Here is a photo bank for Black History Month featuring key figures for Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), Key Stage 1 (KS1), and Key Stage 2 (KS2):
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Rosa Parks - A photo of Rosa Parks, an African American civil rights activist who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
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Martin Luther King Jr. - A photo of Martin Luther King Jr., a prominent leader in the civil rights movement, known for his famous “I Have a Dream” speech.
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Harriet Tubman - A photo of Harriet Tubman, an abolitionist and political activist who escaped slavery and helped many others through the Underground Railroad.
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Nelson Mandela - A photo of Nelson Mandela, a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and politician who served as the country’s first black head of state.
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Maya Angelou - A photo of Maya Angelou, an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist known for her powerful writings and speeches.
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Barack Obama - A photo of Barack Obama, the first African American president of the United States, serving from 2009 to 2017.
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Mary Seacole - A photo of Mary Seacole, a Jamaican-British nurse who provided care to wounded soldiers during the Crimean War and is considered a pioneer of modern nursing.
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Jesse Owens - A photo of Jesse Owens, an African American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, challenging Hitler’s notion of Aryan supremacy.
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Ruby Bridges - A photo of Ruby Bridges, the first African American child to attend an all-white elementary school in the American South, symbolizing the integration of schools.
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Katherine Johnson - A photo of Katherine Johnson, an African American mathematician who played a crucial role in NASA’s space program, including calculating trajectories for the Apollo missions.
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Lewis Howard Latimer - A photo of Lewis Howard Latimer, an African American inventor and draftsman who worked with Thomas Edison and played a significant role in the development of the telephone and electric lighting.
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Mae Jemison - A photo of Mae Jemison, the first African American woman to travel in space, serving as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992.
These photos can be used to introduce and celebrate the achievements and contributions of these key figures during Black History Month in EYFS, KS1, and KS2 classrooms.
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