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Provides teachers with the materials needed to create a thematic unit based on the history of African-Americans.

Mark Mathabane chronicles the life of his sister Miriam, describing the experiences she had living in South Africa under the apartheid social system.

Remi Foster, born into a privileged Nigerian family, finds her life uprooted at age six when her father sends her to an exclusive boarding school in England.

In the hospital after being beaten by Macoutes, 17-year-old Djo tells the story of his impoverished life to a young woman who, like him, has been working with the social reformer Father Aristide to fight the repression in Haiti.

Documents the author's decade-long search for identity and a place of belonging as inspired by African-American and Jewish history as well as the exoduses of black communities that left ancestral homes in search of "promised lands.".

The author recounts her visit to South Africa where she interviewed numerous young people, both black and white, to find out what growing up is like in a country torn apart by racial strife.

This book traces the history of homo sapiens, modern humans, in Africa, from about 100,000 years ago to the 1960s.

Separated from their mother by the difficult conditions for blacks in South Africa, Naledi and her younger brother travel over 300 kilometers to find her in Johannesburg.

Describes the athletic accomplishments of the Kenyan track star who won gold medals in both the 1968 and 1972 Olympics.