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Government Sites
African American History - Library of
Congress - An excellent resource on the African American experience.
African American History and Culture -
Encyclopedia Smithsonian - Find great information here about African American artists, inventors,
musicians and important people in U.S. history.
African History and Culture - (Smithsonian) Learn about African history and
culture.
Asian Pacific American History and
Culture - (Smithsonian) - Explore the history of Asian Pacific Americans and their contributions to our
country.
Beauty Surrounds Us - National Museum of the American
Indian - (Smithsonian) - This web exhibit also provides an activity for each section the exhibit is
divided into, such as "Tools of Existence", "Recreation and Pastimes", "Design as Identity", and "Expressions of
Identity." The activity tests a visitor's comprehension and memory of the objects' written descriptions given when
you click on the object's picture.
Culture and Folklife - Library of Congress - The
stories, photos, and music of America's numerous ethnic groups. This collection contains the personal
experiences of many groups settlling America.
Folklife - (Smithsonian)
- This site explores the understanding and continuity of diverse, contemporary grassroots cultures in the United
States and around the world.
Harlem Renaissance - Herbert Hoover
Presidential Library and Museum - (National Archives) - View the exhibit from the Herbert Hoover
Presidential Library and Museum and learn more about this African American Movement.
Harlem Renaissance - Library of Congress - The Harlem Renaissance was a
movement characterized by the flourishing of literature mostly, but also art and music by African Americans who
sought self-expression. Find out more here.
Latino History and Culture - (Smithsonian) - Learn about the role
Latinos have played in history and learn about Latino culture.
Local
Legacies - Local Events across the United States
Native American History - (Library of Congress) -
Search these collections of photos, documents, and even recordings of the Native American People.
Native American History and Culture - Explore the art,
history and the culture of Native Americans.
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage-
Educator Resources - Get educational kits on all types of diverse cultures from the U.S. and around
the world.
Other Resources
Harlem Renaissance - BrainPop - Watch this animated
short and learn all about the African American artistic community of the 1920s.
Immigration - Scholastic.com - Find out what it means to come to the United States
as an immigrant from the early 20th century through the early 21st century.
P.O.V. Borders -
P.O.V.'s Borders is an on-going web-original series that explores the borders in our lives with new themed
installments launched annually. Each episode will ask visitors to consider an aspect of their everyday lives in ways
that challenge their preconceptions, and expand our own "borders" of understanding.
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