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Black Past

Black Past: Abbott, Robert Sengstacke

For Students 9th - 10th
An encyclopedia entry which tells about Robert Abbott, a black newspaper publisher in Chicago. There is a link to a website that gives more information.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Gooseberries by Anton Chekhov

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Read the full text of the short story "Gooseberries" by Anton Chekhov that revolves around the theme of social injustice and the suffering of those less fortunate.
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Texas Joins the Battle: African American Women, 1890s

For Students 9th - 10th
See photos that are representative of the lives of African-American women at the turn of the century and read about the discrimination black women and men faced: Jim Crow laws, poll taxes, and the "white primary" rule. A brief...
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Shmoop University

Shmoop: If We Must Die

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about If We Must Die and find out about the many symbols and the imagery in this poem that looks at injustices to the Black community in the early part of the twentieth century.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Ibn Rushd Religion & Philosophy

For Students 9th - 10th
Online text by Ibn Rushd. "This text is known in English as 'On the Harmony of Religions and Philosophy,' in Arabic 'Kitab fasl al-maqal,' with its appendix Damina). Also appended is an extract from Kitab al-kashf`an manahij al-adilla."...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck

For Students 9th - 10th
The Joad family leaves Oklahoma in search of work after their farm is destroyed by the Dust Bowl. They arrive in California only to find that fair jobs, food, and sympathy are scarce. Selected (9) reading passages (grades 8-11) to pair...
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University of Virginia

Univ. Of Virigina: The New Deal for African Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides an essay describing the African Americans changing of political support from Republican to Democrat in the 1930's. Includes exerpt from archived news article.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Postal Museum: 1990 Black Heritage Series: Ida B. Wells Issue

For Students 9th - 10th
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1990 to commemorate Ida B. Wells, one of the founders of the NAACP. With a short passage on her life and contributions to ending discrimination against women and African-Americans.
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Other

Who2 Biographies: Marcus Garvey

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a brief summary of Marcus Garvey, African-American businessman and leader.
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Black Past

Black Past: Scottsboro Case

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia article tells about the several trials of the so-called Scottsboro Boys. This case became a beacon for later civil rights movements.
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Other

Global Policy Forum: Inequality of Wealth

For Students 9th - 10th
Inequality of wealth in both the U.S. and world is a controversial topic. This site from the Global Policy Forum contains a series of articles that address this topic. Great for student research.

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