Black History Guided Reading Scripts

Black History Guided Reading Play Scripts
This set of 5 Guided Reading Scripts (6 speakers each) and 5 quizzes, which can be used for guided reading (or Readers Theater), was written in celebration of Black History, identifying some of the heroes and heroines who made such an impact in the process of eliminating racial discrimination and segregation.
1. The Slave Trade - Discussion on Racism
2. Heroes of the Underground Railroad
3. Amazing Women of the Civil Rights Movement
4. Martin Luther King
5. Nelson Mandela

Play 1: The Slave Trade - Discussion on Racism (incl. Martin Luther King)
Link with PSHCE Living in a Diverse World : The Slave Trade and its consequences for African ancestors, including discussion around keywords: discrimination, segregation, prejudice, racism. Plus R.E. link to key figure in racial equality struggle- Martin Luther King
Speakers:
John Hawkins
Slave
Martin Luther King
White American Child (Maisie)
Black American Child (Joel)
Teacher

Play 2 Heroes of the Underground Railroad - an example of ‘Good Triumphing over Evil' and ‘ordinary' people leading ‘extraordinary' lives
Speakers:
Ex-Slaves: Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglas and Josiah Henson
White Abolitionists: Laura Haviland, Levi Coffin and Thomas Garret

Play 3: Amazing Women in the American Civil Rights Movement
Speakers:
Interviewer
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman
Ida Wells
Fannie Lou Townsend Hamer
Rosa Parks

Play 4 Martin Luther King
Speakers:
Interviewer Martin Luther King
Coretta (King's wife) James Earl Ray (alleged assassin)
President Lyndon Johnson Campaigner

Play 5 Nelson Mandela
Speakers:
Nelson Mandela
Winnie (second wife)
Desmond Tutu
P.W. Botha (Nationalist Party - hardliner)
F.W. de Klerk (Nationalist Party - moderate)
Nobel Peace Committee