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Article
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: Freedom's Story: Pigmentocracy

For Students 9th - 10th
Trudier Harris, Professor of English at the University of North Carolina, takes a look at pigmentocracy, the distinctions that people of African descent in America make in their various skin tones. She suggests that there is a...
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Handout
National Institutes of Health

Niddk: Diabetes in African Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of articles discussing the health related issues of Diabetes in the African American and other diverse populations. Includes statistics and a thorough FAQ section.
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Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Making It, Making of African American Identity: V. 3

For Students 9th - 10th
Excerpts from a novel and an interview that illustrate where the success of the civil rights movement left some middle class African Americans. They explore the obstacles the civil rights movement had to overcome and the movement's...
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: Compensation for Slavery [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the arguments for and against giving reparations to today's African Americans to atone for the slavery their ancestors endured in 18th and 19th century America. Also included are results from a poll conducted by the magazine, Black...