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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