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Subtopic: Folklore and Cultural Contributions from various regions

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Resource	Grade Level	Media Type
Ancestors Talk Through Drums In this segment from EGG:the arts show, meet Camilo Gaetan who is becoming a master drummer.	6-12	QuickTime Video
Ben Hall of Sapelo Island In this video segment from EGG: the arts show, Sapelo Island resident, Ben Hall, guides viewers through an introduction to Sapelo Island which is inhabited by the descendants of African slaves.	3-12	QuickTime Video
City Horses Part I Carolyne DeGrammont of the Cedar Lane Stables in Queens, NY talks about why she enjoys horses in this video segment from Wild TV.	3-8	QuickTime Video
Duke This video segment from Weston Woods is an introduction to the “Piano Prince,” bandleader and composer, Duke Ellington.	1-4	QuickTime Video
Frankie Quimby of Sapelo Island In this video segment from EGG: the arts show, resident Frankie Quimby discusses the African slaves' history on Sapelo Island. Singers perform "Swing Low Sweet Chariot."	3-12	QuickTime Video
The Healing Totem In this video segment from New York Voices, Native-Americans make a gift of a commemorative totem pole for the September 11th tragedy.	6-12	QuickTime Video
Hiawatha This video segment from Weston Woods is taken from the book Hiawatha, illustrated by Susan Jeffers, and based upon Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, “The Song of Hiawatha."	3-8	QuickTime Video
John Henry This Weston Woods segment is about John Henry, a larger-than-life hero in folklore, who demonstrates extraordinary strength in a race against a machine.	1-5	QuickTime Video
The Negro Speaks of Rivers This video segment from A Walk Through Harlem features the poem, “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” by Langston Hughes.	6-12	QuickTime Video
New Orleans Jazz In this video segment from Jazz at Lincoln Center, Wynton Marsalis and his band play “St. Louis Blues.”	6-12	QuickTime Video
Pulaski, Wisconsin - Polka Town, U.S.A. The town of Pulaski, Wisconsin claims to have more musicians per capita than anywhere in the U.S. Learn about Pulaski, a town that thrives on polka music in this video segment from EGG: the arts show.	6-12	QuickTime Video
Ronald Johnson of Sapelo Island In this video segment from EGG: The Arts Show, resident Ronald Johnson explains that Sapelo Island is a unique place, preserving the last examples of Gullah/Geechee culture.	3-12	QuickTime Video
Sapelo Island Culture In this video segment from EGG: the arts show, learn about the Gullah/Geechee culture of Sapelo Island.	6-12	QuickTime Video
Shulayen In this video segment from Jakers!, a storyteller tells the story of Shulayen, a girl with “stars” on her face.	1-4	QuickTime Video
What was the Harlem Renaissance? Professor Kate Rushin describes the Harlem Renaissance as a large social and cultural movement fueled by many factors in this video from A Walk Through Harlem.	6-12	QuickTime Video