This collection of resources examines the life and work of freed slaves after the Civil War. Includes questions and answers on sharecropping in the American South, as well as a personal account from a former slave who became a sharecropper.

Interactive and animated maps and timelines of historical events and time periods in American history from pre-European times until post-World War II.

This site is a collaborative work-in-progress involving a team of four scholars based in the US, Ireland and the UK. It consists of ten learning units on topics revolving around the emancipation of slaves in the American South following...

These historically significant primary documents trace the evolution of the church in the black south into a significant part of the community.

An overview of Reconstruction provided by the University of Houston. Provides images and the political climate that occurred during this part of American History.

This unit features authors of Antebellum America and how they portray the American identity through their literature. Click on the tabs to explore the various resources available to enhance this unit.