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Marcus Garvey- Mini Biography Instructional VideoMarcus Garvey- Mini Biography Instructional Video
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Biography
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Grade
7th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Instructional Videos
Media Length
4:04
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Duration
10 mins
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Marcus Garvey- Mini Biography

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An overview Marcus Garvey's life and his Pan-African philosophy are introduced in this short mini-biography of this controversial figure.

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Concepts

black history month, famous african americans, marcus garvey

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

Use references in the video to launch group research projects into the philosophies and accomplishments of other civil rights leaders including W.E.B. Du Bois, Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Malcolm X, Ida B. Wells, and Dr. Martin Luther King

Pros

  • Links to mini-biographies of Booker T. Washington, Frederick Douglass, and Dr. Martin LUther King are included

Cons

  • The video begins with a short advertisement

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