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Black History Web Sites

"Help students expand their knowkdge of black history and learn about notable African Americans with these Web sites featuring oral histories, primary-source material, reference sources, and interactive learning activities. Grade levels are approximate; many sites appeal to varied ages. Thank to the staff at the Black Cutural Center at Purdue University for their assistance. The sites were last accessed on Dec. 22, 2005." Joanne Troutner. Booklist, vol. 102, no. 11, 2/1/06.

African-American Odyssey. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/aohome.html ---Examine primary-source images, pamphlets, oral histories, and other materials, including the papers of Frederick Douglass and information about Jackie Robinson, at this site, which is sponsored by the Library of Congress.

Civil Rights Icon Rosa Parks. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4973548 ---Read about Rosa Parks' life, listen to interview excerpts, and view pictures of Parks' heroic bus ride. Includes links to other high-quality sites and NPR radio stories related to the civil rights poineer.

Exploring Amistad at Mystic Seaport. http://amistad.mysticseaport.org/ ---At this Mystic Seaport Museum site, students learn about the Amistad revolt of 1839-42 via more than 500 primary-source documents. Users can read excerpts of John Quincy Adams' writings, newpaper reprots, and cour records. Includes six time lines to help place the shipboard uprising into a framework.

Hall of Black Achievement at BSC. http://www.bridgeew.edu/HOBA/gallery.cfm ---The Massachusetts Hall of Black Achievement site features concise biographies of prominent and lesser-known African Americans (including Marian Anderson, Madam C. J. Walker, and Frederick Douglass). The audio narration feature provides additional access.

The History of Jim Crow. http://www.jimcrowhistory.org/home.htm ---This companion to the documentary The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow is a repository of primary-source materials relating to "one of the most shameful periods in American history, an era of segregation, violence, and disenfranchisement of African Americans." Includes Jim Crow laws indexed by state, an interactive encyclopedia, and an online simulation.

The HistoryMakers. http://www.thehistorymakers.com ---Important African Americans who exelled in the arts, education, entertainment, medicine, music, politics, religion, science, sports, and other fields are spotlighted at this oral-history archive. A time line and superb list of resourced round out the coverage.

The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/mandela/ ---An accompaniment to a PBS Frontline program, this site chronicles Mandela's life from his childhood through his years as a revolutionary, prisoner, and international leader. Interview transcripts, multimedia options, and still images weave an excellent protrait of Mandela.

National Civil Rights Museum. http://www.civilrightsmuseum.org/ ---From concise looks at the civil rights movement to views of the hotel where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968, these virtul exhibits bring students closer to historical events. And e-card option is a useful teaching tool.

New York Times Black History Month. http://www.nytimes.com/learning/issues_in_depth/20030116.html ---Complete with lesson plans, crossword puzzles, an online quiz, and numerous digitized copies of headline stories, The New York Times learning site is an invaluable resource.

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/sc.html ---Be sure to visit this "collection of Web versions of exhibition from the Schomburg Center" to access online exhibits ranging from Malcolm X to the African Presnec from 1492 to1992. The digitized primary-source materials are well indexed.

 

Discovering Lewis & Clark

Sept.23, 2006 will mark the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

Here are some Lewis & Clark websites suggested by Ken Olsen in his article "Discovering Lewis & Clark," in Teaching Tolerance, Spring 2006 issue.

Lesson plans and resources from Minot State University's 2005 summer teachers' institute

The "Archive" on this PBS wibsite includes links to related Native Americn, national Park Servic, Smithsonian, and bicentennial sites

The Missouri Historical Society collaborated with teams of teachers from St. Louis and Philadelphia to create activities that utilize primary resources from the national Bicentennial Exhibition including interviews with native Americans

The PDF files of student handouts, created by the Anti-Defamation League, include lessons featuring original Native American art and authors.

