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- As you explore the site, What
is Kwanzaa?, reflect upon and respond
to the following questions:
- What is the basic premise of the Kawaida
Theory? Would you tend to agree with this premise? Why? Why
- Select 3 of the 7 principles of Kwanzaa
(Nguzo Saba) and discuss their relationship to the values we
wish to teach all children.
- What is the origin of the red, black and
- Give 3 specific examples of ways that some
or all of the principles of Kwanzaa might be incorporated into
a classroom/school environment?
- Move through African-American
Holocaust with your heart, but also
respond to the following questions:
- WARNING: This site contains
vivid photographs of African-American persecution in this
country within this century.
- As you view the pictures and read the
definition of a lynching, think about the fact that these
people (Black and white) were contemporaries of our
grandparents and great-grandparents. How could this happen a
full 50 years after slavery was abolished in this country?
- Explain what Dr. John Henrik Clarke meant
at the beginning of this site when he wrote: "All history is a
- Read Maya
Angelou's Inaugural Poem. How does she
express the hope and spirit found in the principles of Kwanzaa
while also reflecting the pain and anguish of the African-American
Holocaust site? Give at least three examples.
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