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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Posted on behalf of the African Studies Center.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Soon after Mandela's passing--what a loss for us all--Brenda Randolph and I set to work to create a K-12 Resource Guide to Nelson Mandela, Apartheid and the Struggle for Freedom [attached]. This is the teachable moment and an appropriate
time for selecting the best resources for young people. The URL is <a href="http://www.bu.edu/africa/outreach">http://www.bu.edu/africa/outreach</a> Th<span style="color:#1F497D">e
</span>gui<span style="color:#1F497D">d</span>e was created with pre-K-12 in mind.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The authors of the guide: I direct the program in public education on Africa at BU's African Studies Ctr, while Brenda Randolph is a retired school librarian and the founder and host of the best website for pre-K-12 books on Africa<span style="color:#1F497D">
--</span> <a href="http://www.africaccessreview.org/">www.africaccessreview.org</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We would like librarians, especially those who serve young people to have this resource, so that others can learn and think about this extraordinary man and his people.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black">Barbara B. Brown, Ph.D.<br>
Director of the Outreach Program<br>
African Studies Center, Boston University<br>
232 Bay State Road<br>
Boston, MA 02215<br>
617-353-7303<br>
For teaching materials on Africa: <br>
<a href="http://www.bu.edu/africa/outreach">http://www.bu.edu/africa/outreach</a></span><b><span style="font-size:6.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#637E20"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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