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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Guide to Black History: Wole Soyinka

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Brittanica's Guide to Black History features Wole Soyinka, a Nigerian playwright and political activist who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986. He sometimes wrote of modern West Africa in a...
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Mari Evans

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Mari Evans, an African American author of poetry, children's literature, and plays.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: What Was the Harlem Renaissance?

For Students 9th - 10th
Professor Kate Rushin describes the Harlem Renaissance as a large social and cultural movement fueled by many factors in this video from A Walk Through Harlem.
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Scholastic

Scholastic Discussion Guides: Dear America

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Good for classrooms and book groups, this site offers background, summary, discussion topics and questions, as well as activities. There's also an interview with the author.