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The HistoryMakers 2012 National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute on African American Political History

Resources for Teachers

The HistoryMakers understands that locating classroom resources in the sea of websites can sometimes be a difficult task. There are a lot of education-focused sites to sift through, so during the planning of the NEH Summer Institute, we made sure to document the ones that we came across and found most usefull. Below is a list of sites, separated broadly by category, that we think might be useful to you in your classrooms or your lesson preparation. This is only a small list out of all the resources available, so if you find others that are particularly helpful to you, please feel free to share them with us.

Timelines:

1. Harriet Tubman timeline
2. PBS the African American World Timeline
3. NYPL - Schomburg Center, The African American Presence in the Americas Timeline

Primary Resources:

1. The HistoryMakers
2. The HistoryMakers Digital Archive
3. Library of Congress African American Manuscripts
4. American Narrative: WPA Slave Narratives
5. Census Data on the Black Population
6. New York Public Library Black American and African Digital Archives
7. New York Public Library 20^st and 20^st Centuries Black History and Cultural Resource
8. University of Washington's African American History Page with Primary Sources

General Reference:

1. Library of Congress the African American Mosaic
2. PBS the African American World Main Page
3. The Biography Channel Black History Page
4. Encyclopedia Britannica Guide to Black History
5. Amistad Center's Digital Collection

For Educators:

1. The Smithsonian Institute Education Resource
2. Library of Congress' Teacher's Page
3. Teacher's Digital Resources