African Americans

19th Century, 20th Century, Classroom Materials, Collection Essays

These Are the Women Who Saved the Cities

Black-and-white bust photos of Jane Addmas (left) and Janie Porter Barrett (right). Addams is a middle-aged white woman wearing a high-necked black dress. Porter Barret is a younger light skinned Black woman wearing a high-necked dress decorated with buttons.

Kathleen Thompson
May 1, 2023

20th Century, Classroom Materials, Full Lesson Plan, Grades 4 and Up, Grades 6 and Up, Grades 8 and Up

The Carrington Store

Black-and-white photograph of a two-story building standing alone and fronting a street with horse drawn vehicles. The first floor has a covered awning over the sidewalk labeled "E.H. Carrington Groceries" and has advertisements for a variety of products. Six well-dressed people stand under the awning.

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
January 31, 2023

20th Century, Classroom Materials, Full Lesson Plan, Grades 8 and Up

Blockbusting

Single page of cursive text in pencil. The text describes the author's experiences and advocates for better housing access for African Americans in Chicago

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
December 16, 2022

19th Century, Classroom Materials, Full Lesson Plan, Grades 8 and Up

Perspectives on the United States

Title page of book printed on birch bark. Title readings "The Red Man's Greeting, 1492-1892 by Chief Pokagon." In the lower right corner is an image of a white man standing on a beach with many other white men behind him. They carry flags and crosses and are disembarking from a boat." The image is captioned "Landing of Columbus."

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
April 6, 2022

20th Century, Classroom Materials, Full Lesson Plan, Grades 6 and Up, Grades 8 and Up, Visual Literacy

Women’s Suffrage

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
April 6, 2022

Classroom Materials, Full Lesson Plan, Grades 6 and Up, Grades 8 and Up

Pullman Porters

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
July 7, 2021

20th Century, Class Warm Up/Unit Opener, Classroom Materials, Grades 6 and Up, Grades 8 and Up

The Narrative of Sarah Graves

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
June 25, 2021

18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century, Collection Essays

Race, Respectability, and Resilience: African Americans in the Midwest

Cathleen Martin, 2018-19 Mellon Foundation-Newberry Teacher Fellow
May 31, 2019

20th Century, Collection Essays

The 1919 Race Riots

Megan Geigner, Ph.D., Northwestern University
May 16, 2019

20th Century, Collection Essays

Flappers, G-men, and Prohibition’s Legacies

What caused Prohibition and passage of the Eighteenth Amendment?

Rachel Bohlmann
July 19, 2017

18th Century, 19th Century, Collection Essays

Other Americans and the American Revolution

Who identified as “American” during the Revolution? To what extent did the American Revolution serve the interests of all inhabitants of the emerging nation?

Carolyn Latshaw, National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution–Chicago Chapter 2014 Newberry Teacher Fellow
September 22, 2014

20th Century, Collection Essays

The Struggle for Civil Rights in the Urban North

What does de facto segregation in the urban North look like? How is it similar and different from de jure segregation in the South? How did African Americans respond to the segregation and racism they faced in the North? How did the civil rights movement in the urban North connect to the movement in the South?

Rachel Bohlmann with Kevin Boyle
January 30, 2014