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African American History
African American History a link to other sites on this important subject provided by Universal Black Pages. African Americans in the Revolution a link that explores Black Loyalists during the American Revolution. The African-American Mosaic a resource guide by the Library of Congress covering the realm of the American-American experience since colonization through the Great Depression. African-American Odyssey from the Library of Congress provides a wide-scope of digital materials in African-American history for the use of teachers and the general public from civil rights issues to the Federal Writer's Project recording the history of slavery. The Black Press provides timelines and other materials useful to teachers covering the history of Black journalism in the United States. Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archives excellent source for understanding the Civil Rights struggle in Mississippi for teachers and students alike. Documenting the American South provides digital memoirs and autobiographies of the American South provided by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Exodusters is from the PBS production of the West and offers teachers media materials to bring the experience of African-American migration to their classrooms. Frederick Douglas Papers an excellent site for document pertaining to one of the most important African-American leaders in the nineteenth century and especially helpful for students and teachers seeking primary sources covering abolition and slavery. Harlem: An African American Community a fantastic site and source for teachers that have a fascination with the Harlem Renaissance and wish to share the experience with their students. "I Will Be Heard" a history of abolitionism provided by Cornell University. A splendid site for those interested in this important area of historical inquiry. The History Cooperative provides the Booker T. Washington Papers from the University of Illinois and offers teachers links and images of the time period. The History of Jim Crow covers the history of segregation in the United States from the end of Reconstruction through the 1950s. Marcus Garvey supports the American Experience documentary concerning this leading African American, including tools for educators. The Murder of Emmet Till the teacher's guide from the American Experience documentary which follows the program is an excellent tool for teachers covering the civil rights movement and African-American history in their classrooms. National Geographic's Underground Railroad an incredible site offered by National Geographic to remember the importance of the Underground Railroad in U.S. history. Race Relations and the Civil Rights Movement chronicles the epic struggle for racial justice through song and music. The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow is a teacher's guide to the PBS documentary with a history of segregation, stories, and interactive maps helpful to educators. Scottsboro: An American Tragedy from the American Experience provides a teacher's guide for the PBS presentation with maps, time lines and other special features. Slave Voices a considerable collection of slave materials held by Duke University. Strange Fruit from the PBS presentation Independent Lens offers teachers background to one of the most powerful protest songs in American history, Billie Holliday's "Strange Fruit." Web Site and Film Resources for Teaching Jim Crow a source provided by Leslie Brown and Anne Valk from their joint article, which appeared in the OAH Magazine of History in January 2004 edition. An excellent tool for everyone seeking new sources to cover this topic in their classes. With an Even Hand is a Library of Congress site that covers the Brown decision over the past fifty years. Without Sanctuary is a web site devoted to the memory of those lynched from postcards taken of those horrible scenes. This is a very powerful presentation. |
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