Subject Guides & Tutorials: Black History: Black History-Resources containing classroom materials

Classroom materials

Digital Public Library of America includes Primary Source Sets. Included in this are 24 topics (source sets) pertaining to the African American Experience. https://dp.la/primary-source-sets?subject=african-american-experience

Below are a few examples.

The Underground Railroad and the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
Primary Source Sets from the Digital Public Library of America
Exodusters: African American Migration to the Great Plains
Primary Source Sets from the Digital Public Library of America

Other resources

The Black 14
Wyoming Digital Toolkit from wyohistory.org
In October 1969, the University of Wyoming Cowboys football team, ranked 12th in the nation, seemed headed for another championship season. But events just before Wyoming’s game against Brigham Young University brought bitter controversy that swung the national news spotlight onto the university and divided the state.
African Americans in WWI
Digital Toolkit from wyohistory.org
Teaching Resources for Black History Month
Primary sources and educational activities for teaching about African American history from the National Archives

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