Fine comprehensive intro to folk music of English-speaking countries. Lyrics, background and midi files make this a useful site.

Explore eighteen American songs and poems each represented by an original primary source document, along with historical background information and, in many cases, sound recordings and alternate versions.

This in-depth resource presents a history of the American West from pre-Columbian times until World War I with profiles, documents, and images. It encourages visitors to link these into patterns of historical meaning for themselves....

This resource focuses on the works of famous African-American author, Langston Hughes.