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1857
Issue 3
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ABOUT BLACK CHRONICLE
 BLACK CHRONICLE is black American history in a newspaper format. It has been created by educators and historians to deliver historical information from the black perspective. Fourteen issues cover the black experience from the American Revolution through the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
The information in BLACK CHRONICLE is not fiction. Every aspect has been developed out of research in authentic source material, including rare collections of early black newspapers.
On the front page of each issue of BLACK CHRONCLE a major event in American history is presented as the lead news story. Issues also include news features, advertisements, human interest stories, historical drawings and editorials, a quiz and political cartoons. All are combined to present a total and multifaceted moment in history. The BLACK CRONICLE was originated and produced by Robert A. Miller in association with BLACKSIDE, INC. It supplements course offerings in colleges and universities, and is both core and supplemental curricula in grades 6-12.
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1835
Issue 1
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ABOUT LA CRONICA
LA CRONICA is Mexican American history in a newspaper format. It has been created by historians and educators to deliver historical information from the Mexican American perspective. Nine issues, in both English and Spanish, cover Mexican American history from 1835, when California was part of northern Mexico, until the high school walkouts in Los Angeles in 1969.
The information in LA CRONICA is not fiction. Every incident has been drawn from authentic source materials, including rare historical newspapers, diaries and letters.
Each issue of LA CRONICA is dated at a critical point in Mexican American history. Page one stories highlight the major themes of the period; page two is analytical, including the editorial, letters and critical commentary. Page three is usually devoted to colorful features, including for example stories about the vaquero, about heroes like Elfego Baca, about revolutionaries like the Magon brothers, and many others. Page four includes background feature stories and social items. LA CRONICA issues not only cover themes common to all Mexican Americans, they also relate the unique development of Mexican American communities. in the Southwestern states, and in later issues, the West and Midwest.
LA CRONICA was developed by the Center for the Study of Innovative Education, Inc. It supplements course materials in colleges and universities, and can be used as both core and supplemental curricula in grades 6-12.
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