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Barbados by Map

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the beautiful Caribbean Island of Barbados through these interactive maps listed by subject. Click "read more" for further information.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of African Art: Music of Madagascar

For Students 9th - 10th
Listen to a contemporary style of music from Madagascar, called "salegy," which blends the musical traditions of Africa, South Asia, the Caribbean, and Indonesia.
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Americas Book Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Requirements of the ward, nomination forms, and lists of past winners are all available here. This award recognizes works that portray Latin American, the Caribbean, or immigrants from those areas.
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A&E Television

History.com: Amerigo Vespucci

For Students 5th - 8th
Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian-born merchant and explorer who took part in early voyages to the New World on behalf of Spain around the late 15th century. By that time, the Vikings had established settlements in present-day North...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Pallas's Mastiff Bat

For Students 4th - 8th
This free-tailed bat prefers warm climates and is most commonly found in northern South America, Central America, and the Caribbean Islands. It is believed that several colonies that have been found roosting in buildings in the Florida...
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Guide to Black History: Taj Mahal

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Brittanica's Guide to Black History features Taj Mahal, an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and one of the pioneers of what came to be called world music. He combined blues and other African-American...
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Mabel Keaton Staupers

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Mabel Keaton Staupers, a Caribbean-American nurse and organization executive, most noted for her role in eliminating segregation in the Armed Forces Nurse Corps during World War II.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Pearl Primus

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Pearl Primus, an American dancer, choreographer, anthropologist, and teacher whose performance work drew on the African American experience and on her research in Africa and the Caribbean.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Derek Walcott

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical sketch of Derek Walcott, a West Indian poet and playwright noted for works that explore the Caribbean cultural experience. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1992.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: The Underground Railroad

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a summary and fun facts about the Underground Railroad, a secret organization that helped slaves escape from the bondage of slavery in the Southern slave states to freedom in the free states, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
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The History Cat

The History Cat: Age of Exploration: Christopher Columbus

For Students 9th - 10th
The story of Christopher Columbus, of how he became an explorer, his encounter with the Arawak people in the Caribbean, and the exaggerated tales he told the King and Queen of Spain when he returned to Europe.
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Penguin: Reading Guide: The Autobiography of My Mother

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This reading guide provides a critical introduction to Kincaid's novel, background information about the author, and a number of discussion questions suitable for reading groups or class discussion.
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Vernet -Virtual Education Resources Network

Salon Hogar: Jose De Diego

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a brief biography of the Puerto Rican writer Jose Diego
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Mcm Biographias: Jose De Diego

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a brief biography of the Puerto Rican writer Jose de Diego.
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Emory University

Postcolonial Studies at Emory: Merle Hodge

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a biography, list of works, and information on Hodge's themes.
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African American Registry: Joel Augustus Rogers: Renaissance Man

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the biography of the Jamaican writer Joel Augustus Rogers.
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Scribd: Lynn Joseph

For Students 9th - 10th
This is Biographical information about Lynn Joseph.
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The Brown Book Shelf: Lynn Joseph

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a brief biography of Lynn Joseph.Read phonetically
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University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas: Haiti: Relief Map

For Students 9th - 10th
This relief map of Haiti from the Perry Castaneda collection shows its location on the island of Hispaniola. You can see the provinces, rivers, and the mountainous terrain.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Jose De Diego

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a short biography of the Puerto Rican writer Jose de Diego.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: List of Latin American Countries With Their Capitals

For Students 3rd - 5th
Presents a map and list of all the Latin American countries, along with their capitals, population, land area, and names of the largest cities. (Note: Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States, not a country on its own.)
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Curated OER

University of Texas: Anguilla: Political Map

For Students 9th - 10th
This small map shows Anguilla and the few islands around it. From the Perry-Casatneda collection.
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Hans Lohninger

Photo Globe: Jamaica

For Students 9th - 10th
Presented are well organized quick facts about Jamaica in a chart form.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Fidel Castro

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains the text of Castro's speech "On the Export of Revolution." Castro talks about what he believes the Cuban revolution has taught the world.

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