Describes the careers and musical achievements of Blacks who were forerunners in jazz, blues, gospel, music, spirituals, band music, classical music, ragtime, and opera. The list was compiled to provide teachers with historical background information for "Black History Month." (AM)

Describes a curriculum development project based on the African Meeting House in Boston (Massachusetts). Explains that the program focuses on the history of free African-American communities before the Civil War. Discusses the difficulties associated with the historical research of minority groups. Offers suggestions for obtaining information and…

Describes the growth of the African-American population of Norfolk, Virginia, after the Civil War and the development of a raciallysegregated school system. Discusses measures that helped and hindered black educational progress. Argues that the Civil War ended slavery but did not guarantee progress through educational opportunity. (CFR)

Reviews Martin Duberman's Paul Robeson (Knopf, 1988). Commends its quality and coverage, but questions whether the book meets the challenges of Robeson's opponents. Concludes that Robeson is an American hero. (DM)

Relates the founding of the NAACP and critical events in its history. Describes the organization's present headquarters, resources, and aims. (DM)

Reviews the Henry Louis Gates Jr. memoir, "Colored People," and Julius Lester's novel of the civil rights movement, "And All Our Wounds Forgiven." Discovers a number of salient points concerning the black experience of integration in both books. Considers some of the interesting questions raised and their possible use in class…

Objectives for an Afro-American literature course are outlined, and approaches to teaching it are suggested. The role of the professor in relating the course content to Black students' life experiences is emphasized. (MC)

This selected bibliography features a combination of standards and best sellers in African-American studies. Juvenile titles are marked. Fifteen works, largely nonfiction, are listed. (SLD)

Describes the creation of Black history programing at the Missouri Historical Society. Delineates the historical resources utilized for the exhibit, stressing that there is a paucity of materials available in St. Louis on the Black experience. Reports on the project's usefulness and success with students of all grade levels. Recounts the museum's…

The article presents an illustrated page of poems for teachers to clip and post in recognition of Black History Month; three cross-curricular activities related to the poems; two reproducible activity pages on poetry and Black history; and a special author study to be shared with students. (SM)

Surveys the historical development of literature written for African American children from the late nineteenth century to the present. Discusses trends in African American children's literature and assesses that literature's value in literacy education. Examines the selective tradition in children's literature and the depiction of African…

This essay suggests two innovative instructional approaches for using popular Black music as a model for historical study in the classroom: (1) biographies of popular music artists; and (2) lyrical demonstration of social themes. A list of lyric and album resources is provided. (Author/EB)

Offers a summary of the first pastoral letter of the black bishops of the United States, "What We Have Seen and Heard." Sees the Catholic schools representing an opportunity for quality education and character development to many in the black community. (DMM)

Women's studies programs have largely ignored Black women. Until Black women's studies courses are developed, feminist scholarship on Black women will not advance, and the contributions of Black women to women's rights movements and African American literature and scholarship may be neglected. (DM)

Discusses the development of African-American literature for young people. Describes the setbacks resulting from cutbacks of federal funds for schools and libraries, as publishers cut back on materials they did not consider marketable. Suggests bibliographic resources for discovering works for children by or about African Americans. (DK)