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Make Masks

Using colored paper and pictures of African masks you can find on the Internet or in the library, create model African masks and use them as decorations on the classroom walls.

Listen to Joan Baez

Find recordings of some of Joan Baez songs during the 1960s and listen to them in class. Then discuss them as tunes used for dancing at Yvette's party.

Watch a Movie about Africa

The academy award winning movie, Out of Africa, has some good scenes contrasting expatriates living in Africa with native Africans. Watch some of those scenes and discuss them in class.

Picture African Dictators

Find photos of African dictators such as Idi Amin, Robert Mugabe, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Jean Bedel Bokassa, and Mobutu Sese Seko and discuss what you know about life in Africa under their rule.

Listen to African Music

Find recordings of the late Miriam Makeba and play...

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