Paula Sandridge
LS 521 Sp02
1/13/02Black History Web Site Bibliography
Slavery
This section was created to provide websites which support the CCPS Social Studies Essential Curriculum on The Thirteen Colonies and African Americans for Carroll County Public School fourth and fifth grade teachers. I have previewed each site and it is my opinion that each site is rich in information, visual detail, and is reliable. Teachers should preview each site and take advantage of the teacher materials in order to integrate these websites into your Social Studies lessons on slavery.
The African American Journey - This website from World Book Encyclopedia offers an in-depth study of the history of African Americans, beginning from the ancestry of most African Americans and ending with the modern civil rights movement. The site is appropriate for intermediate elementary students and includes links to related sites. Especially helpful is the map slide show and an interactive quiz.
http://www2.worldbook.com/students/feature_index.aspThe Encyclopaedia Britannica Guide to Black History - Suitable for upper elementary and middle school students, this site features a wealth of information on Black History in the form of timelines, descriptions of important events, biographical sketches of influential people, primary sources, audio files and QuickTime movies. It also includes a Study Guide for teachers with lesson ideas.
http://blackhistory.eb.com/Africans in America - This site is offered as a companion site to the PBS program, but it can be used independently for research about African Americans. Geared towards upper elementary and middle school students and teachers, the site is structured into four parts detailing America's journey through slavery. Primary source documents, narratives, resource banks and teacher's guides accompany each well-written part.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/home.htmlUnderstanding Slavery - DiscoverySchool.com presents an interesting site for elementary school students which describes the institution of slavery through the eyes of Olaudah Equiano, a slave on three continents. Students may also witness a slave auction and choose a role to assume. The institution of slavery was also found in other countries around the world. This site may be most useful by using it with teacher direction within a lesson.
http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/slavery/index.htmlTo Live Like a Slave What would it feel like to live as a slave near Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia? This webpage offers an interesting description from a black interpreter's point-of-view. See the Slave Quarters at Carter's Grove Plantation. Other resources and links can be found at this site regarding the period of the Revolutionary War. From the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
http://63.111.53.150/Foundation/journal/slave.htmAmerican Slave Narratives Students can read short excerpts from slaves lives. This site also includes pictures and some audio files.
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/wpa/wpahome.html
The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad This is a site from the ezine, Connecting Students with many links to websites about the UGRR, Harriet Tubman, "Follow the Drinking Gourd" and other related topics. Links to pictures and clip art may also be found.
http://www.connectingstudents.com/themes/ugrr.htmThe Underground Railroad This excellent site from National Geographic will take your students on a journey from Maryland to Canada, as they relive the hardships and make the decisions necessary to escape to freedom. Follow Harriet Tubman as she leads you through forests and across rivers. Listen to the sounds of the hymns as you make your way north. This site also features classroom ideas for students K-12, maps of the UGRR routes, a timeline of slavery from 1501 to the 1865 and links to related topics.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/j1.htmlNational Underground Railroad Freedom Center The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center educates the public about the historic struggle to abolish human enslavement and secure freedom for all people. This website offers information and a virtual tour of the planned building to house the center, as well as information online about the Underground Railroad.
http://www.undergroundrailroad.org/Harriet Jacobs Read about this former slave's life as told in her own words. View pictures and images of slave life. This simple, yet powerful site may be useful for upper elementary students to understand what daily life was like for a slave.
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/JACOBS/hjhome.htm