Human Rights
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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.
Born in Slavery
Born in Slavery offers 2,300 first-person accounts of slavery, with 500 photos of former slaves.
Amnesty International
Learn about the latest abuses of human rights that are taking place around the world. You can even participate and take action against these abuses through the “Act Now” section.
Cyber School Bus
An excellent website developed by the United Nations to educate students and keep them current on world issues such as human rights, world poverty, hunger and much more. There are quizzes and games as well as a full-blown curriculum.
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.
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
XNView is a great app for browsing folders full of images (makes thumbnails). It has some image-editing capacity and can also preview mp3 files.
Plants For Kids!
Crash course in plants, how to identify them, and a bunch of fun experiments to try.
Virtual map Collection - University of Georgia
A collection of sites that provide maps which can be used with GIS software.
Teachers @ Work
This is your gateway to the Internet. Over 5000 educational web sites have been categorized and reviewed.
Ocean Explorer
Check the latest ocean science discoveries through hundreds of video clips, animations, images, slide shows and news.