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This image emphasizes the harsh marks left on the back of a former slave from a whipping he endured after attempting to join the Union army during the Civil War.
The Emancipation Proclamation
These interviews address how Juneteenth affected the values of African Americans.
Howard University in Washington D.C. was founded in 1867 and has awarded more doctorates to African American students than any other university in the country.
This video provides an overview of the Great Migration that took place after the Civil War.
Click the image above to discover more about the Harlem Renaissance.
The Tuskegee Airmen (date unknown)
African americans
African americans
Listed below are links to websites highlighting the experiences of African Americans. This information is often briefly covered or even passed over in history curricula due to the discomfort these topics may present in classroom environments.
Africa Pre-Slavery
https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/immigration/african/beginnings/
Slave Culture âžť Modern Society
https://www.thirteen.org/wnet/slavery/experience/education/history2.html
https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/how-slavery-made-modern-world/
Juneteenth
https://www.nytimes.com/article/juneteenth-day-celebration.html
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/history/what-is-juneteenth/
The Reconstruction Era
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/civil-war-era/reconstruction/a/life-after-slavery
https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/reconstruction-america-after-the-civil-war/
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
https://www.tmcf.org/history-of-hbcus/
https://nmaahc.si.edu/blog-post/5-things-know-hbcu-edition
https://thebestschools.org/magazine/historically-black-colleges/
1900-1909
https://www.thoughtco.com/african-american-history-timeline-1900-1909-45430
1910-1919
https://www.thoughtco.com/african-american-history-timeline-1910-1919-45426
The Great Migration and The Harlem Renaissance
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/long-lasting-legacy-great-migration-180960118/
https://nmaahc.si.edu/blog-post/new-african-american-identity-harlem-renaissance
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/the-harlem-renaissances-cultural-explosion-in-photographs
1920-1929
https://www.thoughtco.com/african-american-womens-history-timeline-1920-1929-3528307
The Great Depression
World War II
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/african-american-experiences-world-war-ii
https://www.nps.gov/tuai/index.htm
Post-Civil Rights Movement
https://nmaahc.si.edu/blog-post/black-panther-party-challenging-police-and-promoting-social-change
http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/tserve/freedom/1917beyond/essays/crm2008.htm
https://www.city-journal.org/truth-about-white-flight-from-cities
The Black Panther Party for Self Defense was founded in 1966 in Oakland, California, by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. The group was originally formed in response to police brutality, but they grew to advocate for other issues, such as prison reform and voter registration. They also set up free breakfast and after-school programs, as well as free health clinics for the community. The Party's founding document, the Ten-Point Program, concludes by naming their goals: “We want land, bread, housing, education, clothing, justice, and peace.”
This video is a preview of "The Chinese Exclusion Act," a special presentation of PBS's American Experience.
These colorized videos were originally filmed by Dave Tatsuno, a Japanese American forced into internment in 1942.
This video features the mental effects of the "Asian American academic standard."
This video addresses the racism shown towards Chinese Americans, specifically in schools, as the Coronavirus spreads across the globe.
Asian Americans
Asian Americans
Not often do we recognize the contributions and sacrifices of Asian Americans towards the nation's development. Whether they are Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Korean, Filipino, Indian, or any other Asian nationality, these Americans reserve the right for their histories to be taught in schools.
The Chinese Exclusion Act
https://asiasociety.org/education/asian-americans-then-and-now
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/chinese-exclusion-act/#part01
Executive Order 9066/Japanese Internment
The Model Minority Concept
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/the-long-history-of-racism-against-asian-americans-in-the-u-s
https://time.com/5859206/anti-asian-racism-america/
Chinese Americans in Response to COVID-19 (and more)
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/a-new-history-of-being-asian-american
What Defines Being an Asian American?
This video dives into the everyday lives of the Aztecs.
In this video, National Geographic focuses on the influence the Mayan civilization had on the development of Mesoamerica.
This video gives detailed information on the greatest site left from the Incan Empire, Machu Picchu.
This image contains a sculpture of an Olmec colossal head from the original city of San Lorenzo in Mesoamerica.
The image above is a portrait of SimĂłn BolĂvar, liberator of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama.
