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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Blacks in Arkansas

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore changes that have occurred in the lives of Arkansas blacks since their arrival through the 20th Century.
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Article
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: Racial Uplift Ideology in the Era of "The Negro Problem"

For Students 9th - 10th
History professor Kevin Gaines explores the idea that educated blacks are responsible for the welfare of the majority of the race and how the uplift ideology undermined collective social advancement.
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eBook
Other

The Haitian Revolution of 1791 1803

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the first of four linked pages presenting a comprehensive essay on the Haitian Revolution.
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Article
Other

Hoover Institution: "Broken Cities" by Steven Hayward

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the loss of population in urban centers. Its main focus is the policies of the 1960's.
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PPT
Made From Media

Made From History: 18 Key Figures From the Civil Rights Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection of images showcases people who played pivotal roles in the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s.
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Website
Then Again

Then Again: Web Chron: Reconstruction Era

For Students 9th - 10th
A short timeline on the main events of the period of Reconstruction from 1865 to 1897. A few of the events are clickable and can be followed for additional information.
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Handout
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Picturing America: Saint Gaudens: Robert Shaw Memorial [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Analysis of a memorial sculpture dedicated to the 54th Massachusetts, the first regiment of African Americans recruited for service in the Union Army.