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African-Americans

Within History
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Still image from: Teaching Hard History: A Framework for Teaching American Slavery (Concept 7)
Teaching Hard History: A Framework for Teaching American Slavery
Episode 7
4 minutes 2 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Still image from: Teaching Hard History: A Framework for Teaching American Slavery (Concept 8)
Teaching Hard History: A Framework for Teaching American Slavery
Episode 8
4 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Still image from: Teaching Hard History: A Framework for Teaching American Slavery (Concept 9)
Teaching Hard History: A Framework for Teaching American Slavery
Episode 9
4 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Three log-cabin-style structures in a row next to each other, near a paved driveway and white house, and backing up to a wooded area. Caption reads: "FightersHeaven.com."
Teen Kids News
Episode 2003
21 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Installation shows a mannequin wearing a beaded face covering and quilted dress with fabric pieces surrounding the hem in a gallery with a quilt hung in the background.
6 minutes 13 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Still image from: The Backbone
1 hours 11 minutes 27 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Black and white photo of a man standing in profile. He looks down at a notecard held in his hand. Title card reads, "Carl Cotton, A Natural Talent."
The Brain Scoop
Episode 73
9 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: The Genius of African-American Dance: African Dance and the Middle Passage
The Genius of African-American Dance
Episode 1
25 minutes 13 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Still image from: The Genius of African-American Dance: Minstrel Shows, Vaudeville, and Broadway
The Genius of African-American Dance
Episode 2
26 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Still image from: The Genius of African-American Dance: R&B, Modern Dance, and Breakdancing
The Genius of African-American Dance
Episode 4
28 minutes 27 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Still image from: The Genius of African-American Dance: The Harlem Renaissance and the Jazz Age
The Genius of African-American Dance
Episode 3
26 minutes 11 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Still image from: The Genius of African-American Music: Afrofuturism
The Genius of African-American Music
Episode 5
27 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Still image from: The Genius of African-American Music: Jazz
The Genius of African-American Music
Episode 3
28 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Still image from: The Genius of African-American Music: Soul
The Genius of African-American Music
Episode 4
27 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Still image from: The Genius of African-American Music: Spirituals
The Genius of African-American Music
Episode 1
27 minutes 26 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Still image from: The Genius of African-American Music: The Blues
The Genius of African-American Music
Episode 2
26 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Black and white frame of Jackie Robinson at bat mid warm-up swing. Caption. Come on, Jackie boy, get a hold of one!
1 hours 17 minutes 5 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Young woman stands in shadows next to a projected image entitled, The End of the Old Testament. Caption. It was not uncommon for birthdays to be recorded down.
1 hours 47 minutes 41 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Black man in a white tunic stands on a platform to the right of 2 men in suits and top hats. Caption. To stand on a raised platform.
America's Journey Through Slavery
Season 0 / Ep 1
12 minutes 44 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 10
Storybook cover with a colorful illustration of 2 students holding books and walking; 1 of the students has white hair and glasses. Title reads, "The Oldest Student. How Mary Walker Learned to Read."
14 minutes 56 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 6
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Watercolor painting of a child standing with 1 foot up on a fence, houses in the distant background. Caption. Each morning she climbed up on the fence.
7 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: K - 5
Still image from: The Path to Creativity Is Not Predictable: How to Be a Successful Black Artist!
7 minutes 26 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Man standing at chalk board in front of class. Caption: George's discoveries brought so many benefits to mankind
35 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Black woman and man wearing plain Civil-war era clothing across from a man wearing a suit and brimmed hat. Caption. This path will lead to a road.
37 minutes 57 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: The Road to Justice
30 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Seated Black man in a suit writing at a teacher's desk. A line of Black teenagers are to his left. Caption. Blacks were denied admission to white schools.
57 minutes 17 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
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Painting. Young Black girl jumping rope outside with homes in background. Caption. Under the shade of a sweet-smelling pine.
7 minutes 16 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 5
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Man seated on a stool speaks directly to camera against an orange stage backdrop like he is giving a lesson as a subject expert. Caption. Cooler climates, less land, and the flourishing.
U.S. History
Episode 3
31 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Black and white side angle profile of W, E, B Du Bois wearing circular glasses and looking off with a concentrated stare. Caption. Will write, "Now the children cease to hear my name."
1 hours 2 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Black and white photo. President Johnson signs a bill, surrounded by a crowd of men in suits. Caption. To Pass the 1964 Civil Rights and 1965 Voting Rights Acts.
44 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Color illustration. 3 school children pause to chat. Caption. You don't know what you're talking about.
24 minutes 58 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 10
Digital illustration of a man gesturing toward a photo of the artist Basquiat as he sits casually on a stool with his head tilted to the side.
6 minutes 50 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Still image from: Who Was Benjamin Banneker?
5 minutes 17 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Young man in blue tank top and visor touches glasses and holds a C, D player while walking along a tree-lined street. Caption. With me fixing to be 21 in December.
Aging Out
Season 0 / Ep 5
23 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
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Still image from: Xploration Outer Space: Space Firsts
Xploration Outer Space
Season 4 / Ep 10
22 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Fluffy tan dog runs through the grass, looking happy.
Xploration Second Chance Pets
Season 1 / Ep 2
22 minutes 8 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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