This video involves multiple individuals that identify as Latino discussing their ideas on race in America.
hispanic and LatinO Americans
hispanic and LatinO Americans
Hispanics and Latinos are another group of underrepresented people in the United States. This section includes images, videos, and websites that reflect the cultural identity of these individuals, from their history in Mesoamerica to the distinction of the terms Hispanic and Latino.
Pre-Colonial Civilizations in the Americas
https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-americas/aztecs
https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-americas/maya
https://www.history.com/topics/south-america/inca
Colonialism
https://www.thoughtco.com/introduction-to-the-colonial-era-2136329
https://www.timemaps.com/civilizations/latin-america-the-colonial-era/
Revolutions
Modern Governments
Presence in the United States
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/young-latinos-born-u-s-carving-their-own-identity-n908086
The Difference Between Hispanic and Latino Americans
In this video, Hispanic, Latino, and Mexican Americans of all backgrounds talk about their culture in honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month. These people continue to embrace their heritage and are proud to celebrate their roots.
The video above focuses on the Indian Removal Act of 1830, resulting in the Trail of Tears that passes through nine states.
After the United States did away with the boarding schools, Native American children were often given up for adoption and placed into the hands of white families to further promote assimilation. Watch the video above to learn more.
This video provides more information on the disappearance of indigenous women in Montana.
This video follows the story of the last fluent speaker in the Wukchumni language and how she is trying to preserve it.
In this video, Native Americans respond to what the word language means to them.
Native americans
Native americans
Have you ever questioned why Native Americans were first called Indians? As a result of explorer Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas, he began to refer to the indigenous people as Indians, believing he had landed in East Asia. The websites below provide more information on how these native tribes came to makeup now only 2.4% of the country's population.
Pre-Colonialism
https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/native-american-cultures
Genocide at the Hands of European Americans
https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/trail-of-tears
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/thisday/may28/indian-removal-act/
Assimilation Attempts
https://www.history.com/news/how-boarding-schools-tried-to-kill-the-indian-through-assimilation
https://eji.org/news/history-racial-injustice-cultural-genocide/
Modern Issues of Natives Going Missing
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/25/us/native-women-girls-missing.html
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-01-31/murdered-missing-native-american-women
Loss of Native American Culture
This video focuses on how Native Americans feel society views their presence in the United States.
RELIGIONS
JUDAISM
History and Beliefs
Persecution
Regions
Modern Conflicts
ISLAM
History and Beliefs
Persecution
Regions
Modern Conflicts
HINDUISM
BUDDHISM
History and Beliefs
Persecution
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-xi-jinping-is-attacking-religion-in-china-2018-11
https://thediplomat.com/2019/08/whats-up-with-buddhist-persecution-in-vietnam/
Regions
Modern Conflicts
This video starts from the 1800s and reviews important events that contributed to the LGBTQ+ movement.
This video is chapter 1 of PBS''s Stonewall Uprising series on the American Experience.
Use this video to learn more information about the Stonewall Riots.
In this video, members of the LGBTQ+ community discuss their experiences.
In this video, LGBTQ+ students share what they wish other individuals would take the time to ask.
LGBTQ+ Americans
LGBTQ+ Americans
In recent years, the Unites States has become more open to the LGBTQ+ community. The Supreme Court has legalized same-sex marriage in all fifty states, and people are becoming more open to using inclusive pronouns. Still, Americans have a great deal to learn in order to best support these individuals.
History
https://www.apa.org/pi/lgbt/resources/history
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/19/us/legal-history-lgbtq-rights-timeline.html
Advocacy to Include LGBTQ+ Members in Curriculums
https://time.com/5747670/lgbtq-history-resources/
http://www.lgbtqhistory.org/how-to-teach-lgbtq-history/
Stonewall Riots
https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/28/us/1969-stonewall-riots-history/index.html
https://www.nps.gov/ston/index.htm
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/stonewall/
Modern Struggles
https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/9-battles-the-lgbt-community-in-the-us-is-still-fi/
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/08/lgbtq-rights-america-arent-resolved/596287/
https://harvardcrcl.org/americas-war-on-black-trans-women/
This video focuses on marriage equality and LGBTQ+ civil rights.
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