NYPL Digital Schomburg Images of African Americans from the 19th Century
This historical archive shows images of African American men and women from the early to late 1800s. Click on the home page and in the drop down menu under Choose a Category, click on Portraits: Women. Go over these images with a group of classmates and discuss which ones remind you of Bennie's grandmother. Why?

Death: An Inquiry into Man's Mortal Weakness
Read about universal causes, fears, and rituals concerning death on this site created for the ThinkQuest competition. Follow the coping with link to Death in the movies and the following link to Famous last words. Then summarize Bennie's story, using the movie plot summaries on this site as models. Add Grannie’s last words to your summary.