African American Suitcase

The African-American suitcase will help students understand and appreciate African-American culture by studying the “ancestral homeland of African-Americans, the circumstances of their arrival on American shores, and their eventual integration into the mainstream of American life.” Instructional materials are by Dr. Martha Bruce-McSwain.

Students will:

• Use artifacts to understand life in the past

• Identify culture and customs of other people groups

• Increase vocabulary and comprehension skills

• Practice creative writing

• Use mapping skills

Ages: primary grades

Subjects: history, geography and language arts, including reading and writing processes, applications and conventions.

4Contents & Educator Information

Suitcase may be borrowed for up to two weeks.

Beaded Doll, Plate,

Beaded Collar

African drums

The Mahoning Valley Historical Society educates and promotes an interest in the history of the Mahoning Valley by collecting, preserving, and developing material representative of the people who have inhabited the region.

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