Primary
University of Nebraska

U. Of Nebraska: Railroads and Making of Modern America: Origins of Segregation

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source materials that focus on the segregation of African Americans that took place on the railroads in the 1800s. Content includes newspaper articles, anecdotal accounts, letters, legal cases, etc.
eBook
University of Michigan

Making of America: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from the University of Michigan, you can read individual pages of Harriet Jacobs' book, "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl," and search the text for specific words and phrases.
Unit Plan
NC State University

Scribbling Women: American Female Authors

For Students 9th - 10th
Alluding to a famous Hawthorne quote, "Scribbling Women" is collection of dramatized stories written by American female authors. Some resources may require a free membership.
Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Harriet Jacobs: "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl," 1861

For Students 9th - 10th
Several chapters from a slave narrative by Harriet Jacobs examining her abuse, her integrity, and her eventual escape from brutality, all of which raise important questions about power, equality, and gender roles in the mid-nineteenth...
Website
Digital History

Digital History: American Ethnic Literature

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Educated white men weren't the only ones contributing to a truly American literature. Read about the literature written by Native Americans, African Americans, Mexican Americans, and Irish Americans. All added to the melting pot of...
eBook
Other

New York Public Library: Incidents in the Life

For Students 9th - 10th
Here read Harriet Jacobs' "Incidents in the Life of Slave Girl." The text is organized by chapter