Visit here as we add resources for student projects on A Raisin in the Sun

The Montgomery Bus Boycott:

www.montgomeryboycott.com/ - Site maintained by the Montgomery Advertiser with video, timeline, biographies, and newspaper articles from the time of the boycott

Academy of Achievement: Rosa Parks - Includes interview, photo gallery, and biography

Eyes of the Prize - PBS companion site to the landmark television program; includes video and music sample, essay on the central role of singing in the Civil Rights movement; more

Scholastic - "Rosa Parks: How I fought for Civil Rights"; includes history, interview, and a place to submit your oiwn thoughts plus read those of students from around the country

Southern Life:

Library of Congress: Discrimination Photos

Booker T. Washington vs. W.E.B. DuBois:

Student Activities comparing Washington's and DuBois's positions - While this site is included in a unit devoted to To Kill a Mockingbird, this activity is relevant for anyone researching these two thinkers

"Booker T. and W.E.B." - Poem by Dudley Randall comparing Washington and Dubois

Jews and Discrimination:

Anti-Semitism in America - A PBS Film; includes video segments

Julius Lester - Lesson associated with PBS file about Julius Lester, an African-American teacher and writer who converted to Judiasm