American Battlefield Trust
American Battlefield Trust: Civil War: North and South: Different Cultures, Same Country
The Civil War that raged across the nation from 1861 to 1865 was the violent conclusion to decades of diversification. Gradually, throughout the beginning of the nineteenth century, the North and South followed different paths,...
University of North Carolina
First Person Narratives of the American South: Twenty Nine Years a Slave
Here at this site from the University of North Carolina, read the full text of Henry Clay Bruce's (1836-1902) book, "The New Man: Twenty-Nine Years a Slave, Twenty-Nine Years a Free Man." A very interesting account of a former slave of...
University of North Carolina
Documenting the American South: Olaudah Equiano
This site from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill presents the full text of "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano," the autobiography of Olaudah Equiano detailing the cruelty of the slave trade in the...
PBS
Pbs: African American Migration Story: Many Rivers to Cross
A detailed presentation illustrating the history of Africans migrating to the Americas from as early as 1500 through the late 1860's. Review the distribution of Africans in North and South America, the initial settlements, escaped and...
Milwaukee College Prep
African American History: North and South, Slave and Free
An overview of the status and experiences of African Americans in the mid-1800s, both free and enslaved. Includes references to Frederick Douglass and his efforts to enlighten people about the discrimination and prejudice faced by...
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Colonial Economy
Whatever early colonial prosperity there was resulted from trapping and trading in furs. In addition, the fishing industry was a primary source of wealth in Massachusetts. But throughout the colonies, people relied primarily on small...
Kenyon College
Kenyon College: North by South: The Jenkins' Orphanage Bands
If you are interested in the music for the Cakewalk, come check out the Jenkins' Orphanage Band. They played a mix of ragtime and march. Lots of cool photos.
Library of Congress
Loc: African American Odyssey: Abolition, Anti Slavery Movements
This site provides primary source documents and commentary that give an overall look at many different aspects of abolition, the antislavery movement, and the rise of division between North and South. From the Library of Congress.
Henry J. Sage
Sage American History: Civil War Introduction
Article introducing the Civil War. The author provides background information on the debates between the North and South eventually leading to war.
University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina: Slave Narratives
This site from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, part of the 'Documenting the American South' project, contains information about the slave narratives from their beginnings until 1920 and the importance of this form of...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Korean Americans
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Korean Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
University of Groningen
American History: Essays: The Iron Horse: North and South
From a lengthy essay on the history of the railroad in the United States. This section describes how the debate over where to place the transcontinental railroad line - in the North or in the South - began to take shape. It began with...
University of North Carolina
Documenting the American South: A Soldier's Recollections
This 'Documenting the American South' site from the University of North Carolina provides the full 326 page text (HTML file) of Randolph McKim's "A Soldier's Recollections" that describe his experiences and observations during his...
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Simonds History of American Literature
This site presents the full text of the "Simonds History of American Literature." This detailed reference book explores the literature in early colonial times, the eighteenth century, the beginning of the nineteenth century, the New...
University of North Carolina
Documenting the American South: Memoir and Poems of Phillis Wheatley
This site from the University of North Carolina provides the full text of Phillis Wheatley's poetry, and her memoirs.
University of North Carolina
Documenting the American South: North Carolina Emergency Relief Administration
An electronic edition of a very interesting, though dense, book written in 1936 as a record of the activies of the Emergency Relief Adminstration in North Carolina. The book begins with a look at how relief for the indigent was provided...
University of North Carolina
Unc: Literature in the American South: Regionalism
This University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill site provides a wonderful explanation of regionalism and local color as it applies to literature. There is a lot of other good information about Southern Literature at this site!
History of American Wars
History of American Wars: Vietnam War Facts (1965 1973)
Explore the history of the Vietnam War. Discover how events unfolded in North and South Vietnam that led to America's decision to enter the war.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1865 1898: The New South
Could the American South be remade as an industrial economy like the North?
Kenyon College
Kenyon College: North by South: Augusta Savage
A detailed biography of the artist, Augusta Savage. This site includes images of her work, and links to related artists.
University of Georgia
University of Georgia: A Map of North and South Carolina and Georgia(1765)
An English map from 1765 entitled "A New Map of North and South Carolina and Georgia."
Hartford Web Publishing
World History Archives: History of the Americas
This broad resource is broken into two main sections, topical history of the Americas and regional history of the Americas, and covers politics, social history and economic history. Includes coverage of both North and South American...
The Newberry Library
Newberry Library: The Struggle for Civil Rights in the Urban North
Learning resource using primary sources in which students study de facto segregation in the North following the Civil War and examine how African-Americans responded to segregation and racism compared to the South.
Other
Smithsonian Institution: Musica Del Pueblo
Musica del Pueblo is a full-featured resource that explores the traditions of Latino music. Using a colorful mural titled "Song of Unity" as a navigation tool, visitors can watch videos of performances, listen to different varieties of...