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GOV 25.67 Trans Atlantic Slavery – African Slave Trade by the Numbers
Slavery became a global industry for the first time in history when millions of African men and women were sold as slaves to Europeans.
315 years. 20,528 voyages.
Millions of lives.
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GOV 25.66 Black History – Amistad (Movie)
If one wishes to understand the causes of the Civil War and the development that led to the Emancipation Proclamation, it is imperative to understand the role of slavery in the nineteenth-century United States. One possible way of preparing students for this episode in American history is by viewing a movie that deals with the topic of slavery both from an emotional and a legal point of view. The movie Amistad includes both aspects. (Source:Christine Meißner)Continue reading Post ID 27256
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GOV 24.69 Holland – Tulip Mania!
There once was a flower that was unable to settle down anywhere. From the mountains in Kazakhstan, the flower bulb wandered about in Persia, China and Turkey. Until a Dutch scientist took the bulb with him to a small European country. There the flower enjoyed the climate and the soil, and the inhabitants immediately fell in love with the flower and soon designated it a national symbol. It all sounds like a fairy tale, but this is the true story of the tulip.
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X LCD 24.11 European – Baile Española (Flamenco and Pasodobles)
Elements of Latin American Music – European Influence
The White European Element of Dance
Flamenco is an art form native to the Spanish regions of Andalusia, Extremadura ,and Murcia. It includes cante (singing), toque (guitar playing), baile (dance), jaleo (vocalizations), palmas (handclapping) and pitos (finger snapping).Continue reading Post ID 27256
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X LCD 24.10 European – Spanish Music (Música Española)
Elements of Latin American Music – European Influence
The White European Element of Dance
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X LCD 24.9 European – Before Spain and Before Columbus – Arabic Spanish
Elements of Latin American Music – European Influence
The White European Element of Dance
Andalusia MusicThe music of Spain BEFORE the fall of Granada (1492)
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X LCD 24.8 European – The Elegance of Baroque Music and Dance (1600 to 1750)
Elements of Latin American Music – European Influence
The White European Element of Dance
Baroque music is a style of Western art music composed from approximately 1600 to 1750. This era followed after the Renaissance music era, and was followed in turn by the Classical era.
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