This is a list of authorative resources available online with facts about U.S. History from government agencies, higher education institutions and other non-profit organizations.
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The Abolition of the Slave Trade presents more than 8,000 pages of original essays, primary documents—books, pamphlets, articles, and illustrations—as well as secondary sources and original maps. The site is organized around eight themes that tell the forgotten story of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade to the United States and, more generally, to the Western Hemisphere. Each theme is presented through an essay, images, and texts.
"African American Perspectives" gives a panoramic and eclectic review of African American history and culture and is primarily comprised of two collections in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division: the African American Pamphlet Collection and the Daniel A.P. Murray Collection with a date range of 1822 through 1909. Most were written by African-American authors, though some were written by others on topics of particular importance in African-American history.
Description of early history of slavery at Jamestown, timeline of pertinent events, and bibliography of further reading.
African American History. Oral histories, church histories, music, legal documents, and more.
Movies and films are cultural artifacts that contain messages about class, ethnicity, and gender and other sociological and psychological aspects. Movies and films are also powerful educators and influencers, that transmit political ideas and moral values, construct cultural myths, and shape our view of history. This is a list of various online resources that provide a synposis, critical review or topic ideas to analyze a film with a historical context.
