A&E Television
History.com: After 9/11: 5 Cultural Moments That Helped Americans Move Forward
From David Letterman's emotional monologue to George W. Bush's World Series first pitch, these collective experiences helped the nation process its shock and grief.While the United States was still reeling after the September 11...
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Guide to Black History: Robert L. Johnson
This entry from Encyclopedia Brittanica's Guide to Black History features Robert L. Johnson, an American businessman, founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET), and the first African American majority owner of a major professional...
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Nazi Olympics Berlin 1936: Jim Crow America
The U.S. Holocaust Museum presents historical information and photographs about the Jim Crow laws of the American South, which restricted the freedoms of black Americans. Focuses on the African American struggle for social equality in...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Detroit News Newsreels
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...