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| African-American Inventors http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/aframer/bios/invent.shtml Read A sampling of African-American Inventors and their inventions. |
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| The African-American Mosaic http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/afam007.html Conflict of Abolition & Slavery. From the American Library of Congress. |
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| America's Journey
Through Slavery http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/home.html PBS presents an excellent site on the history of Africans in America, with extensive historical narratives available as well as stories, biographies, commentaries, images, and documents. A Teacher's Guide accompanies each of the four major time divisions, with notable persons and curriculum links. |
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| Guide to Black History http://search.eb.com/blackhistory/home.do;jsessionid=AFA5FBD3621E0AAB700E97784DC9D424 This site has a huge collection of articles, galleries with hundreds of images, film and audio clips, and multimedia presentations. |
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| Lest we Forget: The Triumph Over Slavery http://digital.nypl.org/lwf/english/site/flash.html This interactive website is designed to highlight the people and faces of the slave culture. A virtual collage of photographs, artwork, and historical accounts aims to provide visitors of what it was like to live during the era of slavery. |
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| The Underground Railroad - Escape from Slavery http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/index.htm http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/plantation.htm Students will see our nation through the eyes of a slave at a time when the country was divided and about to enter the Civil War.Follow a daring journey on The Underground Railroad: Escape From Slavery. Follow one brave slave as he flees Kentucky for Canada along the Underground Railroad, a secret network of hiding places and people that helped runaway slaves reach freedom. |
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| Underground Railroad http://www.nationalgeographic.com/railroad/index.html Students will play the part of a slave in pre-Civil War America in this online, interactive exhibition. They must make choices on a journey to freedom, coming to understand the importance and dangers of the Underground Railroad.Teaching strategies are available, along with a timeline and a map of routes to freedom. |
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by Mary Lou Baldwin Technology Facilitator checked 12/07 |
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