National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: Racial Uplift Ideology in the Era of "The Negro Problem"
History professor Kevin Gaines explores the idea that educated blacks are responsible for the welfare of the majority of the race and how the uplift ideology undermined collective social advancement.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: Segregation
Steven Lawson, Professor of History at Rutgers, explores how racial segreagation changed from before the Civil War up to the 1950s and the differences in segregation between the North and the South. Students should understand the legacy...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: The Trickster in African American Literature
Trudier Harris, Professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, explains the role of tricksters in African American literature.
National Archives (UK)
The National Archives: Black Loyalists
Both free and enslaved black soldiers fought on both sides fo the Revolutionary War. Learn about the Black Loyalists of Canada, and how some slaves earned their freedom through military service. Includes primary source documents.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: The Price of Freedom: Americans at War
View comprehensive sets of artifacts that tell the story of America's wartime past and present. Artifacts from every major American military conflict, beginning with the American Revolution, can be closely examined. Full curatorial notes...
US National Archives
Nara: Charters of Freedom: Constitution of the United States
The complete text of the U.S. Constitution as adopted by the U.S. Congress on September 17, 1787, with information about changes made.
US National Archives
Nara: Charters of Freedom: The Bill of Rights
This site contains a complete transcription of The Bill of Rights, along with zoomable graphics of the original handwritten text. It also includes information about the historical context of the document, links to more constitutional...
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of Us: The Peacemaker
Find a document containing President Wilson's plan for peace after World War I, known as his Fourteen Points, as well as photographs with captions, and the audio of one of his speeches in which he lays out his ideas and garners support...
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Timeline: Civil Rights Movement
Explore this timeline of women in the Civil Rights movement.
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Timeline: World War I
This timeline detail American women's involvement in World War I.
Association of Religion Data Archives
Association of Religion Data Archives: National Profiles: Cameroon
Learn about religion in Cameroon, in this Association of Religion Data Archives country profile. Includes general facts, history, and religious data.
Association of Religion Data Archives
Association of Religion Data Archives: National Profiles: The Bahamas
Learn about religion in the Bahamas in this Association of Religion Data Archives country profile which includes general facts, history, and religious data.
Association of Religion Data Archives
Association of Religion Data Archives: National Profiles: British Virgin Islands
Learn about religion in the British Virgin Islands, in this Association of Religion Data Archives country profile which includes general facts, history, and religious data.
Association of Religion Data Archives
Association of Religion Data Archives: National Profiles: Us Virgin Islands
Learn about religion in the US Virgin Islands, in this Association of Religion Data Archives country profile. Includes general facts, history, and religious data.
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Fannie Lou Hamer
Fannie Lou Hamer was one of the most important, passionate, and powerful voices of the civil and voting rights movements .
National Archives (UK)
National Archives: Citizenship: A History of People, Right, and Power in Britain
What is citizenship and how has it changed? Learn about the rights of citizens in Britain from 1066-2003 and how they gained their civil rights and liberties. Then test your knowledge playing a variety of interactive games.
Association of Religion Data Archives
Association of Religion Data Archives: National Profiles: Akrotiri
Learn about religion in the British territory Akrotiri, on the Island of Cyprus, in this Association of Religion Data Archives country profile which includes general facts and history, as well as religious data.
Association of Religion Data Archives
Association of Religion Data Archives: National Profiles: Algeria
Learn about religion in Algeria in this Association of Religion Data Archives country profile, which includes general facts, history, and religious data.
Association of Religion Data Archives
Association of Religion Data Archives: National Profiles: Australia
Compilation of religious data and research about Australia, along with regional and world comparisons. Also includes select socioeconomic data.
Association of Religion Data Archives
Association of Religion Data Archives: National Profiles: Azerbaijan
Learn about religion in Azerbaijan in this Association of Religion Data Archives country profile which includes general facts, history, and religious data.
Association of Religion Data Archives
Association of Religion Data Archives: National Profiles: Bangladesh
Compilation of religious data and research about Bangladesh, along with regional and world comparisons. Also includes select socioeconomic data.
Association of Religion Data Archives
Association of Religion Data Archives: National Profiles: Belarus
Learn about religion in Belarus in this Association of Religion Data Archives country profile which includes general facts, history, and religious data.
Association of Religion Data Archives
Association of Religion Data Archives: National Profiles: Belize
Learn about religion in Belize in this Association of Religion Data Archives country profile which includes general facts, history, and religious data.
Association of Religion Data Archives
Association of Religion Data Archives: National Profiles: Bermuda
Learn about religion in Bermuda in this Association of Religion Data Archives country profile which includes general facts, history, and religious data.