Annotated Bibliography
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07, and Mathew Burke Matthew Burke is a writer at Factinate. “42 Liberating Facts About
Harriet Tubman, The American Emancipator.” Factinate, August 20, 2019.
https://www.factinate.com/people/facts-harriet-tubman/.
This a collective work web page that allows for interesting facts about Historical Figures. This gives little-known facts and information about Harriet Tubman.
“Affidavit, 1693.” Virginia Museum of History & Culture, May 18, 2017. H
ttps://www.virginiahistory.org/node/2290.
This a primary source from the Virginia Museum of History & Culture on the John Punch case of 1693. This site contains other primary sources from the museum.
“Africans in America/Part 2/Benjamin Banneker.” PBS. Public Broadcasting Service. Accessed
July 15, 2020. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part2/2p84.html.
This is a biographical article. It contains information on the life of Benjamin Banneker.
“Africans in America/Part 3/Richard Allen.” PBS. Public Broadcasting Service. Accessed July
15, 2020. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3p97.html.
This is a biographical article. It contains information on the life of Richard Allen.
“Africans in America/Part 3/Gabriel's Conspiracy.” PBS. Public Broadcasting Service. Accessed
July 15, 2020. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3p1576.html.
This is a biographical article. It contains information on the life of Gabriel Prosser.
Austin, Beth. 1619: Virginia’s First Africans, December 2018, 3–4. https://doi.org/July 15, 2020.
This is an online historical journal source. This journal gives information on the first
enslaved Africans brought to North America.
Battalora, Jacqueline M. Birth of a White Nation: The Invention of White People and Its
Relevance Today. Houston, TX: Strategic Book Publishing, 2013.
This source is a historical novel. This novel contains information about the history of
“white” as a legal construct and other relevant historical information.
Campbell, Benjamin P. Richmond's Unhealed History. Richmond, VA: Brandylane
Publishers, 2012.
This source is a historical novel. It contains historical writing on Richmond, Virginia.
Carbado, Devin W., and Donald Weise. “The Civil Rights Identity of Bayard Rustin.” Texas Law
Review 82, no. 5 (April 2004). https://doi.org/July 15, 2020.
This is a biographical journal source. This source is a narrative of the life of Bayard Rustin.
Coleman, Colette. “7 Black Heroes of the American Revolution.” History.com. A&E Television
Networks, February 12, 2020. https://www.history.com/news/black-heroes-american-revolution.
This source contains information about African Americans of the Revolutionary War. Crispus Attucks is included in this source.
Douglass, Fredrick. Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass. CPSIA, 1845.
This source is the autobiography of the life of Fredrick Douglas. This autobiography can serve as a primary source
Franklin, John Hope; Higginbotham, Evelyn Brooks. From Slavery to Freedom: A History of
African Americans. McGraw-Hill Higher Education – (A Kindle Edition)
This is a textbook source that focuses on African American history in the United States. This is an extremely important and useful source to use in teaching history.
“Frederick Douglass.” PBS. Public Broadcasting Service. Accessed July 15, 2020.
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1539.html.
This is a biographical article. It contains information on the life of Fredrick Douglass.
General Court. “Primary Resource General Court Responds to Runaway Servants and Slaves
(1640).” General Court Responds to Runaway Servants and Slaves (1640). Accessed July
15, 2020. https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/general_court_responds_to_runaway_servants_and_slaves_1640.
This is a primary source resource. This online archive contains primary source documents including those written about slave codes and fugitive slave laws.
Harlan, Lewis. Booker T. Washington, 1856-1915. Accessed July 15, 2020.
https://docsouth.unc.edu/fpn/washington/bio.html.
This is a biographical article. It contains information on the life of Booker T. Washington.
History.com Editors. “Black History Milestones: Timeline.” History.com. A&E Television
Networks, October 14, 2009. https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/black-history-
milestones.
This is a useful source that is formatted as a narrated timeline. This source gives information about African American history and historical milestones across the centuries.
