America in the 1930s

America in the 1930s
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~1930s/front.html
This site was produced by the American Studies program at the University of Virginia.  It includes film clips, projects on art and advertising, and a wealth of information about the 1930s.  The site is an ongoing project created by the students and faculty at UVA.

America from the Great Depression to World War II
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsowhome.html
The Library of Congress has produced this site which includes literally tens of thousands of photographs from the 1930s and 1940s, taken by  Farm Security Administration-Office of War Information Collection.

Surviving the Dust Bowl
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/amex/dustbowl/
A companion to the American Experience program of the same name, this site includes timelines, maps, an eyewitness account from a Kansas farmer, photos, a teacher's guide, and more.

The Scottsboro Boys Trial
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/scottsboro/scottsb.htm
This project was created by Doug Linder, a professor of law at the University of Missouri at Kansas City.  It is part of a series on famous trials (http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/ftrials.htm).  The site on the Scottsboro trial includes a map, letters and accounts pertaining to the trial, images, excerpts from the trial itself, historical background information, a very up to date bibliography on the case, and a links page.  An outstanding resource.

Bonnie and Clyde
http://www.teleport.com/~rkasbury/bchome.html
This site was created by students at Lincoln High School in Portland Oregon.  It includes historical information, photographs, a section on the weapons used by Bonnie and Clyde, and a links page.  This site might provide a useful example of a web-based historical research and writing project for high school students.
 
 
 
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