Pan-African Center for Education Materials collection, 1972
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Summary
- Creator:
- Pan-African Center for Education Materials (Durham, N.C.), McDonald, Mary (Educator), John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture, and Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture
- Abstract:
- The Pan-African Center for Education Materials was directed by Mary McDonald in Durham, N.C., in the early 1970s. This collection contains an assortment of printed materials created by PACEM, including a preschool curriculum guide, crossword puzzles featuring Black history, and flashcards for teaching the senses.
- Extent:
- 0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
- Language:
- Materials in English.
- Collection ID:
- RL.13136
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection contains assorted materials created and distributed by the Pan-African Center for Education Materials, copyrighted in 1972. Includes a preschool curriculum guide for establishing and operating early childhood education centers for Black children; crossword puzzles and answers featuring Black history; and a set of bingo or flashcards for teaching children about the body's five senses.
- Biographical / historical:
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Mary McDonald was a Black educator and activist in Durham, N.C., and served as director of the Pan-African Early Education Center on Durham's Ridgeway Avenue in the early 1970s. The Pan-African Center for Education Materials (PACEM) appears to have been connected with McDonald's preschool, and distributed curricular and classroom resources for other pan-African educational endeavors in the United States. The official dates of operation for PACEM are unclear, but it was active between 1971 and 1973. Some coverage of the preschool's activity can be found in articles published by the Durham Morning Herald in that period (for example, "Early Education Efforts Filmed," by Henry Wefing, Durham Morning Herald, 1972 July 13).
Mary McDonald also was a producer of "Children's Radio Workshop," which aired on local public radio in 1973-1974. The show featured local Black children singing, making music, and reciting stories in celebration of Black history and culture. She and her husband, Kwame McDonald, were active community members in Durham.
- Acquisition information:
- The Pan-African Center for Education Materials collection was received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase from Caroliniana Rare Books in 2025.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Meghan Lyon, April 2025
Accessions described in this collection guide: 2025-0036
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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