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Focus on People

Frederick Douglass: Frederick Douglass has been called the father of the civil rights movement. This site highlights his achievements and pictures items that Douglass owned. There are also pictures of his wife and sons. This site offers an overview rather than a report in depth about Douglass's life, however the time lines offer the reader insights into his unique experiences.

• Overview: http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/douglass/overview.htm
• Images: http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/douglass/gallery4.htm
• Life of Frederick Douglass: http://www.nps.gov/frdo/fdlife.htm
• Power of Idea: http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/douglass/power.htm
• The Mighty Word: http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/douglass/mighty.htm
• Women's Rights: http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/douglass/womens.htm
• Home in Washington: http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/douglass/athome.htm
• Time Line: http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/douglass/time.htm
• Expanded Time Line: http://www.nps.gov/frdo/chrono.htm
• American Visionaries: http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/amervis.htm

Booker T. Washington: An extraordinary man, Booker T. Washington rose from slavery to become a powerful and influential leader. This site offers the reader many clues into Washington's life with pictures of his home, belongings, and his beloved Tuskegee school.

• Overview: http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/tuskegee/btwoverview.htm
• Up From Slavery: http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/tuskegee/btwslave.htm
• Personal Life: http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/tuskegee/btwlife.htm
• Building A University: http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/tuskegee/btwuniv.htm
• Tuskegee Students: http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/tuskegee/btwstu.htm
• Influential Spokesman: http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/tuskegee/btwspeak.htm
• The Oaks: http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/tuskegee/btwoaks.htm
• The Gallery: http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/tuskegee/btwgallery.htm

George Washington Carver: Providing opportunities for the African-American farmers to gain economic independence was a driving force for George Washington Carver. This site offers insight in just how Carver went about doing that. The site provides pictures of Carver's belongings and has a place to click for some of his recipes.

• Overview: http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/tuskegee/gwcoverview.htm
• From Slave To Student: http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/tuskegee/gwcoverview.htm
• Desire For Knowledge: http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/tuskegee/gwcknow.htm
• Arts and Crafts: http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/tuskegee/gwcknow.htm
• A Great Teacher: http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/tuskegee/gwcteach.htm
• Practical Researcher: http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/tuskegee/gwcresearch.htm
• Movable School: http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/tuskegee/gwcwagon.htm
• Carver Gallery: http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/tuskegee/gwcgallery.htm

Tuskegee Airmen: This site provides a great story of history with many pictures of the Tuskegee Experiment, the Army Air Corps program to train African-American to fly and maintain aircraft. The pictures are excellent and provide an interesting backdrop for the summaries.

• Overview: http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/tuskegee/airoverview.htm
• Civilian Pilot Training: http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/tuskegee/airtrain.htm
• Training For War: http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/tuskegee/airwar.htm
• Airmen In Combat: http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/tuskegee/aircombat.htm
• Moton Field: http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/tuskegee/airmoton.htm
• Support Personnel: http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/tuskegee/airsupport.htm
• Benjamin O. Davis: http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/tuskegee/airdavis.htm
• Airmen Gallery: http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/tuskegee/airgallery.htm

Martin Luther King, Jr.: This site on Martin Luther King, Jr. is a little confusing to navigate through. Just click on the words (Events, Facilities, Resources, School House) under the picture of King to find lesson plans and information about his life. There will be sub-categories to find other pages.

• Starting page: http://www.nps.gov/malu/frames/jframespa.htm
• National Historical Site: http://www.nps.gov/malu/index.htm

Mary McLeod Bethune: Mary McLeod Bethune was an important voice for human rights in her lifetime. This site offers a factual biography and answers many questions about the National Council of Negro Women of which Bethune was a founder and president.

