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Handout
Kenyon College

Kenyon College: North by South: The Jenkins' Orphanage Bands

For Students 9th - 10th
If you are interested in the music for the Cakewalk, come check out the Jenkins' Orphanage Band. They played a mix of ragtime and march. Lots of cool photos.
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Website
Nations Online Project

Nations Online: Reunion

For Students 9th - 10th
Features a country profile and travel guide to the island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean, background details, and numerous links to comprehensive information on the island's culture, history, geography, economy, environment, population,...
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Article
Other

Spirit and Hope in South Africa: Oprah

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Oprah's impact in South Africa.
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Website
BBC

Bbc: Bitesize: Music of Africa

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a part of the About Music site of the BBC, and this interactive site lets you explore various parts of Africa, their music, their instruments, their sounds. Requires Real Player.
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Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Slavery and Freedom: Sorrow Songs

For Students 9th - 10th
Sorrow Songs are examined as the music the African American slaves of the antebellum South to express both sadness and despair as well as well as hope for better. See "Sorrow Songs Activities" for related artifacts and activities.
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Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Book Files: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

For Students 9th - 10th
"Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry", by Mildred D. Taylor is a riveting, Newbery Award winning novel, about a family living in the 1930s Jim Crow South. Make a smart choice by reading your favorite novel with a BookFiles reading guide. The...
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: An Interview With Vusi Mahlasela

For Students 9th - 10th
Here, Vusi Mahlasela talks about music, its social impact, and his hopes for how we relate to each other in this challenging world. [6:29]
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Handout
Travel Document Systems

Tds: Swaziland: Government

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the interesting way Swaziland's government works. Find out about how the government structure runs parallel to the traditional chiefdom system. You will also find a list of the current governmental officials. Information is...
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Handout
Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation

Guggenheim Museum: Southern Africa

For Students 3rd - 8th
A simple explanation of the Southern Africa region of Africa, with information on the cultural history and examples of artwork.
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Handout
Other

Guggenheim Museum: Southern Africa

For Students 9th - 10th
A simple explanation of the Southern Africa region of Africa, with information on the cultural history and examples of artwork.
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Graphic
Curated OER

South African Bushman Izak Kruiper Points Out Coyote Tracks on the Trail.

For Students 9th - 10th
Join Jumanda Gakelobone and Roy Sesana in their quest for help in their fight to live on their ancestral lands in Botswana. The Bushman of Kalahari have a dispute with the government of Botswana that centers on the dilemma of modernism...
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Website
Digital History

Digital History:the Great Migration

For Students 9th - 10th
The Great Migration for African Americans began during World War I as blacks left the segregated south to find jobs in the north. Read about how segregation followed them into their northern neighborhoods. See also how the Harlem...
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Website
PBS

Pbs: How Art Made the World: Art of the San People

For Students 9th - 10th
The PBS series "How Art Made the World" takes a look at art created by the San people of South Africa. Includes a gallery of images with helpful descriptions that explain the unique qualities of their art and a video that explores the...
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs: Blues Road Trip

For Students 9th - 10th
Come and trace the migration of the blues through the United States. This site features an in-depth look at the origins of the Blues throughout its development across the Deep South of the US and beyond.
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Website
Nations Online Project

Nations Online: Zimbabwe

For Students 9th - 10th
Interesting reference guide that takes you on a virtual trip to the South African nation of Zimbabwe. Background overview is given on its art, culture, people, environment, geography, history, economy, and government. There are numerous...
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Website
Nations Online Project

Nations Online: Angola

For Students 9th - 10th
Offers a country profile, virtual travel guide, and background details on the South African nation of Angola, plus numerous links to comprehensive information on the nation's culture, history, geography, economy, environment, population,...
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Graphic
Curated OER

The South End Royals of Saint John, New Brunswick

For Students 9th - 10th
This interesting site looks at the socio-cultural and historical development of the Black community in Canada.
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Handout
Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.

New Georgia Encyclopedia: Isaac Hayes (B. 1942)

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of the life and career of soul musician Isaac Hayes who was the first African American to win an Academy Award for Best original Song for the "Theme from Shaft."
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Handout
CommonLit

Common Lit: Text Sets: International Revolutions

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of 21 Grade-Leveled texts (4-12) on the topic International Revolutions. The world's had its fair share of international revolutions as people around the globe sought to create meaningful change. Learn about some of...
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Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Guide to Black History: Zora Neale Hurston

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Brittanica's Guide to Black History features Zora Neale Hurston, an American folklorist and writer associated with the Harlem Renaissance who celebrated the African American culture of the rural South. This...
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Handout
Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.

New Georgia Encyclopedia: Joel Chandler Harris (1845 1908)

For Students 9th - 10th
The famous Uncle Remus folktales were retold by this writer. Site offers a biography of Harris, a brief discussion of the Uncle Remus tales, and a list of suggested readings.