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Library of Congress
Loc: America's First Look Into the Camera (Daguerreotypes)
A searchable database from the Library of Congress that provides a fascinating look into the history of photography from 1839-1864. There are images from the Matthew Brady Studio and studio portraits by black photographers James P. Ball...
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Slavery & the Making of America
Using primary documents, oral histories, and other historical resources, discover how the arts of Africa, Europe, and pre-Civil War America influenced the culture of enslaved African Americans.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: A'lelia Walker
Learn about the life of A'Lelia Walker, an American businesswoman associated with the Harlem Renaissance as a patron of the arts who provided an intellectual forum for the black literati of New York City during the 1920s.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Carolyn M. Rodgers
Learn about the life of Carolyn Rodgers, an American poet, teacher, critic, and publisher who is noted for a body of work that deepened and extended beyond the Black Arts movement in which she found her voice.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Augusta Savage
Read interesting facts about the life of American sculptor and educator, Augusta Savage, who battled racism to secure a place for African American women in the art world.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Steamship Powhatan
The picture shown in this essay is part of the Black Ship Scroll which depicts two of the nine American ships that arrived in Japan under Commodore Matthew Perry in 1854: U.S.S. Powhatan and U.S.S. Supply. Read the history of the U.S.S...
Curated OER
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilmann Timeline of Art History: Coco Chanel
Coco Chanel day ensemble - little black dress.
CGFA
Carol Gerten Fine Arts: Piranesi: View of the Temple of Jupiter
This is a detailed picture in black and white of the Temple of Jupiter by Giovanni Battista Piranesi. The close-up range makes it easy to see the objects carved in stone.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Wesley Snipes
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Wesley Snipes, an American actor best known for his action films, many of which featured martial arts.
Curated OER
Black History Month
A great site with items you won't find on a lot of other similar sites, including interviews with experts, how America is changing, and even high school students reflecting on the legacy of Dr. King.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: The Harlem Renaissance
This site has a list of fifteen artists from the movement with links to images in various museums.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Understanding Poetry of Maya Angelou Through Rap Lyric
By examining the lives and lyrics of popular, positive black female rappers such as Queen Latifah and Lauryn Hill, students can trace a direct line back to the inspirational writer and poet, Maya Angelou. Rap lyrics will help explicate...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Famous African Americans
During this unit students will study the lives of famous African-Americans who have had an impact upon history or present day society. This interdisciplinary hands-on unit will incorporate the subjects of social studies, reading,...
Curated OER
National Park Service: Picturing Nonviolence or Nonexistence [Pdf]
This lesson plan teaches students about Dr. King's philosophy of nonviolence. This is a PDF document.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Portion of Rosetta Stone
In the Nile valley there had been found a few ancient inscriptions, carved upon stone in unknown characters, but no one could read them. The, about 1800 A.D., some soldiers of Napoleon in Egypt, while laying foundations for a fort, found...
University of New Brunswick (Canada)
University of New Brunswick: Crime and Punishment in New Brunswick
Two university professors in New Brunswick have created this web site that explores several historic crimes in New Brunswick and how the justice system handled the cases.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Making of Athenian Painted Ceramic Vases
In this article, we'll examine the process used for making decorated vases in the region of Attica-dominated by the city of Athens and its environs-during the Archaic and Classical periods. Making decorated vases involved several steps:...
Read Works
Read Works: Massive Monument: The Crazy Horse Memorial
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about a sculpture in memory of Crazy Horse. A question sheet is available to help students build reading comprehension skills.