Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: w.e.b. Du Bois
Read a brief biography of W.E.B. DuBois, who was an early civil rights activist and supporter of equal opportunity and treatment for African-Americans. See how he acted on his beliefs. Included is a brief quiz about the Progressive Era.
The College Board
College Board: Ap u.s History Ubranization [Pdf]
By 1900, America had become an urban nation in its dominant tone, in its economy and work, and in its culture and aspiration as well as its demography. Gradually-and then seemingly suddenly-cities emerged as the focal points of the...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Eugene v. Debs and American Socialism
Read about the growth of the Socialist Party in America under the leadership of Eugene V. Debs. Find out about the strikes he led, his political activities, and his arrest for sedition in 1918. Read also about the radical union,...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Us History: Period 7: 1890 1945
This Khan Academy resource provides a table of contents with notes for several sections of AP US History Period 5: 1890-1945.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Negro League Baseball
A collection that uses primary sources to explore Negro League Baseball.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Panama Canal
A collection uses primary sources to explore the construction of the Panama Canal.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Awakening by Kate Chopin
This collection uses primary sources to explore The Awakening by Kate Chopin.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Visual Art During the Harlem Renaissance
This collection uses primary sources to explore visual art during the Harlem Renaissance.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Women and the Blues
This collection uses primary sources to explore the impact of women blues performers.
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The New Woman
This collection uses primary sources to explore the New Woman ideal.
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Ida B. Wells and Anti Lynching Activism
This collection uses primary sources to explore Ida B. Wells and anti-lynching activism.
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: American Indian Boarding Schools
This collection uses primary sources to explore American Indian boarding schools.
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: African American Soldiers in World War I
A collection that uses primary sources to explore the experiences of African American Soldiers in World War I.
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
This collection uses primary sources to explore Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird.
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Pbs Learning Media: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
This collection uses primary sources to explore Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God.
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Blackface Minstrelsy in Modern America
This collection uses primary sources to explore blackface minstrelsy in modern America.
PBS
Pbs: Independent Lens: Strange Fruit: Protest Music Past and Present
Listen to audio clips of songs of protest from eight eras of U.S. history. Explore the lyrics, learn about the songwriters, and gather background information on the music that served and continues to serve as a catalyst for thought,...
OpenStax
Open Stax: Progressive Movement 1890 1920: Progressivism at the Grassroots Level
Read about some of the grassroots movements at the heart of Progressivism, and the changes they were pushing for and what they accomplished. Discusses labor issues, including the tragic Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. Also discusses...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Great Migration
This collection uses primary sources to explore the Great Migration.
Other
Georgia Info: Fdr's Visits to Georgia
A very detailed account of FDR's involvement in Georgia, in particular, his role in the establishment of a medical foundation at Warm Springs, Georgia. FDR actually bought the property and used the warm waters to try to help with his...
Library of Congress
Loc: Southern Mosaic
This site, from the Library of Congress, provides a recording project by the WPA during the Depression Era of folk music collected throughout the southern states of the U.S. Supplemented by photos and other material to document life...