 

The African Past Websites

*Civilizations in Africa

http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/CIVAFRCA/CIVAFRCA.HTM

 

*The Story of Africa

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica/index.shtml

 

*Mr. Dowling's Electronic Passport-Africa

http://www.mrdowling.com/609ancafr.html

 

*Aksum: An African Civilisation of Late Antiquity / by Stuart Munro-Hay

http://users.vnet.net/alight/aksum/mhak1.html#c3

 

*Kingdoms of the Medieval Sudan

http://webusers.xula.edu/jrotondo/Kingdoms/welcome.html

 

*Explore the Wonders

http://www.pbs.org/wonders/fr_wn.htm

 

*Timbuktu, Mali

http://www.historychannel.com/classroom/unesco/timbuktu.html

 

*Arts and Life in Africa

http://www.uiowa.edu/~africart/toc/history/giblinstate.html#benin

 

 

 

Bridges and Tunnels

 

General Bridge Info
 

 

Bridges: General Information on all types

http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/famousbridges/

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/bridge/basics.html

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/glossary_head.html

http://pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bridge/

http://bridgepros.com

http://www.howstuffworks.com/bridge

http://www.brantcan.co.uk

http://www.bridgesite.com

http://www.ce.ufl.edu/~historic/states/nj/njframe.htm

http://www.bardaglea.org.uk/bridges/links.html

http://www.brantcan.co.uk/bridges.htm

http://www.civil.rice.edu/bridgesproject

http://www.pghbridges.com/termsBrg.htm

http://www.nireland.com/bridgeman/

 

Girder Bridge / Beam Bridge

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bridge/meetbeam.html

http://www.design-technology.org/beam.bridge.htm

http://www.brantacan.co.uk/art of bridges.htm

http://www.engga.uwo.ca

 

Truss Bridge

http://www.jhu.edu/~virtlab/spaghetti-bridge/

http://www.trainweb.org/girr/tips/tips2/howe_truss.html

http://www.tuscazoar.org/ZSB.htm

http://brantacan.co.uk/artofbridges.htm

http://www.bardaglea.org.uk/bridges/bridge-types/bridge-types-intro.html

http://www.ce.ufl.edu/activities/trusslab/trussnds.html

 

Suspension Bridge

http://www.inventionfactory.com/history/RHAbridge/term/

http://www.inventionfactory.com/history/RHAbridge/sbtd

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bridge/meetsusp.html

http://brantacan.co.uk/artofbridges.htm

 

Arch Bridge

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bridge/meetarch.html

http://www.howstuffworks.com/bridge.htm

http://panynj.gov/tbt/bbframe.HTM

http://www.trantacam.co.uk/artofbridges.htm

 

Cable-Stayed Bridge

http://www.brantacan.co.uk/cable_stayed.htm

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bridge/meetcable.html

http://www.matsuo-bridge.comjp/english/bridge/basics/cablestay.shtm

 

Cantilever Bridge

http://www.brantacan.co.uk/cantilever.htm

http://www.design-technolgy. org/cantileverbridges.htm

http://www.britannica.com/eb/articl?tocld=70235

 

Bascule Bridge

http://www.richmangalleries.com/bridges.htm

http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/bridge/bridge_operations/movable_brdg_ops.html

http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/bridges/bridges/opener.html

 

Draw Bridge

http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/bridge/bridge_operations/movable_brdg_ops.html

 

Vertical Lift Bridge

http://www.multnomah.llib.or.us/bridge/bridge_operations/movable_brdg_ops.html

http://www.britannica.com/ebi/article?tocld=197885

http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/bridges/bridges/operner.html

 

Swing Bridge

http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/bridge/bridge_operations/movable_brdg_ops.html

http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/bridges/bridges/opener.html

 

Middle East Resources on the Web
Always ask these questions when researching on the NET:
*Who is the author of this site? Where does the information come from?
*Are they a known and reputable authority? Can you trust their information?
*What is their interest in presenting this information on the Web?
*How does their point of view bias the information they are presenting?

General Middle East Newspapers
By Nation/Group

GENERAL MIDDLE EAST:
http://www.middle-east-pages.com/ Portal site for Middle East Web sites

http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/ Yahoo directory for country Web sites

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/csquery.html Library of Congress site for "Country Studies" for most Middle East nations (check dates - some are older)

http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html Includes the latest edition of The World Factbook with maps and information on all countries plus other CIA publications with keyword searching.

http://menic.utexas.edu/menic.html The Middle East Network Information Center. Website maintained by the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Texas.

http://www.arches.uga.edu/~godlas/Islamwomen.html Website with links to organizations and information on women and Islam.

http://www.psa.ac.uk/www/middle_east.htm The Middle East page on the Political Studies Association (a British group) Website. Good links to government agencies, political groups and news media for each country.

