PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Reconstruction and Black Education
Highlights the development of schools for African Americans during the Reconstruction Era and the subsequent resistance to the schools by White supremacist groups.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Andrew Johnson
This site from Britannica provides information on President Andrew Johnson.
Black Past
Black Past: Hampton University
This informative encyclopedia article traces the evolution of Hampton University from an agricultural and vocational institute for African Americans after the Civil War to a well-respected university offering graduate and research programs.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Forever Free: The 1860s: George T. Ruby
Read about George T. Ruby, an African American politician from Texas during Reconstruction.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Forever Free: The 1870s: Education
Read about the development of free education for African Americans following the emancipation of this enslaved population. This article focuses on schools in Texas, including what is now known as Texas A&M University. Includes a...
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Racial Segregation History in the United States
This article contains numerous facts about black segregation history in the United States from the Civil War through the end of the Civil Rights Movement.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Forever Free: The 1870s: The Freedmen's Bureau
Here is a brief explanation of what the Freedmen's Bureau was and why it was established. Lists some functions of the Bureau in Texas and its members.