Teaching Guide: Historical Detective: Edward Alexander Bouchet and the Washington-Du Bois Debate over African-American Education
In this two-part lesson plan, students will learn about the debate between Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois over African-American education in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century and about the life of Edward Bouchet, the first African-American to receive a Ph.D. in Physics in 1876.
Edward Alexander Bouchet, ca. 1874 Image Courtesy Wikimedia Commons
In this two-part lesson plan, students will learn about the debate between Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois over African-American education in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century and about the life of Edward Bouchet, the first African-American to receive a Ph.D. in Physics in 1876.
Grade level(s): 9-12
Guide subjects: History
Minority Group(s): African-American
In-class time: 70-75 minutes
Prep time: 15-20 minutes
Technology Requirements: Student web access required, Audio required, Audio/Video required
Common Core Standards: Reading: Informational Text, Speaking & Listening, History/Social Studies, Subject Writing