This book for children describes and explains the African American celebration, Kwanzaa. The book describes how Maulana Karenga, an African-American teacher, started the custom in 1966 in order to teach African Americans about their history and about African customs. The text briefly reviews the history of enslavement of blacks since before the…

The aim of this program for the primary grades is to: 1) acquaint pupils with the many contributions by blacks to the city, state, nation, and world; 2) improve the self-image of black children and the understanding of white children so that a mutual respect can develop and grow; 3) acquaint all children with the heritage of Africa and its…

This revised edition of the 1972 publication of the same title presents teaching units for a black curriculum in early childhood education. Units deal with: (1) African life styles, literature, music and art; (2) black American language and literature; (3) Afro American music and art; and (4) social studies, as related to the black experience.…