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The History Teacher: Incarceration of the Japanese Americans
A historical article in which a well known historian argues that given today's current political climate, what happened to the Japanese Americans in World War 2 could happen again.
Other
Institute of Texan Cultures: Indi Visible: African Native American Lives [Pdf]
A collection of lessons to accompany an exhibit, available online, that examines the shared history and heritage of African Americans and Native Americans. Both groups were faced with exclusion from society and often joined together, in...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Reemergence of the Kkk
Discusses the history of the Ku Klux Klan, the group's resurgence after World War I, and the film about the KKK called Birth of a Nation by D.W. Griffith.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: The Civil Rights Movement: Major Events and Legacies
[Free Registration/Login Required] An essay that speaks of the major events and legacies of the Civil Rights Movement.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: The Legacy of Blackface
This site is an NPR two-part report for the Travis Smiley Show explores the history of Blackface and it's impact on society both past and present. There are related stories on Hip-hop and Racial Harassment.
BBC
Bbc: Canada Expels Holocaust Denier
Do your students think that white supremacy groups still exist? This news story from March 2005 can be used as a tool for discussion and debate.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Elijah Muhammad
Wikipedia offers biographical information on Elijah Muhammad, founder and leader of the Nation of Islam. Note that Wikipedia is a public source, not a scholarly one.
Curated OER
Click on the Image to See the Complete Panoramic View of Vale Road
Summary of the African settlers that left the Thirteen Colonies in favor of British North America during the late 18th and early 19th centuries is presented in this web page. Nova Scotia's people and government forced many Black...