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African American History to 1950
Examine African American history in the contexts of United States, North Carolina and world history. Assignments draw from a wealth of classroom-oriented primary sources, including slave testimonies, photographs, oral histories, and more.
Take this course: Begins January 6.

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Accessing the American Memory collection: Browse by subject, chronology, and geography
In American Memory: North Carolina educator's guide, page 3
Browsing the collections gives anyone new to American Memory a chance to get a sense of the scope and variety of its materials. For the experienced user, browsing allows you to unearth previously undiscovered resources—with...
By Melissa Thibault.
The Gospel Train
The Gospel Train is part of the John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip collection at the Library of Congress. John Lomax was a folklorist and musicologist who traveled throughout...
Format: audio/music
I'm Gwine Home on de Mornin' Train
I'm Gwine Home on de Mornin' Train is part of the John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip collection at the Library of Congress. John Lomax was a folklorist and musicologist who...
Format: audio/music
Long Way to Travel
Long Way to Travel is part of the John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip collection at the Library of Congress. John Lomax was a folklorist and musicologist who traveled throughout...
Format: audio/music
Analyzing North Carolina's natural history
In Two worlds: Educator's guide, page 1.4
These two short activities will allow students to examine the changes that occurred as the earth formed and assess their impact on what is now North Carolina.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science and Social Studies)
By Pauline S. Johnson.

Resources on the web

Wikipedia
An encyclopedia written collaboratively by its readers. (Learn more)
Format: website/general
Provided by: WikiMedia Foundation
Southern Mosaic: The John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip
In 1939, John and Ruby Lomax traveled the southern United States, recording nearly 700 examples of folk music and oratory which, along with photographs and fieldnotes, comprise this online collection. (Learn more)
Format: website/general
Provided by: Library of Congress
Chinese calligraphy and ink painting
Introduces students to the art and culture of Chinese calligraphy and Chinese ink painting through watercolor painting and Chinese instrumental folk music. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Visual Arts Education)
Provided by: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts