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This site features the status of slavery in the thirteen original states. It is an interactive site. When the mouse is rolled over each state, information about the history of slavery within that state is revealed.
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~atlas/ america/interactive/map18.html
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
http://www.freedomcenter.org
This site is noteworthy because of its comprehensive encyclopedia of people and places associated with the Underground Railroad. It also contains links to related sites useful for students and educators.
African American World
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/
This site focuses on investigating the cultural contributions African Americans have made throughout history. The site presents comprehensive information on the history of black America, African-American art, and profiles of prominent intellectuals, social critics, and civil rights leaders important in African-American history. Other noteworthy components of the site include resources for children, a look at ongoing issues, and a detailed timeline.
Africans in America
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/home.html
This companion site to the PBS television series "Africans in America" examines the history of slavery in America in four chronological parts. It offers historical narratives, a resource bank of images and documents, and a teacher's guide to using the site and series in the classroom.
This site provides a map of the free states and slave states within the United States before the Civil War
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http://www.learner.org/biographyofamerica/prog10/maps/
This site provides memories of former slaves and their narratives.
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