Curated OER
History Matters: Walter White Considers the Causes of the 1919 Chicago Race Riot
An article by NAACP executive secretary, Walter White, discusses the eight reasons he saw for the Chicago Race Riots in July, 1919. He goes into great detail to support these causes.
Curated OER
History Matters: "Says Lax Condidtions Caused Race Riots"
Read several articles from the Chicago Daily News on July 28, 1919, reporting on the various aspects of the Chicago race riots. One article, by Carl Sandburg, used sources from the black community.
Stanford University
Gendered Innovations: Race & Ethnicity
Explains the definitions of race and ethnicity, and how the terms have been used. Also lists several problems with labeling people or groups as a particular race or ethnicity.
The Guardian
Guardian: Race v Ethnicity: Curious Case of Rachel Dolezal, Explained
Rachel Dolezal was an NAACP chapter president who was discovered to be white while claiming to be black. This article tells the story of her downfall, and looks at the possible motivations for her deceit. It discusses the controversy...
Yale University
Gilder Lehrman Center: The Causes of the Chicago Race Riot
From a contemporary article in The Crisis, Vol. XVIII, October, 1919, Walter White enumerates what he sees as the causes of the Chicago Race Riot. Very interesting to read a viewpoint written only a few months after the riot.
A&E Television
History.com: The 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre: How Fearmongering Led to Violence
In the center of downtown Atlanta, a handful of streets intersect, forming what locals know as Five Points. Today, a park, a university, high-rise buildings and throngs of motorists and pedestrians make this a bustling area, belying its...
A&E Television
History.com: The Soviet Response to the Moon Landing? Denial There Was a Moon Race at All
Until 1989, Russians claimed they were not trying to reach the Moon first and that the U.S. was in "a one-nation race." Until 1989, a group of American aerospace engineers went to Moscow and finally saw the Soviets' failed lunar-landing...
Chicago History Museum
Encyclopedia of Chicago: Carl Sandburg, the Chicago Race Riots, July 1919
Read a part of an article written by Carl Sandburg for the Chicago Daily News reporting on the Chicago Race Riots of 1919.
Immigration and Ethnic History Society
Iehs: Megan Asaka, "Unsettled City: Migration, Race, and Seattle"
Megan Asaka's current book, "Unsettled City: Migration, Race, and the Making of Seattle's Urban Landscape," explores the role of mobile populations in shaping urban regions through a case study of late nineteenth and early...
Other
Unc Charlotte: History of Scientific Racism [Pdf]
A scholarly article by Anthropology Professor Jonathan Marks on the history of scientific racism. Published in the Encyclopedia of Race and Racism.
Live Science
Live Science: What Is the Difference Between Race and Ethnicity?
A brief explanation of the distinction between race and ethnicity.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: The Space Race
Provides interesting facts and an overview of the Cold War Space Race (1957-1975), a competition in the exploration of space between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Other
Race, Racism and the Law: Are Chicanos the Same as Mexicans?
An informative article that describes Spanish people, Hispanics, Latino, Mexican, Mexican-Americans, Hispano, and Chicanos.
Other
Aus Race: Odds, Statistical Probability and Gambling
This interesting article explains gambling (both horse racing and casinos) in terms of probability. It takes a common sense approach, instead of a mathematical approach, to the topic.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: Atomic Fears and the Arms Race
Read about the impact of nuclear proliferation in the 1950s, including fears of atomic bombs and increasing militarization.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: The Start of the Space Race
Learn about the launch of Sputnik and the establishment of NASA.
Immigration and Ethnic History Society
Iehs: Philip D. Erenrich, "Bring in the Gypsies: A Case Study in Race and u.s."
This article focuses on an article in July 1909 New York City newspapers reporting the immigration and immediate deportation of a family consisting of 24 Gypsies.
New York Times
New York Times: Robotic Vehicles Race
An article about the latest in robotic vehicle technology. Click on link to a classroom lesson plan.
Other
Asa: "The Antiquity and the Unity of the Human Race"
This paper, published by American Scientific Affiliation (ASA), explores the possibility of Adam and Eve's existence while addressing both the scientific and biblical-theological perspective.
Curated OER
History Matters: The Eruption of Tulsa
This article in the June 29, 1921, issue of Nation magazine by Walter White, an NAACP official, reports on the massive damage to black-owned homes and businesses as a result of the Tulsa race riot on May 31, 1921.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Development and Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Read about how the atomic bomb was first developed, starting the nuclear arms race. As nuclear weapons proliferated, so did apprehension. A Non-Proliferation Treaty was released in 1968, and governments began to sign on to it. Green...
Curated OER
History Matters: "A Crowd of Howling Negroes"
Read the reporting from the Chicago Daily Tribune on the Chicago race riot in the summer of 1919. Find an accounting of the many incidents and a partial list of those injured.
Immigration and Ethnic History Society
Iehs: Eladio Bobadilla, "It's Giving Back to the Community"
This article focuses on race issues and sports players. It discusses the when then San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem in to protest police brutality, racism, and "a country that...
Other
Marshall Taylor: Newspaper Articles
Watching bicycle racing indoors was a popular pasttime during the Gilded Age. Marshall Taylor, an African American, was one of the premier racers not only in the United States, but in the world. Read newspaper articles about his career.
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