A collection of biographies, video and audio clips, and photos offer a look at the people, locations, and themes of the Harlem Renaissance.

A supplement to a ten-part film series on jazz, this resource describes the growth and development of jazz music from the gritty streets of New Orleans to the Lincoln Gardens on Chicago's south side, where Louis Armstrong first won fame,...

The lesson examines the origins of mathematics. Strings of symbols, the mathematicians of Ancient Greece, Arabian scholars, and the Renaissance are discussed.

The First World War had a crippling effect on any notions of positivity in the artists, writers, and intellectuals of that time and they became known as the Lost Generation. This page discusses this group of people, the emergence of jazz...

A collection of primary texts that describe the experiences of people who lived during the Bubonic Plague in medieval Europe, and how they tried to deal with it. For example, through avoidance of contact with infected people, and by...

Familiarize yourself with the life and works of the poet John Donne. This source contains a quick fact sheet, a short biography, and links to related articles, collection items, and works.

A detailed biography of Machiavelli, including discussions of his major works and his ideas about the nature of political power, prepared for a university-level philosophy course.