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NEH launches Created Equal: The Long Civil Rights Struggle - 4 views

Created Equal: America's Civil Rights Struggle, a special initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), was launched today to provide free access to documentary films highlighting ...

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Brazilians Welcome Obama As Their Own : NPR - 4 views

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"He looks more Brazilian than American."
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Brazil was settled by waves of European immigrants and millions of African slaves brought there in chains. Their descendants make up the second-largest black population in the world after Nigeria.
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there's no hiding the fact that blacks are worse off than whites.
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the new Brazil saw a former shoeshine boy and factory worker – Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva – win the presidency in 2002. Now his hand-picked successor, Dilma Rousseff, herself a former political prisoner, is president. Their dual policy of generating rapid economic growth and providing generous social programs helped lift 30 million people into the middle class.
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The symbolism of a black American president will encourage people here like nothing else,
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African-American Odyssey - 10 views

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From Slavery to Civil Rights - For Teachers (Library of Congress) - 10 views

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shared by David Hilton on 04 Oct 09 - Cached

David Hilton on 04 Oct 09

Interactive site which might be good for a lesson on African-American history.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Interactive site which might be good for a lesson on African-American history.</div>

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For Teachers (Library of Congress) - 4 views

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David Hilton on 04 Oct 09

Has a strong focus on social justice issues and wars. Both edges of the political spectrum seem to be neatly appeased... Should be useful for lesson planning on US history.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Has a strong focus on social justice issues and wars. Both edges of the political spectrum seem to be neatly appeased... Should be useful for lesson planning on US history.</div>

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ARC Galleries - 4 views

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shared by David Hilton on 15 Oct 09 - Cached

David Hilton on 15 Oct 09

An excellent portal for a multitude of primary source sites focussing on US history. Heaps of primary sources.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">An excellent portal for a multitude of primary source sites focussing on US history. Heaps of primary sources.</div>

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