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UDLib/SEARCH

A state-funded collaboration between the Delaware Department of Education and the University of Delaware Library providing online magazines, journals, encyclopedias and training for all Delaware K-12 public schools

Black History (House Bill 198)

Prior to American Slavery

Let's explore African history prior to the start of slavery in America.  In Context Middle School and In Context High School are the UDLib/SEARCH databases that contains the most comprehensive information about world cultures.  The home page for each of these databases contains a series of subject-related boxes.  Click on the cultures box in each to review world cultures and religions.

Exploring World Cultures

To learn about life for Africans before American Slavery using In Context Middle School, follow the steps below.

1. Open In Context Middle School.
2. Click "Cultures," and browse the topics.
Cultures 

Topics of interest include the following:

Featured SIRS Discoverer eBook:
Africa

Africa
This book provides information about Africa and its people

To learn about life for Africans before American Slavery using In Context High School, follow the steps below.

1. Open In Context High School.
2. Click "World Cultures and Religions," and browse the topics.  

World Cultures and Religion  

Topics of interest include the following:


Featured Articles: 


Featured World Book eBook:
Africans of the Ghana, Mali, and Songhai Empires 

Africans of the Ghana, Mali, and Songhai Empires 
This book explores the daily life, history, and culture of the early African peoples of the Ghana, Mali, and Songhai empires.