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Additional resources for this issue of History Now
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General Resources
While most teachers are expert in finding sources for
the classroom, we all know that no one can keep track
of everything in the fast-breaking world of 21st century
information technology. That's where HISTORY NOW and I
can be of some help. Don't hesitate to let me know, however,
when I'm giving you the wrong kind of help. HISTORY NOW
is a work in progress, and the format and content of the
Archivist's contributions will be the subject of continuing
attention and revision.
Before I turn to specific suggestions for the topics discussed
in the articles and lesson plans in this issue, I'll offer
a few suggestions for broadly useful websites you may
want to add to the list "Favorites" or "Bookmarks" on
your Internet browser.
1. If you don't know about it already, turn to the History and Social Studies section of the National Endowment for the Humanities' (NEH's) "Edsitement" website. You're probably familiar with the NEH's programs for educators, so you won't be surprised that their site offers excellent lesson plans and links to websites useful to classroom teachers.
http://edsitement.neh.gov/tab_lesson.asp?subjectArea=3
2. On the most general level, I'd suggest that you take a look at the University of Michigan's "Internet Public Library" site:
http://www.ipl.org/div/about/
Within this site, you'll probably want to focus on the "History - North America" section
http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/hum30.55.00
but don't ignore the broader scope of the site. You'll find links here to research materials and reference tools on the Web.
Finally, a word about a few websites that you'll find
cited in every issue of History Now.
3. First, there's the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History website. This site includes images and transcriptions of hundreds of documents in the Gilder Lehrman Collection, a number that is constantly increasing. The site also provides lesson plans, quizzes and other resources for teachers:
www.gilderlehrman.org
4. There is the more broad-based "American Memory" series
at the Library of Congress. This website is dedicated
to the Internet publication of the Library's American
history collections in all formats - photos, newspapers,
books, manuscripts, broadsides, and pamphlets. You'll
see several elements of "American Memory" highlighted
in the lists of resources for this issue, but give yourself
time to go to the website to review the breadth of choices
offered in the list of all collections so far included
in this series:
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amtitle.html
5. Lastly, there is the "Digital History" Website, the
product of a collaboration among the Chicago Historical
Society/University of Houston, Museum of Fine Arts of
Houston, the Gilder Lehrman Institute, and the U.S. Park
Service:
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/
General resources on the history of slavery in the U.S.
Don’t miss the websites for two PBS series on African
American history. The first, WGBH’s “Africans
in America,” provides a small but vivid collection
of images and documents, along with bibliographies and
helpful “Teachers’ Guides” for each
chronological segment:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/
More specifically relevant to the issues raised in this
issue of HISTORY NOW is the new “Slavery in America”
website with fine resources for teachers launched in advance
of the 2005 PBS series of this name. You’ll find
a wealth of essays, biographies, and maps:
http://www.slaveryinamerica.org/home.htm
In addition to our old favorite, “American Memory,”
The Library of Congress has mounted “African-American
Mosaic: A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study
of Black History & Culture” webpage, with great
links to resources for the study of African American history:
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html
And don’t miss “Digital Schomburg,”
the collection of nineteenth-century images related to
African Americans and their history from the New York
Public Library’s legendary Schomburg Collection:
http://digital.nypl.org/schomburg/images_aa19/
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