Eyewitnesses
to
History in Literature

Use these web sites to find autobiographical information.

Infoplease
choose the famous person from a list

Factomonster
 Search by name

Biography.com
search by name


Who2.com
search by name

Encyclopedia Britannica's Black History Month Page
Select the biography link on the left

Go here for quotations:
Bartleby.com

 Big 6 Graphic Organizer
Research Self-Evaluation

Big 6 Time Management Organizer
Time Management
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Birmington Civil Rights Institute- Listen and view interviews from witnesses to Civil Rights events in Birmington in the 1960's.

The Time 100 -Rosa Parks tells her story

Voices of Civil Rights- Ordinary people tell their stories

American RadioWorks- Testimony by Fannie Lou Hamer

The History Channel- Speeches by people who witnesses events during the Civil Rights era
Select "Great Speeches" tab, then type "civil rights" on the search line.

The Virginia Civil Rights Movement

Veterans Roll Call- Civil Rights Workers

The Black Collegian Online- Narrative of Rosa Parks

PBS News Hour- A Class of One

Jewish Women's Archive