A KID’S GUIDE TO AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MORE THAN 70 ACTIVITIES ISBN-13: 978-1-55652-653-4 ISBN-10: 1-55652-653-9 $14.95 (CAN $18.95) AGES 6–11 A Kid’s Guide to African American History SANDERS $14.95 (CAN $18.95) H ere are more than 70 hands-on activities, songs, and games that teach kids about the people, experiences, and events that shaped African American history. ❂ Make peanut butter like George Washington Carver did ❂ Make a medallion like those worn by early abolitionists ❂ Write a Brer Rabbit story ❂ Play the rhyming game “Juba” ❂ Design an armband like the one worn by a black chief of the Crow nation ❂ Make a washtub bass ❂ Wear a kufi for Kwanzaa Along the way, kids will also learn about inspiring African American artists, inventors, politicians, and heroes, including Harriet Tubman, Langston Hughes, Oprah Winfrey, Louis Armstrong, Rosa Parks, Tony Gwynn, and Bessie Coleman. “A fascinating look at an aspect of American history that is often left out of history books.” —Washington Sun “With a straightforward, readable text . . . and simple illustrative drawings, even young children can participate in this activity-based title.” —School Library Journal “Parents, teachers, and students can pick up this book and be proud of its content. It not only teaches the mind, but also the heart of understanding.” —Dorothea (Wilson) Clausen, great-great-great-granddaughter of Thomas Jefferson NANCY I. SANDERS [...]... to write history books, they often skipped over important things done by African Americans But today, researchers show us that African Americans have made amazing discov- Y eries and outstanding accomplishments Through hard work, intelligence, faith, and determination, African Americans helped build the strong nation of America and are still impacting the world today The history of African Americans... and honor the history and pride of What’s in a Name? T his book is the history of a group of people stolen away from their home and forced to work as slaves in an unknown land Having lost everything, these people sought to restore their heritage, even through the identification of a specific name Today they are proudly known as African Americans Here is a brief history of how the term African Ameri-... across the ocean to trade gold with the Native Americans? You’ve learned how the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock But did you know that before the Mayflower ever set sail, there were already African Americans living in Jamestown, Virginia? And when you reach for the light switch, you might remember Thomas Edison, but did you know that Lewis H Latimer, an African American, invented a way to make a lightbulb... rent a plot of land This lease can still be found among historical records today African Americans also voted during this short time and held political office, just like the other pioneers did in the New World African Americans could obtain their freedom from indentured servitude and establish themselves as part of the American colonies The Beginning of Slavery Life was hard in the New World Fields... expedition that hacked its way through steaming jungle to cross the Isthmus of Panama Along with 30 Africans, 190 Spaniards, and 1,000 Native Americans, de Olano was with Balboa in 1513 when they first saw the Pacific Ocean Africans were with Pizarro in Peru and Ponce de Leon in Florida Many other explorers also had Africans in their expeditions as officers, sailors, freemen, servants, and slaves These daring... battles with Native Americans, fatal diseases, or the difficulties of trying to survive in untamed wilderness Spain tried to build a colony in South Carolina in 1526 A group of enslaved Africans was with this group Unable to survive the harsh wilderness and afraid of attack from the natives, the Spaniards left, leaving the Africans behind Many of them survived, becoming part of the Native American communities... region where Alabama is today When the settlement failed, at least one African remained behind to settle in with the Native Americans Both free and enslaved African explorers were members of the Spanish expedition to establish the oldest successful settlement of Europeans in the United States St Augustine, Florida, was founded in 1565 Africans were influential in the success of this settlement These men... Virginia, John Rolfe wrote in his diary, “A Dutch ship sold us 20 Negars.” ∏ Slaves were often referred to as Africans, which identified them with their roots x Civil Rights Movement ∏ Today, the term African American identifies this group of people with a homeland as well as the important history and culture they have developed in the United States Any titles or terms used in this book are not used... sugar plantations there American colonists began buying slaves brought over from Africa to do the hard work necessary to grow and harvest their crops 22 An African slave could be bought for life during the late 1600s for about $150 This is the same amount it would cost to buy an English indentured servant for seven years! If they tried to escape as the Native Americans had, African slaves couldn’t... achievements In the years known as the African metal age, Africans worked with metals such as iron, copper, tin, silver, and bronze They built large cities where crafters developed skills in leather, glass, gold, and weaving They planted many crops A huge system of trading developed It was an age of progress and excitement 2 Menes (lived around 3100 B.C.) T radition says that the African king Menes (say it: mens) . KID’S GUIDE TO AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MORE THAN 70 ACTIVITIES ISBN-13: 978-1-55652-653-4 ISBN-10: 1-55652-653-9 $14.95 (CAN $18.95) AGES 6–11 A Kid’s Guide to African American History SANDERS $14.95. KID’S GUIDE TO AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MORE THAN 70 ACTIVITIES NANCY I. SANDERS Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Sanders, Nancy I. A Kid’s guide to African American history /. and index. ISBN-13: 978-1-55652-653-4 ISBN-10: 1-55652-653-9 1. African Americans History Juvenile literature. 2. African Americans— History Study and teaching—Activity programs—Juvenile literature.