Source: African American Lives 2
Discover evidence that provides understanding of the lives, legacies and stories of African American slaves and freedmen by analyzing primary source documents in this online interactive.
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Subjects: Social Studies
Topics: Cultural Studies: African American Studies. United States History: 1890-1930.
Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity
Source: The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow
Explore four maps for information on: Jim Crow Laws, black colleges and universities, state-by-state population and migration statistics, state-by-state lynching statistics for blacks and whites and a summary of major race riots.
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Subjects: Social Studies
Topics: Civics: Civil and Human Rights. Cultural Studies: African American Studies. Historical Perspective.
Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity
Source: Masterpiece Theater
Explore the life and work of Langston Hughes, well-known for his perceptive portrayals of life in black America, in the context of world events. Discover Hughes's poetry, novels, short stories, plays, children's books and non-fiction.
Grade Level: 9-12
Subjects: Reading & Language Arts, Social Studies
Topics: Literature: American. Poetry and Poets. Cultural Studies: African American Studies. Historical Perspective.
Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity
Source: Independent Lens
Listen to selected editorial speeches and songs played on Radio Free Dixie, Williams' broadcast from a recording studio in Havana, Cuba, that gave voice to the ongoing fight against racial oppression in the 1960s.
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Subjects: Social Studies
Topics: Cultural Studies: African American Studies. Media Studies. United States History: 1945-early 1970s.
Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity
Source: The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow
Identify with the fear and frustrations of African Americans attempting to register to vote in the south during Jim Crow. Run the gauntlet of regulations, in this interactive, which were designed to prevent blacks from voting.
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Subjects: Social Studies
Topics: Civics: United States Government. Cultural Studies: African American Studies.
Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity
Source: American Masters
Explore an interactive timeline showing the career of this writer, cultural anthropologist and chronicler of folk and ethnic traditions. Learn why Hurston was considered one of the most controversial figures of the Harlem Renaissance.
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Subjects: Reading & Language Arts, Social Studies
Topics: Folklore. Literature: American. Cultural Studies: African American Studies. United States History: 1929-1945.
Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity