Useful Websites
Useful Websites
Embedded Files
Lateral reading helps you determine an author’s credibility, intent and biases by searching for articles on the same topic by other writers (to see how they are covering it) and for other articles by the author you’re checking on. That’s what professional fact-checkers do. News Literacy Project
Library of Congress
Library of Congress
Historic photographs, presidential papers, and more from the Library of Congress (migrated from the American Memory project)
Chronicling AMerica
Chronicling AMerica
Chronicling America - Historic American Newspapers
Digital Public Library of America
Digital Public Library of America
Digital Public Library of America Discover 41,763,311 images, texts, videos, and sounds from across the United States. “A virtual library of Americana that is free and accessible to all.” Aggregates Data.
National Archives
National Archives
National Archives “The Nation’s Record Keeper”
Historical record and presidential papers.
New YOrk Public Library Digital Collections
New YOrk Public Library Digital Collections
New York Public Library Digital Collections
This site is a living database with new materials added every day, featuring prints, photographs, maps, manuscripts, streaming video, and more. Search or browse by “Items,” “Collections,” or “Divisions.” Limit by date and genre.
Google Books
Google Books
Google Books to find an e-book primary or secondary source.
Limit to view, document type and time.
Ex. “Frederick Douglass”, “Black Panther Movement”, “Baseball”
Website provided by the AP Board:
Website provided by the AP Board:
SlaveVoyages : A database on the transatlantic and intercontinental slave trade. (slavevoyages.org)
Internet African History Sourcebook: A database of primary source documents related to the history of Africa. (sourcebooks.fordham.edu/africa/africasbook.asp)
BlackPast: A repository of resources related to African American history and culture. (blackpast.org)
Art Inventory Catalog, Smithsonian Institution: A searchable database of the Smithsonian's art collection. (siris-artinventories.si.edu)
StoryCorps Griot: Online access to a large collection of oral history interviews about African American experiences. (storycorps.org)
Colored Convention Project: An online exhibit and collection of primary sources from the convention movement. (coloredconventions.org)
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