The Washington Post features an article, written by DeNeen L. Brown and published on April 15, 2021, titled, "40 Acres and a Mule:…
BlackPast provides the text of the historical military orders that were issued by Union General William Tecumseh Sherman on…
The National Archives features an article that was written by Miranda Booker Perry and published in the summer 2010 edition of…
The African American Intellectual History Society features an article, written by Karen Cook Bell and published on November 11,…
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History provides a historical contract between White landowner Isham G. Bailey and Black…
The New York Public Library features a historical photo that shows two African American men in front of the Putnam House in…
South Carolina ETV provides a video in which Historian Kate Masur, a professor at Northwestern University, explains the origins of…
Be Woke presents a video that is part of the Black History in Two Minutes (or so) series, titled, "Land: Giving Rise to the Famous…
Note: See p. 21.This 2002 free, digitized book excerpt, Black Soldiers in Blue, African American Troops in the Civil War Era…
Note: See 2nd column, 6th paragraph.Chronicling America presents a 1-paragraph biography, from May 17, 1862 issue of the The…
Note: See 5th column, 1st paragraph.This May 21st 1862 issue of The Jasper Weekly Courier published a version of Union General…
Note: A transcript of the handwritten letter with a lesson activity can be found here.The Library of Congress provides the…
Note: See pages 71-72 for the brief description of Hunter.This June 24, 1862 diary entry by Port Royal Experiment teacher Laura…
Note: Original letter found here.This Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs source focuses on Abraham Lincoln's May 19, 1862…
South Carolina Encyclopedia provides a short biography (2016) of Esther Hill Hawks, a White teacher, physician, missionary,…
Note: See p. 40-44, slide #50.HathiTrust features a 540-page biography of Esther Hill Hawks, a White abolitionist teacher, women's…