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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

The Piano Lesson webquest

40 Acres and a Mule
Wiki: 40 Acres and a Mule
Land and Freedom: 40 Acres and a Mule

Sharecropping
Wiki: Sharecropping
Digital History: Sharecropping
University of Illinois: About Sharecropping

Jim Crown
What Was Jim Crow?
The History of Jim Crow
Wiki: Jim Crow Laws
Louisiana Black Codes
Google: Jim Crow Images
Examples of Jim Crow Laws

Slave Raparations
Debate Continues Over Reparations for U.S. Slavery
Wiki: Reparations for Slavery

Slave Songs
Songs of Freedom
Coded Slave Songs

Parchman Farm
Wiki: Parchman Farm
The Mississiippi Blues Trail: Parchman Farm

Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois
Wiki: Booker T. Washington
Wiki: W.E.B. Du Bois

The Great Depression
The Great Depression: An African-American Perspective

Ghosts
Wiki: Ghost
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