This resource defines and explains the various types of alimony and what factors may determine whether it is awarded.

Explore the changes that have occurred within the health insurance field and the impact on the consumer's ability to afford insurance, and understand the dilemma physicians face in providing managed care.

The Supreme Court's landmark opinion overturned its earlier ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson and declared segregated schools unconstitutional.

The Supreme Court's opinion in Brown II reflects the struggle between federal and state governments on how and when school desegregation would occur.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 helped enforce the Brown ruling, a decade later.

This collection of excerpts from legislation and court decisions documents key phases of the legal struggle to gain and implement equal education.

The Supreme Court's 1927 opinion in Gong Lum v. Rice affirmed legalized school segregation.

This 1946 federal court ruling marked a victory for Mexican Americans and chipped away at the "separate but equal" doctrine, declaring segregated schools based on national origin unconstitutional.

The background essay provided in this lesson plan on the later ramifications of the 14th Amendment explains the Congressional legislation of all types during Reconstruction. Click on the 'View' button to read the Amendment.

Historical information on Booker T. Washington, the foremost black educator of the late 19th and 20th centuries. This site offers an overview of his greatest accomplishments, including links to his autobiography and other writings. This is a great resource for reports.

Read the complete text from the book "Up from Slavery: An Autobiography", by Booker T. Washington, in which he explores his journey from slave to educator. Includes illustrations, biographical facts, and links to further information on his life.

Here, read the entire text to "Fifty Years in Chains; or, The Life of an American Slave," which was written by Charles Ball and originally published in 1859.

At this site from the University of North Carolina, you can read letters written by George E. Pickett (1825-1875), a Confederate soldier. Originally published in 1913, this book provides George E. Pickett's correspondence with his wife, while he is at war.

E-text of a book with primary and secondary source information about Harriet Tubman by Sarah Bradford published in 1886. RI.9-10.7 different mediums

This website is quite unique, in that it compiles historical data in a segmented form of the birth and evolution of Black Christianity in America. Carter G. Woodson, one of the most respected names relative to the anthology of the Negro, delivers a series of literary excerpts on the founding of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the Presbyterian Church(Negro version), the C.M.E. movement, and the Negro Baptists. The subject of the enslavement of Blacks precipitated much debate during this time, and many of the pioneers in the field of religious education migrated back to a number of African colonies. All in all, this site should provide the reader with a sense of awareness of the plight of black religious leaders of that day, who labored, despite numerous obstacles.

This site, from the University of North Carolina, provides the full text of "My Life in the South," the autobiography of an emancipated slave, Jacob Stroyer(1849-1908). The text is complete and in-depth with a full introduction and photos of the original publication.

HTML full text of the "Life and Times of Frederick Douglass," the autobiography of the 19th century African American abolitionist (1818-1895).

UNC's resource provides links to download the entire text of "Narrative of James Williams, an American Slave," which was published in 1838. Included are 1838 articles from "The Liberator," in which the authenticity of this narrative is debated.

The official report by a joint select committee of the Congress of the Confederate States of America investigating the treatment of prisoners of war in Confederate prisons. An interesting look at a primary source document reflecting the views of the Confederacy.

These historically significant primary documents trace the evolution of the church in the black south into a significant part of the community.