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Curated Video
Understanding the genre of 'Anansi and the Antelope Baby'
Pupil outcome: I can explain what a folktale is. Key learning points: - 'Anansi and the Antelope Baby' is an African folktale. - Folktales belong to the genre of folklore in which oral stories are shared, adapted and passed down over...
PBS
Adze: the Shapeshifting Firefly from West Africa
For many of us, the firefly is a mystical, enchanting creature of the twilight. To the people of some West-African cultures, however, the firefly brings to mind a malevolent, shapeshifting, blood-sucking monster of lore: the Adze.
Curated Video
America's Journey Through Slavery: The Life of An Enslaved Person
What was life like for an enslaved person in America? This program explores the daily life and customs of enslaved children and adults from Colonial Times through Emancipation. What foods did they eat? How did they celebrate marriage?...
History Hit
Africa, The Unknown History of Humankind: Africans and pop culture
What are Gus Casely-Hayford's views of Africans in popular culture? How does "word", "symbol", and "song" work together and what makes them so powerful?<br/>
Africa, The Unknown History of Humankind, Part 5
Africa, The Unknown History of Humankind, Part 5
History Hit
Africa: The Unknown History of Humankind
Africa is the second largest continent in the world and is home to the second largest population; but it is second-to-none regarding its ethnic diversity. Throughout history Africa has been the home of many thousands of ethnological...
Wendover Productions
How Africa is Becoming China's China
Is it possible for a nation to buy an ally? Scholars research the growing relationship between African nations and one of the largest superpowers on the planet, China. Viewing a short video, they discuss how different nations in Africa...
TED-Ed
Who Built Great Zimbabwe? And why?
It's hard to image that a mystery surrounds the second largest settlement ruins found in Africa. Who built this stone city? Why was it built? What happened to it? Why was it abandoned? A short video explores the controversies surrounding...
TED-Ed
Mansa Musa, One of the Wealthiest People Who Ever Lived
Discover the complex, rich legacy of fourteenth century African king Mansa Musa, who is said to have been one of the wealthiest individuals who has ever lived. Young historians will learn about trade routes between the Mediterranean and...
Library of Congress
Loc: Webcast: An Evening With Chinua Achebe
Through his fiction and non-fiction works, Nigerian author Chinua Achebe has sought to repair the damage done to the continent of Africa and its people as a result of European colonization. This is best exemplified in his most famous...
Other
African Video Clips
Several videos which show the processes of how adinkra cloth and glass beads are made. Also includes a few videos on African dance and music.
Other
African Video Clips
Several videos which show the processes of how adinkra cloth and glass beads are made. Also includes a few videos on African dance and music.
Other
Africa People African Culture
A promotional video slideshow, accompanied by African music, showing people from different countries and cultures of Africa. [3:41]