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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 221 416 $0 014 047 AUTHOR Wead, Margaret TITLE 'Six American Histories. INSTITUTION Education Service Center Region 2, Corpus Christi, Tex. SPONS AGENCY Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (ED), Washington, DC. Ethnic Heritage Studies Program. 'PUB DATE Nov 81 GRANT GO00005189 NOTE 293p.; Some p)ges may not reproduce clearly, due to light print typthroughout original document. Best copy available. EDRS PRICE MF.01/PC12 Pl4k Postage. DESCRIPTORS Black HistoryiT Elementary Secondary Education; *Ethnic Studies; *History; Jews; Mexican Americans; Polish Americans; Resource Materials; *Social Studies; State History; United States History IDENTIFIERS Czech Americans; German Americans; Holidays; Texas ABSTRACT Histories of Blacks, Czechs, Germans Jews, Mexicans, and Poles are provided in this resource guide. The his ries are intended as a major background resource to help instructronal staff members of the 45 school systems in Edtication'Service Center, Region II, Corpus Christi, Texas, integrate ethnic heritage studies materials into classroom instruction. The history of each group begins with a brief description of contributions, customs, and factsij A detailed narrative, which often quotes peimary source ritterials, follows. The section on Black history contains a'list of important dates. The sections on Blacks, Czechs, and Jews, in adclition to describing the general histories of these groups, also discuss their histories and experiences in Texas. Also included in the guide are a calendar of ethnic holidays and a bibliography of additional resource materials. (RM) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. ************************,****i****************************************** go, z 14+, ETHNIC HERITAGE STUDIES U S DEPARTMENTOF EDUCATION OF EDUCATION NATIONAL INSTITUTE INF 71;MA 11()N WI( A TIONAI R011Nt k 1111( WrItilil it,q II Ellprt., II I,tIlerli), lilt1, NIII1,1 i 11,111IP:.
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