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Nations Online Project

Nations Online: Gambia

For Students 9th - 10th
A great reference source for getting a country profile of the Western African nation of Gambia. Offers background details, and numerous links to extensive information on the nation's culture, history, geography, economy, environment,...
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Nations Online Project

Nations Online: Togo

For Students 9th - 10th
Offers an excellent online resource and country profile of the Western African nation of Togo, background overview, and numerous links to key sources of information on the nation's culture, history, geography, economy, environment,...
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Nations Online Project

Nations Online: Benin

For Students 9th - 10th
Features a colorful destination guide to Benin which is located in Western Africa. Provides background details, a country profile, and numerous links to comprehensive information on the nation's culture, history, geography, economy,...
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Nations Online Project

Nations Online: Republic of the Congo

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent reference tool that takes you on a virtual trip to Congo-Brazzaville in Western Africa. Background overview is given on its art, culture, people, environment, geography, history, economy, and government. There are numerous...
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Other

Women in History: Mary Fields

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site contains facts about the life of Stagecoach Mary Fields (1832-1913).
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PBS

Pbs: New Perspectives on the West

For Students 9th - 10th
This in-depth resource presents a history of the American West from pre-Columbian times until World War I with profiles, documents, and images. It encourages visitors to link these into patterns of historical meaning for themselves....
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Open Door Team

Open Door Web Site: France in Western Africa

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief explanation of French imperialist desires and holdings in Western Africa.
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Nelson Mandela and the Rainbow Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
This detailed article from the Nobel e-museum on the life of Nelson Mandela is organized into the following sections: "Equality and Pluralism," "The Development of 'Colour-blindness,'" "The Legacy of Mahatma Gandhi and Pandit Nehru,"...
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Global Edge: Liberia: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides statistics, history, politics, and demographics for the Western African country of Liberia.
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Smithsonian Institution

Nm Af A: In and Out of Focus: Images From Central Africa 1885 1960

For Students 9th - 10th
This exhibit from the National Museum of African Art has several series of photos taken mainly by Westerners from 1885-1960. Includes slideshows. Textual explanations accompany the photos.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides pictures and a brief introduction of ancient arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas.
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Nations Online Project

Nations Online: Sierra Leone

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a complete reference tool and travel guide to the Western African nation of Sierra Leone that includes a broad background overview and numerous links to sources with in-depth information on the nation's culture, history,...
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Fort Davis National Historic Site

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Discover the historical Fort Davis, a critical military fort during Indian Wars and the Civil War in Southwest Texas. Fort Davis served to protect many people passing by the area between 1854-1891.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Fort Davis National Historic Site

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Discover the historical Fort Davis, a critical military fort during Indian Wars and the Civil War in Southwest Texas. Fort Davis served to protect many people passing by the area between 1854-1891.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Nicodemus National Historic Site

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the National Park Service provides the history of Nidodemus, Kansas, first western town planned by and for African-Americans. Settled by exodusters, the town served as a symbol as a land of opportunity for blacks escaping...