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African Americans Thematic Unit
24,000 words, approx. 80 pages
A complete lesson plan by Teacher Created Resources. For Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8. This lesson plan is sold separately and is not included with any subscription or study pack.
Hidden History: Profiles of Black Americans
16,800 words, approx. 56 pages
A complete lesson plan by Teaching and Learning Company. For Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6. This lesson plan is sold separately and is not included with any subscription or study pack.


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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African American Aids Associations : African American Associations
1,337 words, approx. 5 pages
African American AIDS associations in cities across the United States provide urgent health education, counseling, housing, financial, and other types of support to people affected by HIV/AIDS. They offer AIDS education and prevention resources to...
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Afro-American Press Association : African American Associations
518 words, approx. 2 pages
The Afro-American Press Association (AAPA) represented the various attempts to organize African American newspaper publishers during the later half of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth centuries. The AAPA sought to improve the black...
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National Association Of African American Studies : African American Associations
297 words, approx. 1 pages
The National Association of African American Studies (NAAS) was founded by Lemuel Berry Jr. in 1993. NAAS is a scholarly organization that provides a forum for those who conduct research in black history and culture. It also serves as a medium for...
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African American Information
7,661 words, approx. 26 pages
African Americans or black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.[3] In the United States the term is generally used for...
 


Quotations
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African American Quotes
775 words, approx. 3 pages
An African American (also Afro-American) is a person in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Sub-Saharan Africa. Sourced Iif there ever was a monolithic ‘black America’—absolutely and uniformly...


News and Journals
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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
African-americans
04/05/2003: 1,014 words, approx. 3 pages
War Against Iraq AFRICAN-AMERICANS Support of troops strong, but some citizens distrust Bush Some blacks oppose war, see America as imposing will on Iraq By LEONARD SYKES JR. lsykes@journalsentinel.com, Journal Sentinel Saturday, April 5, 2003 During visits...
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The Black Collegian
African roots of African-American culture.
10/01/1998: 2,372 words, approx. 8 pages
African Americans tracing their roots should remember that most of the enslaved Africans sold to north America came from different ethnic backgrounds. These ethnic groups include the Bakongo, the Tio, the Mbundu, the Yoruba, the Nupe and the Fon. Despite their diverse backgrounds, these...
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The Orange County Register
A role in the action // Attorney loved legal thrillers but wanted African-American characters. So she started to work on writing one herself.
2/26/2007: 1,069 words, approx. 4 pages
 One day when Pamela Samuels-Young was 12 and growing up in Compton, she pulled a copy of Claude Brown’s “Manchild in the Promised Land” from her aunt’s bookshelf. She was so impressed with the gritty story of an African-American boy her own age growing up...
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The New York Observer
Obama: I'm Not Interested in Talking About Race in the Abstract
11/26/2007: 280 words, approx. 1 pages
During a question-and-answer session in Berlin, New Hampshire last night, Barack Obama received a multi-part question about how he identified himself racially, race relations and his commitment to civil rights from an elderly liberal in a green ball cap.“I know it doesn’t seem appropriate...
 


Criticism and Essays
Featured Essays
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Essay Grade: 86%
Race Relations in 1920s America
939 words, approx. 3 pages
Discusses race relations in the United States of America in the 1920's. Evaluates the treatment and living conditions of blacks and immigrants.
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Essay Grade: 88%
The Status of Black Americans in 1945.
843 words, approx. 3 pages
Details the discrimination black people in America faced after the second world war. Portrays sharecropping as an extension of slavery. Outlines the poor economic prospects blacks faced after returning from war.
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Essay Grade: 88%
African American Personality
764 words, approx. 3 pages
Examines personality from a African American perspective. Maintains that while personality relates to all persons, when studying Black personality, one must take into consideration the experiences of the African community as a whole.
 


African American Study Pack

Get the complete African American Study Pack, which includes everything but the lesson plans listed on this page. Approximately 151 pages (at 300 words per page) in 16 products.

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6 Student Essays
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