Barbara W. Coles Trader
Adams, Williams.
AfroAmerican Authors.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, Inc., 1972. The booklet includes poetry and other literary works that are easy for students in grades 7Ð12 to read and comprehend.
London, Kathleen.
Who Am I? Who Are You?
Massachusetts: AddisionWesley Publishers, 1983. Coping with friends, peers, feelings and other teenage dilemmas are addressed in this book.
Malcolm X.
AfroAmerican History
. New York: Pathfinder Press, 1985. Selections are included from Malcolm X’s Autobiography in which secondary education students can easily read, and excerpts from some of his speeches are included in the easy to carry “pocket” book.
Schell, Edward.
The Writing of Young Students Diaries
. Connecticut: Xerox Education Publications of Weekly Reader, 1977. The booklet illustrates in simplicity how youngsters can compose their diaries.
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#1. Resources in the New Haven Community:
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The Connecticut AfroAmerican Historical Society: Orchard Street. It has a wealth of materials for knowledgeseekers in black studies and culture.
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Contact Person: Edna Carnegie 7764851
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#2. The New Haven Colony Historical Society Museum: 1184 Whitney Avenue. Gallery tours for the students are available which highlight how artifacts and other graphics in the museum reflect the development of New Haven, Connecticut.
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#3. Reading is Fundamental (RIF):
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The Biography of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad.
Washington, D.C.: There are a set of ten books published by the council on Interracial Books for Children, Inc., 1986.
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#4. Frederick Douglass’ speech, “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” It will be located in my reading room.
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#5. The completed biographical stories of Rufus Greenlee (the Monterey Cafe): James, Jr., Alfred, George Curry and their father’s candy store (Curry’s Confectionary Store) will be attached to this unit during the month of September, 1988. It will be available at Jackie Robinson Middle School and the Historical Societies in New Haven.
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#6. Notable Black Events in the Early 1900’s (refer to #5 availability).
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The Ebony Book Shelf of Books. Johnson Publishing Company. 820 South Michigan Avenue: Chicago, Illinois 60605
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Blacks Who Were Here: Before the Mayflower
. The author is Lerone Bennett, Jr.
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Our Time Has Come: A Delegate’s Diary of Jesse Jackson’s 1984
and 1988 Presidential Campaign
. Lucius J. Barker is the author.
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