TEACHING RESOURCE
Learn about the challenges faced by today's African-American community.
The Rodney King incident exposed racism in the L.A. police department, and triggered five days of violent rioting.
Learn about the legislation that was passed to end segregation within the American public school system.
This statue of Abraham Lincoln and Archer Alexander sits adjacent to the Park Plaza Hotel in Boston.
Even after the abolition of slavery, Jim Crow laws restricted the freedom of African-Americans.
Learn about the horrendous conditions aboard the slave ships that carried Africans to America.
The civil rights movement was mobilized in the 1950s, attempting to close the racial divide.
Discover how the NAACP was established.
Learn about the role religion plays in the African-American community.
These statues reside in Boston's South End. Harriet Tubman spoke in Boston area Meeting Houses before and after…
Both of these houses were occupied by abolitionists and African-American families in the 1800s.
View the site of the Boston Massacre, where Crispus Attucks was the first man killed in the Revolutionary War.
Join the effort to move the U.S. toward full equality, by developing a supportive, open-minded community that celebrates…
African-American slaves were prohibited from serving in the military during the Revolutionary War.
A look back on the advances and challenges for African-Americans.
Numerous black voters claimed their votes were excluded in the 2000 Presidential election.
Over many years, African-Americans organized and attempted to overcome racism.
White terrorist groups caused African-Americans to live in fear of violence.
The electoral reforms after the Civil War undid much of President Lincoln's progress with regard to race relations in…
African-American troops fought alongside white soldiers in the Civil War.
Read the story of the Amistad Rebellion onboard a slave ship.
Slavery was deeply woven into the Southern economy.
Slaves were not protected by the original version of the U.S. Constitution.
Learn how the African-American struggle for equality relates to the American Dream.
