The African-American Mosaic

An online exhibit from the Library of Congress, this website contains many primary sources and original photographs and documents

Teaching With Documents: Brown v. Board of Education

From the National Archives' section for educators and students, a lesson plan for teaching the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case using primary sources

Harlem, 1900-1940: An African-American Community

Developed by the New York Public Library, this site includes an exhibit, archival photographs, timeline, and resources for teachers that include lessons to go with the photographs

The Harmon Collection: Breaking Racial Barriers

The National Portrait Gallery's use of the famous Harmon Foundation Collection of early twentieth century civil right's activists to illustrate how prominent African-Americans broke racial barriers; each portrait includes a short biography

From the Library of Congress American Memory Collection, this online exhibit marks the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's rookie season for the Brooklyn Dodgers

The NMAA website mirrors many of the exhibits and educational opportunities found at the museum and contains resources for online exploration and research

The Two Nations Of Black America

The companion site to PBS' Frontline Documentary, this website provides interviews, statistics, video, and commentary

Civil Rights Movement Resources

A database of online resources compiled by the MCPS Teaching American History grant; also includes links to many other resources pertaining to African-American history

Black History Month Links

Created by the State Department's International Information Programs, this has links to bibliographies, archival and research sites, presidential speeches and full-text versions of government reports, and articles on topics like the Amistad revolt, the civil rights movement and President Clinton's "National Conversation on Race"

Black History Biographies

A database of short biographies of African-American figures from the Gale Group reference publishing company

Video of a lecture given by Professor Roger Wilkins of George Mason University. A Keynote lecture on Race, Reconstruction, and Civil Rights given for the Teaching American History grant in Loudoun County, VA

Video of a lecture given by Professor Wendi Manuel-Scott of George Mason Univeristy for the Teaching American History grant in Loudoun County, VA. Dr. Manuel-Scott discusses the Civil Rights Movement in the United States

Video of a lecture given by Professor Wendi Manuel-Scott of George Mason Univeristy for the Teaching American History grant in Loudoun County, VA. Dr. Manuel-Scott discusses the impact of Jim Crow laws in the United States

A large collection of film clips, summaries, primary documents, classroom activities, oral histories, and essays from the Virginia Center for Digital History at the University of Virginia

John Quincy Adams' original supreme court brief held online by the Library of Congress in defense of the fifty-three African captives aboard the Spanish schooner Amistad who mutinied off the coast of Cuba in 1839

A collection of interviews with former slaves who discuss their lives before and after freedom; including photos and audio from one of the original interviews

Pamphlets documenting the African-American experience from slavery to the early twentieth century from the Library of Congress' American Memory Collection

Harlem: Mecca of the New Negro

Survey Graphic was a social work magazine of the 1920's. This site includes the entire edition of the magazine for March, 1925 which was focused on what is now termed the Harlem Renaissance and is an outstanding collection of primary sources

King Institute

Collections of Dr. King's original writings and other primary sources and teaching materials provided by the Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute of Stanford University

Teaching With Documents: Martin Luther King, Jr.

From the National Archives' section for educators and students, a lesson plan for teaching about Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Memphis Sanitation Worker

This website, provided by the Seattle Times, provides resources on Martin Luther King Jr. including: a timeline; study guide (with teaching exercises); resources; perspectives; and a civil rights quiz

Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" Speech

Audio and text version of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream," address delivered on 28 August 1963 in Washington, D.C. at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

Audio clips of "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech

Provided by American Public Media's Say it Plain, an archive of great African-American speeches; this site provides background, full text, and an audio version of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s final address

Video of a speech given by Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Danville, VA on July 11, 1963 in which he calls out the brutality of the Danville police force; footage from WDBJ Television, Roanoke, VA and provided through the Virginia Center for Digital History