Histories of Blacks, Czechs, Germans, Jews, Mexicans, and Poles are provided in this resource guide. The histories are intended as a major background resource to help instructional staff members of the 45 school systems in Education Service Center, Region II, Corpus Christi, Texas, integrate ethnic heritage studies materials into classroom…

Presents a complete lesson plan examining the 1908 race riot in Springfield, Illinois. Background material covers the African American community in Springfield, as well as the incident. Handouts include a map showing the black neighborhoods in Springfield and a questionnaire concerning moral decision making. (MJP)

This article analyzes William Lloyd Garrison as a moral extremist in his antislavery movement. Unlike other historians, the author presents Garrison as a man who understood what he was doing, giving insight into the purposes and tactics of the radical abolitionist movement. (Author/JR)

Presents an excellent lesson plan discussing the repressive racial legislation that remained enforced in Illinois even after the repeal of slavery. Background material also covers the black communities' response to these racist laws. Includes teaching suggestions, handouts, and activities. (MJP)

Reviews a fascinating lesson plan designed to acquaint students with the methods and devices used to deny blacks the right to vote in the pre-Civil Rights era south. Students take the same test that Alabama required of resident blacks to vote. Includes a copy of the exceptionally difficult test. (MJP)

An elementary social studies unit on slavery for Afro-American History Month. (Editor/SJL)

Encapsulates a complete lesson plan suitable for secondary, U.S. history, social studies, or African American history courses. Begins with a concise overview of the development of a residential and business community among the African Americans in post-Civil War Cairo, Illinois. Includes teaching suggestions, learning activities, and handouts.…

This guide helps teachers enhance their classroom celebrations of Black History Month. The guide cites content-rich programs available from the Odyssey Television Network. The curricula provide enrichment for classroom expeditions into heritage and culture and bring life to language arts, literature, history, and the social sciences. As a…

This resource is designed to enhance learning about topics in United States history. The reproducible time lines are easy to use and is designed to encourage students to research other dates and events of the era under study. Suggestions are given for classroom use. The introduction has instructional subjects, such as: "12 Great Ways To Use…

The traditional social studiescurriculum must properly prepare minority and majority students to live in a racially pluralistic society. When non-black youths become fully apprised of the many black contributions to our country, they may be less likely to develop or retain racist sentiments. (Author)

Briefly outlines the ways race and technology shaped: (1) the early enslavement of African Americans; (2) the work of bondsmen and women during the antebellum era; and (3) the increasing urbanization of the African American population during the industrial age. (CMK)

This book, a revision and updating of a work first published under the same title in 1974, presents a detailed chronological history of African Americans in the United States. The description begins with the origins of Homo sapiens in Africa, and traces the African American story from slavery in North America through the U.S. Civil War, the…

Discusses the traditional, revisionist, and post-revisionist approaches to the study of the U.S. Reconstruction Era. Offers the author's book, "Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, as presenting a coherent account of the Reconstruction. Notes that the book stresses the centrality of the Black experience while placing the southern story…

Addresses the much neglected area of Black frontier experience in the Spanish colonies. Concentrates on the role played by Black settlers and one Black township in defending the Spanish frontier in colonial Florida against the threat of growing English settlements to the north. Provides an introduction to the 18th century Southeastern Spanish…

This resource book provides information and activity sheets on the achievements and contributions of exceptional African American women, past and present. The book contains six sections, thematically organized around the central issue(s) affecting the lives of the women featured. Introductory questions, biographical portraits and skill-building…