NEWSPAPERS:
http://www.ipl.org/div/news/ Online newspapers (some in English) from around the world (including Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Palestine). Click on country name.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm/special.htm Guide to international reports from the Washington Post newspaper including three on the Middle East.

BY NATION/GROUP

Afghanistan Egypt Iran Iraq Israel Jordan
Kurds
Kuwait
Lebanon
Palestine
Saudi Arabia
Syria


Afghanistan
http://www.geocities.com/afghanistan_ie/ Reconstruction of the official Web site of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan for research purposes (dated Aug. 2001)

http://www.afghanistans.com/ As close to an "official" Afghanistan Website as could be found.

http://www.hazara.net/ Website of the Hazara tribe in Afghanistan which opposes the Taliban.

http://www.afghan-web.com/woman/talibanwomen.html Information on women in Afghanistan from the Muslim Women's League, and American organization which reports on the status of Muslim women worldwide. This page is reproduced from the Muslim Women's League website which seems to have deleted it.

http://rawa.fancymarketing.net/index.html Website of the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan.

Egypt
http://www.sis.gov.eg/ The Egyptian Ministry of Information: See Yearbook for detailed government information and images about culture, history, politics, foreign policy, etc. Try the U.S. mirror site for faster search times on this completely revamped Web site.

Iran
http://www.iran.org/ Foundation for Democrasy in Iran, access all oppostion groups from here. See Oppostion Activities for oppostion group on the Web. See Human Rights in Iran for news reports on human rights. See News Room for articles on Iran.

http://www.un.int/iran/ Website of the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations. Includes link to Website of the President of Iran.

http://algonet.se/~farhad/dni/ The Democracy Network of Iran

http://www.ihrwg.org/ The Iranian Human Rights Working Group

Iraq
http://www.cpa-iraz.org/ Website of the Iraq Coalition Provisional Authority.

http://www.iraqi-mission.org/ Website of the Permanent Mission of Iraq to the United Nations.

http://let.net/IAC/main.html The Iraq Action Coalition. Many articles about the brutality of sanctions and the Gulf War against Iraq.

Israel
http://www.info.gov.il/eng/mainpage.asp State of Israel's Government Website

http://www.israel-mfa.gov.il/mfa/home.asp Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Israeli Govenment's official Website. Includes an up-to-date link to Israeli news articles from many sources.

http://www.jpost.co.il/ Jerusalem Post online including today's news and searches for past articles.

http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/Politics/labor.html Encyclopedia-like article on the Israel Labor Party

http://www.likud.org.ilhttp://www.likud.org.il Likud Party online (in Hebrew)

Jordan
http://www.nic.gov.jo/ Jordan National Information System.

http://www.petra.gov.jo/ Petra Jordan News Agency.

http://www.kinghussein.gov.jo/ King Hussein's home page - now a memorial to him.

http://www.kingabdullah.jo/ King Abdullah's home page (requies Shockwave Flash plugin)

Kurds
http://www.kurdistan.org/ Website of the American Kurdish Information Network

http://www.kurdish.com Kudish Worldwide Resources Website

Kuwait
http://www.kuwait-info.org Kuwait Information Office USA

Lebanon
http://www.presidency.gov.lb/ Official Website of the President of Lebanon

Lenanon-Hizbolla
http://www.hizbollah.org/ Official site of the Hizbollah Central Press Office

Palestine
http://www.palestine-net.com/ Palestine-Net - pro-Palestinian news, history, politics and links to Palestine on the Net.

http://www.minfo.gov.ps/ Palestinian Ministry of Information (Palestine National Authority) - includes daily government news releases. Click on "English" button unless you read Arabic.

http://www.pna.org Website of the Palestinian National Authority. Site is under construction but has lots of good links.

Saudi Arabia
http://www.saudiembassy.net/ Royal Embassy (Washington, D.C.) of Saudi Arabia - news, history, etc.

http://www.saudinf.com/ Saudi Arabian Information Resource, a Saudi Ministry of Culture & Information website, contains more than 2,000 pages of information on every aspect of the Kingdom of Saudia Arabia.

Syria (click on "English button on both of these)
http://www.syrecon.org/ Syria's Ministry of Economy and Foeign Trade Website.

http://www.ssnp.com/ Syrian Social Nationalist Party's Website