dared: AP Images; Go!: Artwork by Greg Ruhl from The Superkids Reading Program: Wilma Rudolph © Zaner-Bloser, Inc. Used with permission from Zaner-Bloser, Inc. All rights reserved.; Making Our Voices Heard: Kristine Potter/The New York Times/Redux; Into the Storm: Art by Shane Rebenschied; Hold Fast to Dreams: The Granger Collection; Into the Poison Cloud: Illustration by Kingsley Nebechi; Spy of the American Revolution: Illustrations by Randy Pollak