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Government Sites
African American History -
Library of Congress - An excellent resource on the African American experience.
African
American History and Culture - Encyclopedia Smithsonian - Find great information here
about African American artists, inventors, musicians and important people in U.S. history.
African History and Culture - (Smithsonian) Learn
about African history and culture.
Asian Pacific American History and
Culture - (Smithsonian) - Explore the history of Asian Pacific Americans and their
contributions to our country.
Beauty Surrounds Us -
National Museum of the American Indian - (Smithsonian) - This web exhibit also
provides an activity for each section the exhibit is divided into, such as "Tools of Existence",
"Recreation and Pastimes", "Design as Identity", and "Expressions of Identity." The activity tests a
visitor's comprehension and memory of the objects' written descriptions given when you click on the
object's picture.
Culture and Folklife - Library of
Congress - The stories, photos, and music of America's numerous ethnic groups. This
collection contains the personal experiences of many groups settlling America.
Folklife -
(Smithsonian) - This site explores the understanding and continuity of diverse, contemporary
grassroots cultures in the United States and around the world.
Latino History and Culture -
(Smithsonian) - Learn about the role Latinos have played in history and learn about Latino culture.
Local
Legacies - Local Events across the United States
Native American History - (Library of
Congress) - Search these collections of photos, documents, and even recordings of the Native
Native American History and
Culture - Explore the art, history and the culture of Native Americans.
Smithsonian Center
for Folklife and Cultural Heritage-Educator Resources - Get educational kits on all types
of diverse cultures from the U.S. and around the world.
Other Resources
P.O.V.
Borders - P.O.V.'s Borders is an on-going web-original series that explores the borders in
our lives with new themed installments launched annually. Each episode will ask visitors to consider
an aspect of their everyday lives in ways that challenge their preconceptions, and expand our own
"borders" of understanding.
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