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Introduction to African Culture Through Music & Dance

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore various elements in West African Culture through the medium of a traditional music and dance from Ghana. They take an imaginary tour of a village dance-drumming event in West Africa.
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World Socialist Web Site: A Journey Through Africa's Civilizations

For Students 9th - 10th
From the World Socialist Web Site, this is a review of Harvard professor Henry Gates' book, "Wonders of the African World." It includes interesting details of Gates' attempts to piece together a view of precolonial African history. (4...
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Cocc: African Slave Trade and European Imperialism

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the COCC provides a very large and informative website providing a historical summary plus links to many aspects of the slave trade. Detailed timeline describes the development of African civilizations from the 15th...