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| Title |
Visions
of Africa
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| Number/Length |
4/15 |
| Subject/Grade
Level |
Black
History, History, Social Studies, Geography/5-Adult |
| Producer |
Belo
Productions, Inc. |
| Date
Produced |
1994 |
| Support
Material |
Teacher
Guide ($3) |
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- Description
| Visions
of Africa goes beyond the headlines to show the peaceful people and places of Africa. It shows how the poor and middle class live in
several countries, some more prosperous than others.
The slave trade, weaving cloth, a 120-year-old woman, and African royalty
are included. |
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- Episodes
1. “Africa in
Real Life: How Africans Really Live” shows that news coverage of Africa usually tells
only a fragment of the story. (14:50)
2. “African-Americans in Africa” includes the inauguration of Ghana’s
president and visits two traditional chiefs in their palaces and a carving village.
(14:50)
3. “African Traditions” takes students to a slave castle where their own
ancestors may have been sold. (14:50)
4. “Rebuilding a Nation: Uganda’s Comeback From Despotic Rule of Idi Amin”
shows how Uganda is building a new economy and an African-style democracy. There is a visit to Ghana to meet its first freely
elected president in many years. (14:50) |
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