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A Distinctive Society: Slavery and Identity
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While northern colonies became more diverse in the early 18th century, the distinctive nature of a slave society began to characterize the southern colonies. This program examines the slave trade, the conditions of slave labor, the emergence of an African American culture and the effects of slavery ...
America Beyond the Color Line with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
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Henry Louis Gates Jr. travels the length and breadth of the United States to take the temperature of black America at the start of the new century. Gates visits the East Coast, the deep South, inner-city Chicago and Hollywood to explore the rich and diverse landscape, social as well as geographic.
American History for Children African American Life
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This program explores the African-American journey from Africa to slavery, resistance to slavery, racial segregation, the Emancipation Proclamation, the Civil Rights Movement, and biography of Martin Luther King, Jr. and life for African Americans today. Each program invites children in grades K-4 ...
Bicycle Corps, The: America's Black Army on Wheels
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In the 1890s, the United States Army thought it could replace the horse with the newly developed and highly popular "safety bicycle." Testing this theory, the army sent 20 African-American soldiers on a ride from Fort Missoula, Montana, to St. Louis, Missouri—2,000 miles away. ...
Booker T. Washington Disc 35
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Audio CD contains 8 stories: Frederick Douglas Learns to Read, Opportunity in New York, Slaves Freed, Booker T. Washington's College Education, The Need of Education for African Americans, The Tuskegee Institute, The Growth of the Institute, George Washington Carver.
Citizen King
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In April 1963, a 34-year-old minister wrote a letter from behind bars in the Birmingham jail to his fellow clergymen. "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere," argued Dr. Martin Luther King. "Whatever affects one directly, affects all directly."The campaign to end segregation in ...
Float Like A Butterfly: Beyond the Page
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By Ntozake Shange, illustrated by Edel Rodriguez Trace the remarkable life journey of world-famous icon and boxing champion Muhammad Ali, beginning with his childhood in the segregated South. Celebrate his love of freedom, commitment to equal rights, and passion for excellence. Integrate Ali's ...
Flyers in Search of a Dream
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Neglected by history, America's pioneering black pilots helped shape modern aviation. Meet Bessie Coleman, the first black pilot to receive a license -- that could only be granted in Europe; Hubert Julian, who became a showman and promoter of black aviation, and James Herman Banning, the first ...
