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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 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.
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.
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.
Bonus Links
Reverse dictionary
OneLook's reverse dictionary lets you describe a concept and get back a list of words and phrases related to that concept. Your description can be a few words, a sentence, a question, or even just a single word. It can even help you solve a crossword puzzle!
American Rhetoric
A database of the text, audio, and sometimes even video of the top 100 speeches given by people in America. You can also read speeches about 9-11 and there is even a section on speeches given in movies.
Gliffy
Gliffy is an online tool for drawing and sharing diagrams. You can create flowcharts, UI wireframes, floor plans, network diagrams, UML diagrams, or any other simple drawing or diagram. You can also add collaborators and publish your diagrams on the web.