Black Cavalry Troops Izayha (Student) These Black soldiers helped protect the nation’s westward expansion by building roads and participating in significant military actions, such as the Red River War (1874-1875) and the Battle of San Juan Hill during the Spanish American War (1898). These brave…
John Brown Izayha (Student) When Brown was hung in 1859 for his raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia, many saw him as the harbinger of the future. For Southerners, he was the embodiment of all their fears—a white man willing to die to end slavery—and the…
Zambia By: Jurnee (Student) Zambia, in southern Africa, is a landlocked country of rugged terrain and diverse wildlife, with many parks and safari areas. On its border with Zimbabwe is famed Victoria Falls – indigenously called Mosi-oa-Tunya, or “Smoke That Thunders” – plunging a misty…
SHEKERE By: Mei (student) The Shekere is made of a dried gourd with beads or cowries woven into a net covering the gourd. This instrument originated in a tribe in Nigeria called Yoruba. This instrument is commonly used in West Africa and Latin music.
RAIN STICK By: Omar (student) It is a long, hollow tube partially filled with small pebbles, rice or beans that has small pins or thorns arranged helically on its inside surface. When the stick is upended, the pebbles fall to the other end of the…
THE BALAFON By: Jalani (student) The Balafon, as well as the Kora, was made to make music in worship of the king’s ceremonies of importance. It came from West Africa. It has entertained people throughout the history of Southern and West Africa, growing in population…
AFRICAN MASK By: Jayla (student) Sometimes African masks look like animals and are used in dances for weddings, funerals, and initiation rites. This mask is an example of a zebra mask from Kenya. Kenya is a country in East Africa and is the 27th most…