Reviews selected literature about Black women within the framework of Black history in the United States. Includes recent books and articles as well as older classic titles. Uses two approaches: thematic and chronological. (Author/CK)

Instant mass popularity of "Time on the Cross" as a technology-based re-evaluation of the slave system is traced; the furor it created in history and economics circles is described; and specific challenges which led to its demise as a credible document are related. (AV)

Chronicles the professional life of Carter G. Woodson, the person often credited with the rise of Afro-American history. Describes how white philanthropic organizations aided Woodson in his efforts to educate black citizens and establish black history as a legitimate field of study in U.S. colleges and universities. (JDH)

Primary materials, namely ads about the sale of slaves and the capture of runaways, offer students insights into the nature of American slavery and valid evidence of its dehumanizing nature. (SM)

This article discusses how fiction can be used in college American history courses to explore the consciences of southerners before the Civil War. Among the books discussed are "Swallow Barn,""The Golden Christmas,""The Valley of Shenandoah,""The Kentuckian,""The Virginia Comedians,""The Master's House." (Author/RM)

Summarizes eight items from the ERIC database. Materials featured cover a holistic approach to U.S. sea experience, effects of post-war changes upon individuals, the case for a core curriculum, celebration of the U.S. Constitution's Bicentennial, western civilization, the Cold War, a topical approach to history, and oral history of immigrants and…