Black history people and innovations
Read about Viola Desmond and Mary Ann Shadd, then match six inventors with their innovations.
3 activities · Grade 3 to Grade 6
Viola Desmond
Read about Viola Desmond, sequence four events and discuss why the theatre treated her unfairly. The 2010 free pardon recognised that her conviction was wrong; her portrait appeared on the new ten-dollar note in 2018.
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Mary Ann Shadd
Read about Mary Ann Shadd's work in education, journalism and the struggle against slavery. Use the timeline and passage to answer questions in your own words.
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Inventors and innovators
Match six inventors with their innovations. The dates refer to patents: Latimer improved carbon-filament production, Parker patented a gas-furnace design, and Marie Van Brittan Brown developed her security system with Albert Brown. The pictures show familiar examples, not exact patent drawings.
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