"Includes more than 2,700 signed essays ranging from 500 to 2,500 words, written by subject experts and edited to form a consistent, readable, and straightforward reference...

"Provides a range of historical and current information on African American history, society and culture...

"Discusses the history of African Americans from pre-colonial times to the present...

Decade-by-decade coverage of American social history during the 20th century...

A constantly growing online collection of Americana and American history, including digitized movies, sound clips, photographs, and other graphics from the Library of Congress...

A collection of more than 5,000 speeches, some featuring audio and/or video, by notable American political,religious and cultural figures...

Provides detailed annotations for books published 1900 through 1988 that fall into eleven distinct areas of American Studies...

Features a museum for American studies, cultural maps, on-going hypertext projects, an electronic classroom, and other primary resources...

This series, covering 1974 through 1981, consists of annual cumulations of a bibliography of materials about the United States...

Multi-year Urban Institute research project to analyze government social programs through compilation of surveys and data...

The Center for History and New Media uses digital media and computer technology to change the ways that people--scholars, students, and the general public--learn about and use the past...

"Explores contemporary American religion in all its diversity...

"Provides informative biographical profiles of the important and influential persons of Latino heritage who form the international Hispanic community...

Covers "all aspects of the African-American experience from 1619 to the present day...

"Comprehensive coverage of more than 2,300 North American religious groups in the United States and Canada -- from Adventists to Zen Buddhists...

"contains 152 original essays (about 8,000-12,000 words each) on specific minority and ethnic groups in the US, with an emphasis on culture (religions, holidays, customs, language) in addition to information on historical background and settlement patterns...

An encyclopedia that gives histories for 70 important cities of the Americas from the time of their founding to the present...

Google Books provides access to the complete LIFE Magazine archive from the inception of the magazine in 1935 to the last issue in 1972...

Contains essays on "those things that have physical form and presence, whether an object you can hold in your hand; an environment in which you live, work, worship, or play; or an image of the landscape you captured with your digital camera as you traversed a pond or a mountain range...

Links to newspapers and news sites in the United States and worldwide...

"Profiles contemporary and historic figures whose accomplishments will inspire students of every heritage...

A collection of more than half a million "images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of The New York Public Library, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints and photographs, illustrated books, printed ephemera, and more...

Covers "the significant events, inventions, and social movements in American history that have affected the way Americans view, prepare, and consume food and drink...

Covers the "historical and contemporary experiences in the United States of Latinos and Latinas from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Central America, South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East...

NARA's webite contains historic documents including Our Documents, exhibits, classroom resources and well guides and indexes for researching and using NARA materials...

"Provides biographical and career details on notable African American individuals, including leaders from sports, the arts, business, religion and other fields...