A Teacher's Guide to Folklife Resources

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Jubilation! : African American Celebrations in the Southeast
by William H. Wiggins, Jr., Douglas DeNatale
$10.00, also available on loan basis.
Subjects: History; Geography; African American Culture; Family Celebrations and Traditions; Holidays;
Locations: South Carolina; Southern States (U.S.);

http://www.digitaltraditions.net/html/J_Resources.cfm

This curriculum notebook explores the special nature of African-American celebrations within the family and community, and encourages students to discover their own cultural heritage. Includes lesson plans, teacher background, and a bibliography of adult and children's literature.

Published by:
McKissick Museum
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
803/777-7251

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Learning the Blues
by EdSitement
free
Subjects: African American Culture; Music;
Locations: Southern States (U.S.); Tennessee;

http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=267

A set of four lessons intended to introduce high school students to the structure, history and cultural significance of the blues, with particular emphasis on W.C. Handy and Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee. Can be used with students regardless of their ability to read music. Also includes many school-appropriate audio and video examples as links in the main page. These lessons are correlated to the standards National Council for Social Studies and National Council of Teachers of English.

Published by:
National Endowment for the Humanities
1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Room 530
Washington, D.C. 20506

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Honky Tonks, Hymns, and the Blues
by Kathie Farnell, Margaret Moos Pick, and Steve Rathe
free
Subjects: Beliefs and Spirituality; African American Culture; Mexican American Culture; Music;
Locations: Southern States (U.S.); Texas;

http://www.honkytonks.org/

NPR Radio series on southern musical traditions in the US. The website provides audio of the original radio presentation, plus interviews and music. Each section deals with a different theme, including music and technology, Jimmie Rodgers, guitars, women and country music, Texas swing, gospel, conjunto music, and the country blues. Also included with each radio program are a list of general themes (including questions for discussion), background information, a list of interview subjects and audio samples used, and a full bibliography. Good for use in the secondary classroom.

Published by:
National Public Radio
635 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, D.C. 20001
202/513-2000

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History of Jim Crow
by PBS
free
Subjects: Social Justice; Slavery; History; African American Culture;
Locations: Southern States (U.S.);

http://www.jimcrowhistory.org/home.htm

A four-part television series about issues surrounding segregation and the civil rights movement in the American South. This site has a wide array of teaching materials, including many full lesson plans, narratives from black and white people who came of age during the Jim Crow years, interactive web-based modules designed for student or teacher use, an image gallery, and links to student and teacher evaluated websites about Jim Crow.

Published by:
Public Broadcasting Service
1320 Braddock Place
Alexandria, VA 22314