• Introduction: http://www.nps.gov/mabe/bethune/meet/main.htm
• Last Will and Testament: http://www.nps.gov/mabe/bethune/meet/will.htm
• Frequently Asked Questions: http://www.nps.gov/mabe/bethune/meet/faq.htm
• News and Events: http://www.nps.gov/mabe/bethune/news/frame.htm
• Archives: http://www.nps.gov/mabe/bethune/archives/frame.htm
• Related Sites: http://www.nps.gov/mabe/bethune/related/frame.htm

Focus on Places

Nile of the New World: The Lower Mississippi Delta Region

This site http://www.cr.nps.gov/delta serves as the front door to many links about the lower Mississippi River. Those links pertaining to Jim Crow include:

Trail of the Hellhound: Delta Blues in the Lower Mississippi Valley
http://www.cr.nps.gov/delta/blues/index.htm

This site tells the story of blues music in the delta region and, while it doesn't deal directly with Jim Crow, there is some valuable information here. The biographies and place descriptions available here are helpful from the perspective of social history. Much of blues music was shaped by the African-American experience in the South and the individual stories of those who sang the blues offer snippets of insight into lives lived in segregation. This could be a good starting point to combine a love of music with an interest in history. For a good introduction to delta blues music, see the article below pertaining to the history and culture of the lower Mississippi delta.

Delta Themes
http://www.cr.nps.gov/delta/themes.htm

This is another front door to a series of topics, some of which are helpful for students of Jim Crow. The pertinent sites include:

• The People: Encountering the Cultural Diversity of the Lower Mississippi Delta Region
  http://www.cr.nps.gov/delta/concept05.htm
  Dedicated to telling the story of cultural diversity in the delta region, this page offers one good resource for studying the history of segregation: a library entry entitled "Delta Cultures Reflected in the Landscape" offers a nice summary of the varied ethnic and cultural groups that settled in the area.



• African-American Heritage
  http://www.cr.nps.gov/delta/afri_amer/heritage.htm
  An encyclopedic overview of African-American cultural heritage in the delta region, this article sacrifices depth for breadth. While it doesn't give a lot of details, this may be a good starting place to develop leads for further research.



• History and Culture of the Lower Mississippi Delta
  http://www.cr.nps.gov/delta/volume2/history.htm#delta
  This article can be accessed from several places on the Delta website, and for good reason. It offers a thorough historical overview of the region. While it doesn't cite it sources, it does provide a detailed history of how segregation affected African-American life in the area. The section about blues music would be a very good introduction to the topic before embarking on "The Trail of the Hellhound" mentioned above.

Tuskegee: A very brief explanation of the historical institute is offered at this site. To see more pictures of Tuskegee and a history of the institute, click on the "Legends of Tuskegee" and navigate through that site.

• Main page: http://www.nps.gov/tuin/
• Legends of Tuskegee: http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/tuskegee/index.htm

Golden Crescent: The history of this coastal region in Georgia and Florida is highlighted in this site. The National Park Service has picked an interesting way to share the African-American Heritage sites and buildings.

• Starting page: http://www.cr.nps.gov/goldcres/cultural/africahome.html
• Introduction: http://www.cr.nps.gov/goldcres/index.html
• Map of historical sites: http://www.cr.nps.gov/goldcres/maps/africamapsite.html

Focus on Cultural Themes

The National Register of Historic Places: African American Feature
This site is a must see. The National Register of Historic Places showcases historic properties listed in the National Register, National Register publications, and National Park units. This site can be used as a gateway to all the other African-American related sites that the National Park Service has to offer.

• Main page: http://www.cr.nps.gov/NR/feature/afam/index.htm
• Fox Lake: http://www.cr.nps.gov/NR/feature/afam/2002/foxlake.htm

We Shall Overcome -- Historic Places of the Civil Rights Movement

This site takes on a very different view of the civil rights movement, offering its history through the locations of the movement. The pictures and importance of each historical site is explained. As you navigate through the site, be sure to click on the words below the paragraphs to keep on going through the site. Those words include: The Need for Change, The Players, The Strategy, The Cost, The Prize. These words will get you to the historical commentary.

• Introduction: http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/intro1.htm
• List of the historical sites (places): http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/sitelist1.htm

Focus on Lesson Plans

Teaching with Historic Places offers a series of award-winning lesson plans that use places listed in the National Register to enliven the study of history, social studies, and geography. http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/feb00.htm For a list of all lesson plans separated by state, click on http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/state.htm. The Jim Crow related lesson plans are offered below:

• Chicago's Black Metropolis: http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/53black/53black.htm
• Little Rock: http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/crandall/crandall.htm
• Glen Echo Park: http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/24glenecho/24glenecho.htm
• Iron Hill School: http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/58iron/58iron.htm
• Two American Entrepreneurs: Madam C.J. Walker and J.C. Penney http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/walker/walker.htm