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httpThe History Teacher - The 1950's - Uniformity And Affluence

The History Teacher provides documents, pictures, and links for the 1950's.

httpWWW-VL African-American History

Great resource for the history of African-Americans in the US, as well as for the civil rights movement.

httpI Have A Dream Speech - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr - August 28, 1963

Full text of perhaps the most famous speech in American history.

httpUniversity of Houston's Digital Textbook - Postwar America - 1945 - 1960

This site provides information, essays, links, and biographies for the time period.

httpUniversity of Houston's Resource Guide - The Fifties

Review and resource guide with readings, documents, and audio/visual links for the fifties.

httpUniversity of Houston's Resource Guide - The Civil Rights Movement

Review and resource guide with readings, documents, and audio/visual links for the civil rights movement.

httpOnline Textbook - Postwar America

This online textbook is an excellent resource for documents, essays, and biographies as well.

httpAmerican Cultural History - 1950 - 1959

The purpose of this web/library guide is to help the user gain a broad understanding of this decade of the twentieth century.  A wide range of internet sources related to the cultural history of the time is provided:  General Demographic Facts, Historic Events, Technology, Music, Movies, Fashions, Fads, Famous Persons and others.  An interesting, enjoyable and educational site--a few links are no longer valid.

httpWWW-VL USA History 1950 - 1959

Outstanding site for links, documents, pictures, and literature. A great place to start your research for the fifties.

httpWWW-VL: American Military History

Great links to research each and every major American conflict from a variety of viewpoints.

httpTeachers Discovering History As Historians

A great site to start your research, Teachers Discovering History As Historians is set up by unit, with documents, multimedia, and hundreds of links.

httpThe History Teacher

The History Teacher is a comprehensive site from Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua, New York, dedicated to history teachers and students.  Highly recommended as the first place to visit for research, instructional materials and recommended web sites related to all levels of American History and Government and Global Studies.

httpWWW Virtual Library

This site is simple to use and is set up in chronological order for any time period in US history. It will lead to primary documents, maps, journals, photos, biographies, and much more.

httpU.S. President Profiles

An outstanding site to get information on US presidents, as well as speeches and audio clips.

httpgo.hrw.com - Online Textbook

This is our online textbook and associated review excercises. You will need your User ID and password.


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