Jeffries, Hasan Kwame. Understanding and Teaching the Civil Rights Movement. Madison, WI:
University of Wisconsin Press, 2019.
This is a book written by Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries that any educator who teaches about the Civil Rights movement should read. This book addresses issues surrounding education of the Civil Rights movement and how to correct these issues.
Joseph, Peniel E. The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin
Luther King Jr. New York: Basic Books, 2020.
This is a biographical analysis book written by Peniel E. Joseph, that studies the biographical information of Malcolm X Martin Luther King Jr. This book also compares the two leaders.
Leeuwen, David Van. “Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association.”
Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association, The Twentieth Century, Divining America: Religion in American History, TeacherServe, National Humanities Center. Accessed July 15, 2020. http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/tserve/twenty/tkeyinfo/garvey.htm.
This is a biographical article. It contains information on the life of Marcus Garvey.
Lerner, Bernice. “Why Teach Biography?” Education Week, February 22, 2019.
https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2005/03/16/27lerner.h24.html.
This article discusses the importance of using and teaching biographies. This article provides pedagogical rational and ideas.
Little, Becky. “How the Cult of Robert E. Lee Was Born.” History.com. A&E Television
Networks, August 14, 2017. https://www.history.com/news/how-the-cult-of-robert-e-lee-was-born.
This article contains historical information on the Lost Cause narrative. This article also provides links to other information pertaining to this false narrative.
McCartney, Contributed by Martha. “Virginia's First Africans.” Africans, Virginia's First.
Accessed July 15, 2020. https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/virginia_s_first_africans.
This source is a historical article. The article contains information on the Atlantic Slave Trade and Virginia in the 1600s.
Michals, Edited by Debra. “Mary McLeod Bethune.” National Women's History Museum.
Accessed:July15,2020.https://www.womenshistory.org/educationresources/biographies/mary-mcleod-bethune.
This is a biographical article. It contains information on the life of Mary McLeod Bethune.
Michals, Debra. “Phillis Wheatley.” National Women's History Museum. Accessed
July 15, 2020. https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/phillis-wheatley.
This is a biographical article. It contains information on the life of Phyllis Wheatley.
Michals, Edited by Debra. “Sojourner Truth.” National Women's History Museum. Accessed
July 15, 2020. https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/sojourner-truth.
This is a biographical article. It contains information on the life of Sojourner Truth.
“Monticello.” Benjamin Banneker. Accessed July 15, 2020.
https://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/benjamin-banneker.
This is an online article source that is directly from the Monticello archives and contains primary source letters between Benjamin Banneker and Thomas Jefferson.
Neary, Lynn. “The Enduring Lyricism of W.E.B. Du Bois' 'The Souls of Black Folk'.” NPR.
NPR, February 23, 2018. https://www.npr.org/2018/02/23/588103943/the-enduring-
lyricism-of-w-e-b-du-bois-the-souls-of-black-folk.
This is an analytical article about the book The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B Dubois. This article contains information about the meanings within his book.
Norwood, Arlisha R. “Ida B. Wells-Barnett.” Accessed July 15, 2020.
https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/ida-b-wells-barnett.
This is a biographical article. It contains information on the life of Ida B. Wells.
PBS. “Robert Smalls, from Escaped Slave to House of Representatives.” PBS. Public
Broadcasting Service, November 6, 2013. https://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-
rivers-to-cross/history/which-slave-sailed-himself-to-freedom/.
This is a biographical article. It contains information on the life of Roberts Smalls and how he gained his freedom.
PeoplePill. “John Punch (Slave): African Indentured Servant, Slave.” PeoplePill. Accessed July
15, 2020. https://peoplepill.com/people/john-punch-1/.
This is an online collective page that provides information on Historical Figures. This page contains information on John Punch. This source can also be use for other facts about historical figures.
Reed, Wilson Edward. “Gabriel Prosser (1775-1800), July 26, 2019.
https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/prosser-gabriel-1775-1800/.
