Click on the links along the map of the Mississippi River.
Read about the different musical styles in each region
Click on an artist’s name to read about her or him. Listen to his or her music by click on audio/video.
Make a chart of the artists. Include one artist from each type of music and her or his name, type of music, and how you felt about the music.
Click The Thrill is Gone to listen to a sample of B.B. King's music.
Click and read Young Bluesman. Click the song titles to hear more.
Click the Back arrow and Lucille Speaks. Who is Lucille?
Click Black Farming & History and read the introduction.
In the left column click Reconstruction and read.
Click The Great Migration and read.
How were black farmers treated unfairly?
Read the introduction to learn what Buffalo Soldiers did. Click the drawings to enlarge them.
Click Buffalo Soldiers: The 9th Cavalry. Read and click the photos.
Click Buffalo Soldiers: The 10th Cavalry. Read and click the pictures.
Click on Timeline at the left navigation bar.
Click on the right arrows to see illustrations and pictures of the history of Ellis Island.
Choose three important events in the timeline of Ellis Island. Identify them and describe them in a brief summary.
Read the introduction and study the first image.
Read the description of the other prints.
Click to see close-up images of New York, as depicted by Currier & Ives.
