Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: Mr. Lincoln and Friends
Lincoln was surrounded by friends and family. What were those people like? How did they impact his life? Discover the lawyers, the politicians, the members of Congress -- as well as Lincoln's wife and children. Groups who surrounded...
Digital History
Digital History: Simple Justice
Follow the civil rights quest for integrated schools from the beginning in 1849 through the 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown v. the Topeka Board of Education and the struggle that ensued for decades following in the most reluctant...
Digital History
Digital History: Two Plans for Reconstruction [Pdf]
Before his assassination, Abraham Lincoln was already making plans for Reconstruction in the South. Read about his plan and the plan of the Radical Republicans. See the reasoning behind each plan.
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: The Tenure of Office Act 1867
A description of the Tenure of Office Act and why it caused problems for Andrew Johnson, leading to his impeachment. From part of a larger site filled with primary source information about Johnson's trial.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: John Brown's Holy War: Pottawatomie Massacre
PBS provides information on John Brown's involvement in the Pottawatomie Massacre and the reasons behind the massacre.
University of Virginia
Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Ulysses S. Grant: Foreign Affairs
From the impressive site by Miller Center about the U.S. presidents, this page details the foreign policy highlights and disasters of the Grant Administration.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: Mathew Brady's Portraits: Charles Sumner
Short biographical note about Charles Sumner, illustrated with a portrait photograph taken by Mathew Brady, celebrated portrait and Civil War photographer.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Trouble in Kansas
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains information about the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the violence that followed in Kansas. It contains photographs of key figures.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Charles Sumner
This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about Charles Sumner.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Charles Sumner
(1811-1874) American statesman, jurist, politician
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Charles Sumner
(1811-1874) American statesman, jurist, politician
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Charles Sumner
Charles Sumner was a United States Senator from Massachusetts involved in the fight for Kansas.-E. Benjamin Andrews 1895
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Charles Sumner
Jurist and statesman, born in Boston, Mass., Jan. 6, 1811; died in Washington, D. C., March 11, 1874.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Charles Sumner
Charles Sumner (January 6, 1811 - March 11, 1874) was an American politician and statesman from Massachusetts.