The African-American Great Migration: North By South
http://northbysouth.kenyon.edu
The site, funded by a grant from the National Endowment of the Humanities, is designed to "explore the reasoning, experiences, and contributions African Americans made to the greater community as they moved throughout the country." The focus, migration of African Americans from the South to the North, is examined through "the folk art, health care, education, death rituals, and African-American music during the great migration." The site is "well cited" and contains photographs and visuals as well as links for continued research and a bibliography. Due to the reading level of the text, it is most appropriate for high school students. However, elementary and middle school students will find the music and paintings interesting.
Overall Rating: 3

Chicago: Destination for the Great Migration
http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/african/afam011.html
This section of the African-American Mosaic project at the Library of Congress Web site "charts what it was like for blacks who migrated from the South to Chicago from the mid 1920s to the early 1940s." There are several primary sources, mainly photographs and letters, that would be useful to many teachers. The captions that accompany these sources are helpful but could go into more detail. "This site gives instant access to a wide variety of information that would be next to impossible to get otherwise." Some of the links attached lead to other possible paths for research.
Overall Rating: 3

The Great Migration: Blacks in White America
http://us.history.wisc.edu/hist102/lectures/lecture09.html
This site was developed by Stanley K. Schultz, Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, for an American history survey course. The language on the site is somewhat sophisticated for the average high school student but much of the information is very good. There are short biographies of Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois and Marcus Garvey and a section offering a very good explanation of "scientific racism." There are also several links "ranked for content, presentation and audience (audiences ranging from high school to college)." "This site has a lot to offer the classroom teacher."
Overall Rating: 3

Seven Letters From the Great Migration
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5332/
History Matters is 'an incredible asset" for teachers and student examining topics in American History. The migration north of African Americans is examined through a collection of seven letters sent to the Chicago Defender. The letters, "without grammatical and spelling corrections," give "insight to the motivation of the African American migrant" and provide a "flavor of authenticity" for the student. The History Matters site is an "invaluable" resource for materials, lessons, project ideas, and writing topics supported by the presence of primary source documents.
Overall Rating: 3