History: Go Online

Provided by TSLA (Tennessee State Library & Archives), this online information collection includes biographies, bills filed, timelines, etc. pertaining to the 14 black men who served as Tennessee legislators before 1900.

The oldest, most widely known and respected popular U.S. history magazine. Central to its mission is making top-tier scholarship accessible to a wide range of audiences, proving that history can be lively and interesting,

The web site of the American Historical Association provides information regarding membership, meetings, as well as job and career resources.

Documentary website that contains lynching-related photographs, postcards, and illustrations. Link courtesy of Dr. Cheathem.

Searchable site that offers access to almost every historical document produced by the U.S. legislative bodies. Link courtesy of Dr. Cheathem.

Primary sources of various types, particularly popular culture. Link courtesy of Dr. Cheathem.

A web portal containing annotated links to over 1,000 history web sites as well as links to resources for history teachers including lesson plans, teacher guides, activities, and quizzes.

Biographical directory of members of U.S. Congress since 1774. Link courtesy of Dr. Cheathem.

Analysis and selection of photographs of Progressive Era child labor taken by noted photographer Lewis Hine. Link courtesy of Dr. Cheathem.

Blog focused on the memory of the Civil War; his blogroll contains a number of good Civil War-related blogs. Link courtesy of Dr. Cheathem.

Selected Civil War photographs and analysis of photographs. Link courtesy of Dr. Cheathem.

Portal to extensive primary and secondary sources concerning American history. Link courtesy of Dr. Cheathem.

The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) brings together the riches of America’s libraries, archives, and museums, and makes them freely available to the world.

Website containing nearly 200 discussion networks dealing with various aspects of history. Link courtesy of Dr. Cheathem.

Online resource for Harper’s Weekly, a national periodical that existed during the Civil War and Gilded Age periods. Link courtesy of Dr. Cheathem.

Searchable archive of historical texts. Link courtesy of Dr. Cheathem.

Searchable archive of politically significant audio material. Link courtesy of Dr. Cheathem.

Website for high school and college teachers of U.S. history courses. Link courtesy of Dr. Cheathem.

A web site from the Weider History Group, a major history magazine publisher, HistoryNet provides photo galleries, articles from various magazines, archives, and more.

History news, blogs, etc. Link courtesy of Dr. Cheathem.

Useful articles, lessons plans, etc., dealing with American history. Link courtesy of Dr. Cheathem.

Some good primary sources on various historical topics. Link courtesy of Dr. Cheathem.

Calculator allows one to convert prices in history to modern values. Link courtesy of Dr. Cheathem.

A collection of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts for educational use. Information and documents from ancient to modern times.

The Library of Congress website contains primary documents, film, images, maps, newspapers, and sound recordings from American history.

The most complete set of election returns available for the early U.S. republic. Link courtesy of Dr. Cheathem.

Historical commentary, data, and images from presidential elections from 1860-1912. Link courtesy of Dr. Cheathem.

Role-playing scenarios for history classes. Link courtesy of Dr. Cheathem.

Primary sources and short biographies related to Salem Witch Trials. Link courtesy of Dr. Cheathem.

Comprehensive coverage of TN history through brief, easy to understand encyclopedia entries.

Digital collection of images and documents; focused primarily on Tennessee and southern history, including the Civil War, the Lost Cause, Vietnam, the New Deal, and African-American history. Link courtesy of Dr. Cheathem.

The most comprehensive collection of slave-trading data available; based on over 35,000 slave voyages made between 1514 and 1866. Link courtesy of Dr. Cheathem.

Abbreviated style sheet demonstrating most common usages of Turabian citation format. Link courtesy of Dr. Cheathem.

Public resources from the US Census Bureau including population, economic, industry, and geography studies.

Digital archive of Augusta County, Virginia, and Franklin County, Pennsylvania, during the Civil War period. Link courtesy of Dr. Cheathem.

Excellent graphic representation of individuals of historical wealth in the U.S. Link courtesy of Dr. Cheathem.

Photographs of lynchings, often graphic, from Jim Crow era. Link courtesy of Dr. Cheathem.

Flickr account with 128 WWII propaganda posters. Link courtesy of Dr. Cheathem.

Browse history resources by continent or country, era or epoch, methods and materials, or by topic.