Harper Lee & To Kill A Mockingbird
The John Cooper School Lib Guide for To Kill a Mockingbird
A great resource from John Cooper School in Woodlands, Texas. The lib guide has links and resources for many of the topics you are researching for your project, too.
A great resource from John Cooper School in Woodlands, Texas. The lib guide has links and resources for many of the topics you are researching for your project, too.
Jim Crow
The World of Jim Crow
An excellent resource from the Virginia Historical Society.
The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow
An extensive website from PBS about the era of Jim Crow, complete with original source photographs, interactive timelines, and videos.
Encyclopedia of Alabama--Segregation (Jim Crow)
This encyclopedic entry discusses the rise of Jim Crow, the laws instituted during Jim Crow, and what events marked the beginning of the end for Jim Crow.
An excellent resource from the Virginia Historical Society.
The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow
An extensive website from PBS about the era of Jim Crow, complete with original source photographs, interactive timelines, and videos.
Encyclopedia of Alabama--Segregation (Jim Crow)
This encyclopedic entry discusses the rise of Jim Crow, the laws instituted during Jim Crow, and what events marked the beginning of the end for Jim Crow.
Plessy v. Ferguson
Encyclopedia Britannica: Plessy v. Ferguson
Great introductory information about the ground-breaking equal rights case. There is also a great video that ties in the Plessy v. Ferguson decision with the Supreme Court trends FDR set during the Stock Market Crash and New Deal.
Great introductory information about the ground-breaking equal rights case. There is also a great video that ties in the Plessy v. Ferguson decision with the Supreme Court trends FDR set during the Stock Market Crash and New Deal.
Stock Market Crash & the Great Depression
America's Story--The Stock Market Fall
What happened during the Stock Market Crash in simplified terms. There's also a timeline, so you can see how long the Crash affected U.S. history.
What happened during the Stock Market Crash in simplified terms. There's also a timeline, so you can see how long the Crash affected U.S. history.
Scottsboro Trial
Encyclopedia of Alabama--Scottsboro Trials
Brief, yet excellent, history of the Scottsboro Trials, and there is a very short mention of how the trials served as inspiration for To Kill a Mockingbird.
Brief, yet excellent, history of the Scottsboro Trials, and there is a very short mention of how the trials served as inspiration for To Kill a Mockingbird.
Ku Klux Klan
Brown v. Board of Education
The Dust Bowl
Emmet Till
The Murder of Emmet Till
Another wonderful resource from PBS. As with most PBS sites, there are great photos and timelines, but with this one be sure to check out the Special Features. These include info on the legacy of Emmet Till, the long, hard shadow cast by his murder, AND confessions from the killers.
Another wonderful resource from PBS. As with most PBS sites, there are great photos and timelines, but with this one be sure to check out the Special Features. These include info on the legacy of Emmet Till, the long, hard shadow cast by his murder, AND confessions from the killers.
Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal
The 1930s
The Civil Rights Movement
We Shall Overcome: Historic Places of the Civil Rights Movement
Includes information on Plessy v. Ferguson, voting rights, and the KKK.
Includes information on Plessy v. Ferguson, voting rights, and the KKK.