{"id":9146,"date":"2024-02-01T08:30:45","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T16:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/library\/?p=9146"},"modified":"2024-01-21T14:12:37","modified_gmt":"2024-01-21T22:12:37","slug":"celebrate-black-history-month-in-the-curriculum-resource-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/library\/2024\/02\/01\/celebrate-black-history-month-in-the-curriculum-resource-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Black History Month in the Curriculum Resource Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"In celebration of Black History Month<\/strong>,\u00a0the\u00a0Curriculum Resource Centre (CRC)<\/a> is featuring a list of resources to help us learn about and honour the accomplishments of blacks throughout history and appreciate the diversity of our community.<\/p>\n

Each week during the month of February, the CRC will be highlighting important works; this week we are featuring resources on black history. Be sure to check out these titles!<\/p>\n

\"\"A Plan for the People: Nelson Mandala’s Hope for His Nation<\/strong><\/a> by Lindsay McDivitt
\n(Interest Level: Grades 2-8)<\/p>\n

As Nelson Mandela lived and worked under the unjust system of apartheid, his desire for freedom grew. \u00a0South Africa separated people by races, oppressing the country\u2019s non-white citizens with abusive laws and cruel restrictions. From his work with the African National Congress, to his imprisonment on Robben Island, to his extraordinary rise to the presidency, Nelson Mandela was a rallying force against injustice. This stirring biography explores Mandela\u2019s long fight for equality and the courage that propelled him through decades of struggle.
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\n\"\"Africville: An African Nova Scotian Community is Demolished \u2013 and Fights Back<\/a><\/strong> by Gloria Ann Wesley
\n<\/strong>(Interest Level: Grades 8-12)<\/p>\n

Beginning in the 18th century, Black men and women arrived from the U.S. and settled in various parts of Nova Scotia. In the 1800s, a small Black community had developed just north of Halifax on the shores of the Bedford Basin. The community became known as Africville and grew to about 400 people. Its residents fished, farmed, operated small retail stores and found work in the city. In the 1960s, city planners developed urban renewal plans and city politicians agreed to demolish the community. This resource speaks to the spirit and resilience of Africville lives on in new generations of African Nova Scotians.<\/p>\n

\"\"Brave Leaders and Activists Who Changed the World<\/strong> <\/a>by J.P. Millar and Chellie Carroll
\n(Interest Level: Grades 4-9)<\/p>\n

The act of segregation was a common thread woven throughout the world, directed at people of color. It takes great courage to stand up against racial injustice and many Black leaders sacrificed their lives to demand equality. Read about men and women who worked on behalf of all people of color including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Barack Obama, the founders of Black Lives Matter Alicia Garza, Opal Tometi, Patrisse Cullors, and many more.<\/p>\n

Other titles in the Black Stories Matters<\/strong> include:<\/p>\n