• Written By: Carole Boston Weatherford
• Illustrated by: Eric Velasquez
• For Ages: 8-12 years old, or a confident reading level. 
• Language:  English
• Topics Covered: POC-Centric Narratives, Historical Fiction, Historic Figures, Literacy, Trailblazers, Afro-Puerto Rican Figures, Professional Life, Schomburg Library.  

This is an amazing book about a scholar that changed the world by collecting stories of histories erased maliciously.  Arturo Schomburg went on to curate the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, still open and changing lives today. This book is hefty! It is crammed with information about Arturo Schomburg himself, as well as biographies of some individuals that he gathered books about.  Schomburg was fascinated with Black stories, gathering tales of “his history” to share with the world.

This lesson plan includes:

• Vocabulary

• Summary

• Reflection Questions

• Continuing the Conversation Activities

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