Crash Course Black American History Full Curriculum Bundle

Teach the complete Crash Course Black American History playlist with a structured full curriculum package covering all 51 public episodes. This teacher-created bundle is organized as a 13-week Black American History sequence with individual episode Teacher Guides, weekly assessments, unit assessments, a final assessment, Week 13 review and application materials, an educator planning guide, a student syllabus, and Google Classroom-style workflow support.

Students practice historical vocabulary, guided viewing, evidence-based explanation, historical causation, comparison, continuity and change over time, civic reasoning, graph/model interpretation, and written social studies analysis across slavery, resistance, constitutional conflict, Reconstruction, segregation, migration, Black intellectual life, modern civil rights, Black Power, political representation, culture, and contemporary movements.

Free preview: Before purchasing, review the pacing map and curriculum structure in the free Crash Course Black American History educator planning guide.

Videos are not included. This product provides teacher-created lesson, planning, and assessment materials designed to use with the publicly available Crash Course Black American History videos.

What’s Included

• Teacher-created materials for all 51 Crash Course Black American History episodes
• Individual episode Teacher Guides for classroom viewing, review, discussion, or independent work
• 12 weekly assessment Teacher Guides for Weeks 1-12
• 3 unit assessment Teacher Guides
• 1 cumulative final assessment Teacher Guide
• Week 13 Day 4 review and application lesson plan
• Educator Planning Guide
• Student Syllabus
• Complete teacher-facing answer keys inside the assessment guides
• Editable DOCX files for classroom adaptation
• Print-friendly classroom-use structure for paper packets or teacher-created Google Drive copies
• Start Here / Google Classroom Link PDF after the final shared Google Drive folder URL is created and tested

Assessment Structure

• Weekly assessments: vocabulary, short-answer questions, graph/model questions, and multiple-choice questions for each full instructional week
• Unit assessments: cumulative checkpoints that connect concepts across each unit
• Week 13 review: a review and application lesson plan for the final three episodes and course-level synthesis before the final assessment
• Final assessment: full-course synthesis across all 51 episodes
• Answer keys: teacher-facing answer support for vocabulary, written responses, graph/model interpretation, and multiple-choice review

13-Week Course Organization

• Unit 1: Origins of slavery, the transatlantic slave trade, slavery in the colonies, Elizabeth Key, slave codes, petitions against slavery, rebellion, Phillis Wheatley, the American Revolution, the Constitution, fugitive slave law, women’s experiences under slavery, cotton, Maria Stewart, the Underground Railroad, and Dred Scott
• Unit 2: Frederick Douglass, Black Americans in the Civil War, Reconstruction, Ida B. Wells, Plessy v. Ferguson, Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois, Black women’s club organizing, the Great Migration, Red Summer, the Harlem Renaissance, the Great Depression, Tuskegee, Zora Neale Hurston, World War II, and Randolph/Rustin organizing
• Unit 3: Brown v. Board, Emmett Till, Montgomery, Martin Luther King Jr., student activism, Malcolm X, the Black Panther Party, women in Black Power, Marsha P. Johnson and Stonewall, the War on Drugs, Shirley Chisholm, Jesse Jackson, Los Angeles, Anita Hill and Clarence Thomas, hip hop, Toni Morrison, Hurricane Katrina, Barack Obama, and Black Lives Matter
• Week 13: Episodes #49-#51, catch-up/synthesis review, Day 4 review/application lesson plan, and the cumulative final assessment

Best Uses

• High school Black American History curriculum support
• U.S. History civil-rights and Reconstruction review
• African American Studies or Ethnic Studies enrichment
• Social studies literacy and evidence-based writing practice
• Google Classroom assignments after teacher conversion or shared-folder setup
• Whole-class video lessons
• Independent work, makeup work, or review packets
• Long-term substitute plans
• Maternity leave, pregnancy leave, medical leave, wedding leave, sabbatical coverage, or family emergency leave planning
• No-prep emergency curriculum support when a teacher needs a clear structure students can follow
• Homeschool Black American History pacing
• End-of-unit, semester, or final exam review

Why Teachers Use It

This curriculum gives teachers a consistent structure for using Crash Course Black American History without having to build every lesson support file and assessment from scratch. Students work with key vocabulary, guided viewing, source-based reasoning, historical context, cause-and-effect analysis, comparison, civic reasoning, graph/model interpretation, and written historical explanations.

The recurring weekly format makes the resource especially useful when a teacher needs a stable routine for students during an extended absence. A long-term substitute, administrator, co-teacher, homeschool parent, or support teacher can follow the educator planning guide and student syllabus to keep students moving through the content. Teachers may still add textbook readings, primary sources, local standards, DBQ practice, projects, classroom discussion protocols, community-specific context, or school-specific requirements as needed.

Free Planning Guide

Want to preview the pacing before purchasing? Start with the free Crash Course Black American History educator planning guide. The free guide shows the 13-week pacing map, 3-unit structure, assessment rhythm, partial final-week plan, and classroom workflow before you purchase the full curriculum bundle.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are the Crash Course videos included?
No. Videos are not included. This product is designed to accompany the public Crash Course Black American History playlist.

Is the free planning guide the same as this full curriculum?
No. The free planning guide is only a preview of the course structure. This full curriculum bundle includes the teacher-created episode support, assessment materials, planning documents, answer keys, and classroom workflow files.

Can I use this for long-term sub plans?
Yes. The 13-week pacing guide, individual episode Teacher Guides, student syllabus, weekly assessments, unit assessments, final assessment, Week 13 review/application lesson plan, and answer keys make it useful for long-term substitute planning, maternity leave, pregnancy leave, medical leave, wedding leave, family emergency leave, sabbatical coverage, or emergency curriculum support.

Can I print the files?
Yes. The files are designed for flexible classroom use, including digital distribution, printing, or teacher editing where appropriate.

Is this an official Crash Course product?
No. This product is not affiliated with or endorsed by Crash Course. It provides original teacher-created materials designed to support instruction with publicly available Crash Course videos.

Does this replace every part of a traditional Black American History course?
This curriculum provides a structured video-based lesson, review, and assessment sequence. Teachers may still add textbook readings, primary sources, local standards, classroom discussions, projects, lectures, document analysis, or school-specific requirements as needed.