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Designed for elementary and junior high school teachers, this instructional guide provides background information on the social, cultural, and historical contributions of American Indians, African-Americans, and Jewish Americans of the middle Georgia area to the life and development of the community and state and to national heritage. A staff development module contains general objectives, a pretest, and an outline which matches objectives to unit topics. Suggested usage, time allotment, and sequence are followed by a rationale for studying about regional minorities. A section dealing with the immigration of American Indians, African-Americans, and Jewish Americans is followed by information about geographical aspects of the middle Georgia area. The next section focuses on ethnic groups of the region, with separate subsections on the Creek Indians, the slave family, free blacks in Bibb County, and the Jewish community of Macon in 1860. Subsequent sections give information on the religion and education of Indians, Africans, and Jews and political and business interests of Africans and Jews in the region. A look at aspects of Macon's African and Jewish cultural history is followed by a list of references and a bibliography of over 60 books, articles, media materials and unpublished resources. Appendices include geographic information and supplemental photos and maps, additional documentation, e.g., Henry M. Turner's address to the Georgia Legislature, suggested activities, answer keys, and an ethnic heritage survey. (LH)

This workbook provides elementary and junior high school students with an opportunity to trace the social, cultural, and historical contributions of the American Indian, African-American, and Jewish American population groups living in the middle Georgia area. The workbook coincides with the information sections given in the instructional guide, including sections dealing with the migration of Indians, Africans, and Jews to America, geographical aspects of the middle Georgia area, ethnic groups of the region (the Creek Indian, the slave family, free blacks in Bibb County, and the Jewish community of Macon in 1806), religion and education, politics and business, and aspects of Macon's African and Jewish cultural history. For each section, student worksheets, activities, maps, tables, and readings are provided. Next, transcribed oral history accounts of the lives of older adults representing local ethnic groups are provided. A section on extended activities introduces students to professional members of various ethnic groups, a profile of a Jewish family, and one of the oldest African-American organizations. The next section focuses on early African-American life in Jones County, presenting subsections on family life, education, politics, and other aspects of life in middle Georgia. An illustrated history of the Jewish community of Macon, Georgia, designed as a slide presentation, is followed by a list of over 200 references, audiovisual materials, and additional resources produced between 1855 and 1982. (LH)