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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: Somewhere in the Nadir of African American History, 1890 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay on the lesser known plight of African Americans between the years 1890 and 1920. Site includes links to related resources, guiding questions for students and debate on the issue from historians.
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Massachusetts Studies Project: African Americans in Massachusetts

For Students 9th - 10th
The full title of this page is "African Americans in Massachusetts: Case Studies of Desegregation in 19th Century Nantucket and Boston." It features a timeline that covers the mid-19th century cases in Nantucket and Boston concerning the...
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Forward, Making of African American Identity: V. 2, 1865 1917

For Students 9th - 10th
Sixteen texts-historical documents, literary texts, visual images, audio, and video material-that explore the political, social, and cultural state of African Americans at the beginning of the twentieth century.
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Library of Congress

Loc: African American Sites in the Digital Collections

For Students 9th - 10th
American Memory, online exhibits and other areas of the Library's Web site provide a broad range of digitized materials pertaining to the African American experience.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Progressive Movement: New Voices for Women and African Americans

For Students 11th - 12th
Examines how the women's rights movement began and how it evolved over time, followed by a look at the development of the African American civil rights movement and the different leaders that emerged during the Progressive Era.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: African Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of African Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: African American Population Shifts

For Teachers 9th - 10th
After completing this mini-unit, students will understand some of the economic, educational, and lifestyle reasons why African Americans have moved from one place in the United States to another.
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National Institutes of Health

Niddk: Diabetes in African Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of articles discussing the health related issues of Diabetes in the African American and other diverse populations. Includes statistics and a thorough FAQ section.
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University of California

Princeton University: The Faces of Science: African Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource explores the role of African Americans in science. Past contributions, present activity and future possibilities are all discussed.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Making of African American Identity: Free Born

For Students 9th - 10th
A journal, an autobiography, and selections from narratives about the conditions experienced by free-born African Americans in the nineteenth century. They ask such questions as: How did African Americans construct identity in antebellum...
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Freedom, Making of African American Identity: V. 2, 1865 1917

For Students 9th - 10th
Sixteen primary sources-historical documents, literary texts, visual images, and audio material-that explore African American perceptions of freedom from Emancipation to the early-twentieth century.
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Library of Congress

Loc: American Memory: African American Odyssey

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents the collections of the Library of Congress that showcase the experiences of African-Americans.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Identity, Making of African American Identity: V. 2, 1865 1917

For Students 9th - 10th
Sixteen primary sources-historical documents, literary texts, visual images, audio, and video material-that explore how African Americans created group and individual identities in the late-nineteenth century.
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The Growth of Delaware's Antebellum Free African American Community

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn what it was like to be a free African American in the Wilmington community of Delaware during the 1800s. This article includes information about the types of jobs African Americans had, the property they owned, and the daily...
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: The Making of African American Identity 1917 1968

For Students 9th - 10th
Eighty-two primary sources explore African American identity in the 20th century. They examine segregation, migrations, protest, community, and what remained to be overcome.
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Oxford Aasc: African Americans in the Revoluionary War

For Students 9th - 10th
A great display of paintings along with commentary about ten African Americans who were involved in the Revolutionary War era.
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Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma Historical Society: African American Exodus to Canada

For Students 9th - 10th
Migration was encouraged to western Canada and African Americans from the USA took advantage of this and came in huge numbers. But .. this open door policy didn't last, & there were negative effects between the people because of it.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Themepark: Liberty: African American History

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a large collection of internet resources organized around African American history. Links to places to go, people to see, things to do, teacher resources, and bibliographies.
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Library of Congress

Loc: African American Sheet Music, 1850 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
View 1,300 pieces of sheet music composed by and about African Americans between 1850-1920.
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African American Literature Book Club

African American Literature Book Club: Wallace Thurman

For Students 9th - 10th
This site includes the author's credits as an editor and playwright, a biography, and links to three of his books.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: South African Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of South African Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Other

Accessible Archives: African American Newspapers

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes seven different African American newspapers that were published in the 1800s. These were newspapers written by African Americans for an African American audience. Access to the actual newspapers is only available on this...
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Library of Congress

Loc: African American Perspectives: Progress of a People: Higher Education

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the progress of African Americans in the field of education during the 1860-1880s.
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Duke University

Duke University Libraries: Digitized Collections: African American Women

For Students 9th - 10th
Access Civil War-era documents that give us a rare first-hand glimpse into the lives of African American women at the time: letters of two slave women from the 1830s and 1850s and a hand-written memoir of another woman born shortly after...

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