UnderstandingPrejudice.org: Links on Prejudice - Racism Then

	Racism Then

The following links relate to historic forms of racial prejudice and discrimination, including slavery, Jim Crow, the internment of Japanese Americans, the U.S. civil rights movement, and other topics. You may also wish to read more about old-style racism in the Reading Room.

U.S. History and Prejudice:

Slavery

Anti-Slavery.org (world's oldest international human rights group)
Slavery in the United States (slave accounts and more)
Chronology on the History of Slavery (from 1619 to 1789)
Slave Narratives (from the U.S. Library of Congress)
Understanding Slavery (for students and teachers)
Slavery Era Insurance Registry (California government site)
Slave Records (AAGSNC Genealogical Resource Directory)
Slavery in the North (a state-by-state historical overview)
Slavery in New York (landmark interactive exhibit)

Jim Crow

Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia (at Ferris State University)
The History of Jim Crow (for teachers and students alike)
The Origin of Jim Crow (from AfricanAmericans.com)
Remembering Jim Crow (from American RadioWorks)
Jim Crow Laws (samples from the MLK National Historic Site)
Behind the Veil (Duke University research project on Jim Crow)
African American Life During Jim Crow (University of Virginia)

Internment of Japanese Americans

Densho (comprehensive educational site)
Confinement and Ethnicity (U.S. National Park Service)
Chronology of World War II Incarceration (from JANM)
Exploring the Japanese American Internment (from CAAM)
Go For Broke Educational Foundation (offers teaching materials)
Internment of San Francisco Japanese (from the SF City Museum)
A More Perfect Union (from the Smithsonian Institution)
Educational Materials (from the Japanese American Citizens League)
Heart Mountain Interpretive Learning Center (in Wyoming)

Operation Wetback

Operation Wetback (from the PBS documentary The Border)
Operation Wetback (from the Handbook of Texas Online)
Human Rights Concerns Along the U.S.-Mexico Border (Amnesty Intl.)
Etymology of "Wetback" (Interactive Dictionary of Racial Language)

The Struggle for Civil Rights:

U.S. Civil Rights Movement

National Civil Rights Museum (in Memphis, Tennessee)
Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive (Univ. of S. Mississippi)
We Shall Overcome: Historic Places of the Civil Rights Movmnt. (NPS)
Brown v. Board of Education Natl. Historic Site (U.S. Natl. Park Service)
Greensboro Sit-Ins: Launch of a Civil Rights Movement (multimedia)
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (has history exhibits)

Rosa Parks Library and Museum (Troy State University)
Rosa & Raymond Parks Inst. for Self Development (education focus)
Rosa Parks Scholarship Foundation (college scholarships)
Rosa Parks: "How I Fought for Civil Rights" (for students)
The Rosa Parks Portal (includes list of biographies)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change (in Atlanta)
Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute (Stanford U.)
The Nobel Peace Prize 1964 (awarded to Martin Luther King, Jr.)
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site (National Park Service)
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service (honoring MLK with service)
Build the Dream (effort to create a MLK memorial in Washington, DC)

Other Sites on Historic Racism:

American Lynching (documetary film, links, bibliography, and more)
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (located in Ohio)
Frederick Douglass: Power of an Idea (NPS museum exhibit)
The Image of Black: Discovering the Hidden History (archive)
Black American History (media rich biographical profiles)
African-American Mosaic (U.S. Library of Congress guide)
African American Electronic Texts (University of Virginia)
The African-American Migration Experience (extensive resources)
Documents on Anti-Chinese Immigration Policy (PBS documentary)

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