Designed to aid K-12 teachers in preparing a unit on the West, this paper summarizes the role of black cowboys in the Arizona territory and provides strategies and resources on teaching the subject. Section 1, an introduction, contains a list of unit objectives and discussion of instructional methods and techniques. Sections 2 through 8 contain…

An elementary social studies unit on slavery for Afro-American History Month. (Editor/SJL)

Designed for elementary and junior high school teachers, this instructional guide provides background information on the social, cultural, and historical contributions of American Indians, African-Americans, and Jewish Americans of the middle Georgia area to the life and development of the community and state and to national heritage. A staff…

This workbook provides elementary and junior high school students with an opportunity to trace the social, cultural, and historical contributions of the American Indian, African-American, and Jewish American population groups living in the middle Georgia area. The workbook coincides with the information sections given in the instructional guide,…

This volume is the second in a three-part series (see SO 003 130 and SO 003 132.) The major concern of this volume is with the day to day life of the slave, the development of the institution of slavery and the ways in which slaves responded to their adverse living conditions. These responses are studied under three headings: coping, revolt, and…

This teacher's kit contains a series of lessons on black history that can be integrated into regular 8th- and 11th-grade American history courses. Each lesson includes a student card containing basic reading material, with appropriate activities, and a teacher card providing additional information and/or suggestions for class discussion. Although…

Suitable for elementary level students, this study unit helps increase students' comprehension of the risks involved in a black person's flight from slavery and of Harriet Tubman's success in leading more than 300 slaves to freedom via the Underground Railroad. Five activity suggestions are followed by a reading on the life of Harriet Tubman.…

Unit Four of a series on American history for secondary school students in Los Angeles is devoted to the Civil War. The three chapters discuss slavery, the war, and the return of South to the union. Each chapter contains a summary reading, various activities, some enrichment material, and a review discussion. For other units in this series, see UD…

The purpose of this curricular unit intended for use at the secondary level is to provide an explanation for racial polarization by reviewing some of the violent developments in 20th century America as they affected Blacks. Main points and concepts are outlined for the teacher, beginning with a consideration of the hopes of Blacks during the…

The material in this curriculum guide for the high school level is intended as the conclusion of "Voices of Protest," a unit which studies the Industrial Revolution in the United States through the eyes of the contemporary protest groups such as farmers, laborers, Muckrakers, etc., but notably omits the American Negro. This last segment…

Describes a unit which offers high school students a broader perspective on African American history in general and African American writers in particular. Describes how students choose a book (from a list with synopses) to read and then choose at least one activity (again from a list) to complete. (SR)

This printed guide for viewing the Public Television series, "Africans in America," first points out that the series, told from multiple perspectives and informed by "leading-edge" scholars, illuminates U.S. history from 1607 to 1861: how Africans and Europeans together built a new nation even as they struggled over the meaning…

This curriculum content outline is intended to help the teacher decide where information about the Negro should be integrated into the study of American history and culture. The primary objective is for teachers to make a major contribution toward helping build a better self-image on the part of Negro students and, at the same time, enlarge the…

These language arts, U.S. history, and humanities lessons for secondary school students are designed to be used with "From Jumpstreet-A Story of Black Music," a series of 13 half-hour television programs. The colorful and rhythmic series explores the black musical heritage from its African roots to its wide influence in modern American music. Each…

This teacher's guide for use at the secondary level, although it has not yet undergone classroom trial, is recommended for inclusion in U.S. History, World History, Modern European History, or as a unit in Problems of Democracy. The primary objective of the unit is to demonstrate that the key to understanding present racial attitudes in Brazil and…