This is a biographical article. It contains information on the life of Gabriel Prosser.
Roberts, Sam. “Elizabeth Jennings, Who Desegregated New York's Trolleys.” The New York
Times. The New York Times, February 1, 2019.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/obituaries/elizabeth-jennings-overlooked.html.
This is a biographical article. It contains information on the life of Elizabeth Jennings.
Siddiqui, Zafar. “From Malcolm X to El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz: The Story Must Be Told.” Star
Tribune. Star Tribune, February 26, 2010. https://www.startribune.com/from-malcolm-x-to-el-hajj-malik-el-shabazz-the-story-must-be-told/85477167/?refresh=true
This is a biographical article about the life of Malcolm X. This article outlines his life.
Smithsonian. “The Historical Legacy of Juneteenth.” National Museum of African American
History and Culture, June 18, 2020. https://nmaahc.si.edu/blog-post/historical-legacy-Juneteenth.
This article discusses the Historical Significance of Juneteenth. This a museum archive article with links to other resources.
Standford. “Malcolm X.” The Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute, May
30, 2019. https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/malcolm-x.
This is a biographical article. It contains information on the life of Malcolm X.
Truth, Sojourner. The Narrative of Sojourner Truth. Minerva Publishing, 1850.
This is the life story of Sojourner Truth, as told by her, and transcribed with the help of others. This book contains her life story and accomplishments.
The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica. “Phillis Wheatley.” Encyclopedia Britannica.
Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., December 2, 2019.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Phillis-Wheatley.
This is an online encyclopedia article containing biographical information. This article contains information on the life of Phillis Wheatley.
“The Nobel Peace Prize 1964.” NobelPrize.org. Accessed July 15, 2020.
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1964/king/biographical/.
This is an online article by the Nobel Prize organization about Martin Luther King Jr. This article details King’s accomplishments as a Nobel Prize recipient.
Theoharis, Jeanne. “How History Got the Rosa Parks Story Wrong.” The Washington Post. WP
Company,December1,2015.https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/12/01/how-history-got-the-rosa-parks-story-wrong/.
This is an informative article from the Washington Post about the decontextualized narrative of Rosa Parks. The article details why this narrative distorts her story and work.
U.S. Courts. “Justice Thurgood Marshall Profile - Brown v. Board of Education Re-Enactment.”
United States Courts. Accessed July 15, 2020. https://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/justice-thurgood-marshall-profile-brown-v-board.
This is a biographical article published by the United States Court System. This source contains information about Thurgood Marshall; his works and accomplishments.
Washington, Booker T. Up from Slavery: An Autobiography. Astounding Stories, 2015.
This is the autobiography of Booker T. Washington. This source contains his life story.
Wheatley, Phillis, Margaretta Matilda Odell, and George W. Light. Memoir and Poems of Phillis
Wheatley, a Native African and a Slave.: Dedicated to the Friends of the Africans. Boston:
Published by Geo. W. Light, Lyceum Depository, 3 Cornhill., 1834.
This source is a memoir written by Phillis Wheatley. This source also contains her poetry.
“Who Was Ella Baker?” Ella Baker Center. Accessed July 15, 2020.
https://ellabakercenter.org/about/who-was-ella-baker?gclid=CjwKCAjwjLD4BRAiEiwAg5NBFpkTK3ImWELHd0sH09tdHWBAsDYnlUIWWP7tx-tdnliWTkcKfVG8mhoCjEoQAvD_BwE.
This is a biographical article from the Ella Baker Center about her life. It contains information on the life and works of Ella Baker.
Wineburg, Samuel S. Why Learn History (When It's Already on Your Phone). Chicago; London:
The University of Chicago Press, 2018.
This is an academic book focusing on the practices used in teaching history. This book challenges about prevailing history instruction and assessments.
X, Malcolm. O.A.A.U. Founding Forum. Manhattan, NY. June 28, 1964.
This is a biographical article about Malcolm X and the O.A.A.U. This article gives information
about his founding and work with the organization.
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