A brief history of how the economic growth of the South became dependent on the work of slaves and how this solidified the unity of the southern states. Links throughout the text will take to you sites containing relevant information.

This page from the American Revolution Project of the University of Groningen discusses how the 1850s were a time of conflicting ideas between North and South regarding the expansion of slavery. Scroll down to the third paragraph and...

Biography of Hiram Rhoades Revels, who is best remembered as not only the first African American to hold a seat in the U.S. Senate, but also for his dedication to improving the spiritual and educational needs of the African American...

This in depth article by the BBC sheds light on the devastation caused by the Pakistani earthquake in 2005. Videos and maps can be viewed on this site also.

Richard Wright, a black boy living in the Jim Crow South, travels north in hopes of escaping the violence and prejudice that rules his childhood. Selected (8) reading passages (grades7-12) to pair with "Black Boy" by Richard Wright....

This article provides facts and information about the Carpetbaggers, opportunist Northerners who went to the South during the Reconstruction Era following the Civil War.

Discusses where different southern states stood on the issue of secession prior to the Civil War.

Outlines the agricultural differences between the Upper and Lower South of Texas prior to the Civil War.

Gives an overview of the timeline of humans establishing themselves in the Americas, starting with the crossing of the Bering Sea land bridge some time before 12,000 B.C. Archaeological evidence shows humans moving south and eventually...

This site from the National Park Service provides the history of Nidodemus, Kansas, first western town planned by and for African-Americans. Settled by exodusters, the town served as a symbol as a land of opportunity for blacks escaping...

The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...

This in depth article by the BBC sheds light on the devastation caused by the Pakistani earthquake in 2005. Videos and maps can be viewed on this site also.

This in depth article by the BBC sheds light on the devastation caused by the Pakistani earthquake in 2005. Videos and maps can be viewed on this site also.

This in depth article by the BBC sheds light on the devastation caused by the Pakistani earthquake in 2005. Videos and maps can be viewed on this site also.

This in depth article by the BBC sheds light on the devastation caused by the Pakistani earthquake in 2005. Videos and maps can be viewed on this site also.

This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Alonzo J. Ransier, a black member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina during Reconstruction.

Nathan Bedford Forrest (July 13, 1821 - October 29, 1877) was a lieutenant general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. He served as the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, a secret vigilante organization which...