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VETERANS DAY FOR KIDS: Interview with a Tuskegee Airman

Celebrate Black History Month with a visit to Colorado Springs to meet Mr. Sam Hunter, one of the original Tuskegee Airmen of World War II.

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Tribute to Tuskegee Airmen
To learn more about the Tuskegee Airmen and the important role they played in World War !!, click on this website. This free video talks about the challenges and the struggles the Tuskegee Airmen endured to serve their country.
Tuskegee AIrmen, Inc.
Tuskegee Airmen, Inc honors the accomplishments and history of African-Americans who participated in air crew, ground crew and operations support training in the Army Air Corps during WWII. T
Fighting a Double War
Would you risk your life for a country that considered you a second-class citizen? Would you join a military that asked you to risk sacrificing your life but separated you from other soldiers because of the color of your skin? That is precisely what the Tuskegee Airmen did. Read this article by TFK Kid Reporter Jair Massie who talks to one of the original Tuskegee Airmen.
Black History Month
Celebrate Black History Month February. Spend time learning about the extraordinary accomplishments of African-Americans. Click on this site to download printables and coloring pages for kids, take quizzes, find activities, and read articles about the historic struggle for civil rights.

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Air Date: April 1, 2013
Thomas Edison
History: Meet Me at the Corner takes a virtual field trip to the Thomas Edison National Historical Museum in West Orange,New Jersey.. Young Carter interviews Patrick Garner who portrays Thomas Edison who talks about his early life and his many inventions.
Air Date:May 1, 2013
CHEMISTRY WEEK
Eleven year old Paige interviews an international perfume expert to find out more about the science that goes into creating a fragrance.
Links to fun websites include How to make your own perfume, fun chemistry sites and recommended books and kits. Click on to the Learning Corner for questions and activities.
Air Date: June 1, 2013
TARANTULAS
Take a Virtual Field Trip to Colorado to meet "The Tarantula Wrangler," a lover and collector of arachnoids commonly known as spiders. She talks to MEET ME AT THE CORNER correspondent, Charlotte, about the joys of owning a tarantula and raising it as a pet.
Air Date: July 1, 2013
Interview with Cookbook Author Abby Dodge
Morgana visits with cookbook author Abby Dodge and learns to make Vietnamese rolls from Abby’s new cookbook, Around The World, 50 International Recipes for Kids. Go on a culinary journey all over the world, and learn how to make recipes from Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, and lots of other places around the globe. By the end of your travels, you will have put the world on your plate!