Whispering Winds: A Shawnee Family’s Journey West The late afternoon sun filtered through the canopy of the dense Ohio Valley forest,...

The Relationship Between the Colonists and Native Americans: 1783 - 1800 The period between the end of the American Revolution (1783) and...

Native Tribes of the United States Before Independence (1600–1776) Before the establishment of the United States in 1776, the land that...

Abolitionists The Story of Sojourner Truth: From Bondage to Legacy Sojourner Truth, born as Isabella Baumfree in 1797, rose from the...

A Day in the Life of William Grayson: The Struggle Over the Northwest Ordinance It was July 12, 1787, in New York City, where the...

The Combahee River Raid: Harriet Tubman’s Most Daring Mission The sun had barely risen on June 2, 1863, as Harriet Tubman stood at the...

Slavery in the States The establishment of slavery laws in the American colonies and later states varied significantly across regions and...

The Story of Kofi: A Boy Taken into Slavery (This story is fictional, but helps to understand the feelings felt) Kofi was a boy of ten...

Using Cross-Curricular Activities to Enhance Learning Education is at its most impactful when students can see how different subjects...

Louisiana in 1800: A Vast and Contested Territory In 1800, the territory known as Louisiana encompassed a vast and undefined expanse of...