Primary
University of Nebraska

U. Of Nebraska: Railroads and Making of Modern America: Origins of Segregation

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source materials that focus on the segregation of African Americans that took place on the railroads in the 1800s. Content includes newspaper articles, anecdotal accounts, letters, legal cases, etc.
Lesson Plan
iCivics

I Civics: Jim Crow

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Use primary documents and images to discover the ways state and local governments restricted the newly gained freedoms of African Americans after the Civil War. Compare, contrast, and analyze post-war legislation, court decisions...
Handout
Black Past

Black Past: Andry's Rebelliion (1811)

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief encyclopedia entry tells about Andry's Rebellion, a large rebellion in New Orleans in 1811.