Underground Railroad
http://www.historychannel.com /exhibits/undergroundrr/index.html
Learn about slavery and the safe houses in America. Explore the lives of antislavery activists such as Fredrick Douglas, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Harriet Tubman and many more.

Ellis Island
http://www.historychannel.com/ellisisland/
Hear and see the initial reactions and experiences of immigrants entering America through Ellis Island. This site takes you through an "online exhibit" of Ellis Island.

Abraham Lincoln Research Site
http://www.rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln2.html
Written by a former American history teacher this family friendly site is dedicated to the many historical and biographical facts surrounding Abraham Lincoln as well as trivia, anecdotes and quotations among other information. The site's author will respond to specific email questions about Abraham Lincoln's life.

Abraham Lincoln Online
http://www.netins.net /showcase/creative/lincoln.html
A highly informative and historical site on Abraham Lincoln with educational links and a searchable database.

Segregation in America
http://tnt.turner.com /movies/tntoriginals/wallace/seg.home.html
Learn about George Wallace, an American populist, and view a segregation timeline including a discussion of segregation today.

Liberty: The American Revolution
http://www.pbs.org /ktca/liberty/index.html
A PBS site focusing on the American Revolution including coverage of a six part documentary series which aired on the network in 1997.

Declaring Independence
http://lcweb.loc.gov /exhibits/declara/declara1.html
An exhibition put together by the Library of Congress as part of a series displaying the unique documents held in its archive. It includes reproductions of original documents such as the Declaration of Independence along with prints and supporting historical information about the process of creating this monumental document. Transcripts including letters from Thomas Jefferson are also included.

African American Odyssey
http://lcweb2.loc.gov /ammem/aaohtml/
Based on an exhibition of the Library of Congress, this valuable website covers the African American experience from the time of slavery to the Civil Rights years. The site is filled with original documents which have been collected by the Library for more than 200 years. Plenty of photographs, letters, manuscripts, and much more.

Rosa Parks
http://www.achievement.org /autodoc/page/par0bio-1
Sometimes called the mother-of-the-civil-rights-movement, Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of a bus because of her color in 1955. Learn more about the woman who helped bring about the end of legal segregation through her biography, profile and interview.

Thomas Jefferson Online
http://www.pbs.org /jefferson/
A PBS site that examines the life of Thomas Jefferson via the documentary by Ken Burns. Multiple resources and information in a modern and interesting context.

Berlin Wall
http://www.dailysoft.com /berlinwall/
Filled with valuable internal and external links this website also provides an historical look at the division of Berlin along with other valuable resources.

Talking Walls - The Berlin Wall
http://www.solutions.ibm.com /talkingwalls/berlinwall/bwmain.htm
A interactive site with a link to an "Odyssey" for students to use the plentiful resources provided, including personal stories and interviews, newspaper, radio, to imagine that they are back in Berlin at the time of the construction of the Wall. Good for individual study as well as classroom activities.

Chris De Witt's Berlin Wall Website http://www.appropriatesoftware.com /BerlinWall/welcome.html
A highly informative and through website with some helpful links for further study.

The Berlin Wall History in Text and Pictures
http://members.aol.com /johball/berlinwl.htm
Designed by middle school students this website devoted to the history of the Berlin Wall through pictures and text.