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Vote: The Machinery of Democracy
Learn all about voting and democracy in America from the beginning to present day. This site offers pictures and lots of interesting insight and information on voting in the United States.
Voices From the Days of Slavery
The site has collected audio interviews from 23 former slaves born from 1932 to 1975. The interviews include remarkable accounts, as well as songs from the fields.
The Atlantic Slave Trade
A thousand images dating from the period of slavery. This collection is for anyone interested in the experiences of Africans who were enslaved and transported to the Americas and the lives of their descendants in the slave societies of the New World.
Voices of Civil Rights
The era of struggle involving thousands of African Americans and others in the 1950s and '60s stands as a pivotal period in civil rights history. It captivated the world and inspired millions. And yet there is more to America's civil rights story. This website has many personal accounts of people who lived through the civil rights movement.
Lest We Forget: The Triumph Over Slavery
A website from the New York Public Library that commemorates and explores the struggle against slavery and its abolition. Learn about such things as the transatlantic slave trade or family life and social development of slaves.
Born in Slavery
Born in Slavery offers 2,300 first-person accounts of slavery, with 500 photos of former slaves.
Bonus Links
Frontline/World News
A news program by PBS that seeks to find stories from across the globe. The program has been internationally recognized for its in-depth journalism.
Positive Lives - HIV/AIDS
Seeks to personalize the aids epidemic by collecting the stories and photos of AIDS victims worldwide.
Wired Safety
The world's largest Internet safety, help & education organization. Articles, games, forums, and more will help you safely bend the Internet to your will.
Vote: The Machinery of Democracy
Learn all about voting and democracy in America from the beginning to present day. This site offers pictures and lots of interesting insight and information on voting in the United States.
Front Lines to Headlines
A website that focuses on how the media portrays war. From World War I to the Iraq war, read about reporters and their roles in shaping how we understand war.
Leading Fashion Designers of the 60's
Read information and check out some pictures of the top fashion designers and their influences in the 60's.