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African American soldiers: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 4.10; After Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, some 180,000 African American soldiers fought for the Union cause in the Civil War.; Format: article

African American Moravian log church: This small log church was built in Salem, North Carolina in 1823 as the Moravian church for African Americans. In 1861, the African American congregation moved to a larger brick church.; Format: image/photograph

African American school, Forsyth County: Circa 1870 photo of the first school for African Americans in Forsyth County. The school was built near Salem in 1867 on Moravian lands south of Salem Creek.; Format: image/photograph

Montford Point Marine Museum: Visit this museum which preserves the legacy of the Montford Point Marines, African American Marines who served with courage and pride from 1942 to 1949.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

African American Cultural Complex: Originally named Black Heritage Park, the African American Cultural Complex celebrates the outstanding contributions made by African-Americans.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Race in her lifetime: In this lesson, students will use oral histories to trace the life of Rebecca Clark, an African American who was born in rural Orange County just before the Depression and witnessed the changes in civil rights over the years.; Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)

YMI Cultural Center: This cultural center was created to preserve the visual and performing arts heritages of African-Americans and other minorities. The Center has an art gallery with over 100 works of art from renowned artists such as Elizabeth Catlett, Romare Bearden, John Biggers. It also offers art classes to all age groups.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Diggs Gallery Of Winston Salem State University: This university art gallery specializes in African and African-American art.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

The Wilmington Race Riot: In North Carolina in the New South, page 8.3; In November 1898, on the heels of the state Democratic Party's white supremacy campaign, violence broke out in Wilmington. A white mob burned the offices of a black newspaper and killed at least twenty-five African Americans.; Format: article

The African American State Fair: In North Carolina in the New South, page 1.10; For several years in the late nineteenth century, African American farmers held their own state fair in Raleigh to showcase improvements in agriculture.; Format: article; By Jim L. Sumner.

John Chavis: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 3.10; John Chavis (1762?–1838), a free African American living in North Carolina, was a widely respected minister and teacher with long-reaching influence on both whites and African Americans.; Format: biography

Civil rights protests and dilemmas: In this lesson students explore well-known civil rights protests then listen to two oral histories of individuals who protested in their own way to promote equality for African Americans. Students specifically will consider personal risks involved in protest.; Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)

A black sailor in the American Revolution: This African American sailor, whose portrait here was painted during the American Revolution, wears the uniform of a sailor in the navy rather than of one on a private ship.; Format: image/painting

Afro-American Cultural Center: This cultural center was created to preserve the visual and performing arts heritages of African-Americans and other minorities. The Center has an art gallery with “over 100 works of art from renowned artists such as Elizabeth Catlett, Romare Bearden, John Biggers.” It also offers art classes to all age groups.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

From stringbands to bluesmen: African American music in the Piedmont: This article from Carolina Music Ways discusses the transition in African American music from stringband to blues in the North Carolina Piedmont between 1860 and 1940, with a focus on Preston Fulp, a blues musician who gained prominence in Winston-Salem in the 1930s.; Format: article

African Americans get the vote in eastern North Carolina: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 9.9; After the Civil War, African American communities in eastern North Carolina, having already tasted freedom during the war, were ready to fight for political rights.; Format: article

Welcoming the troops home: African-American families line the streets of New York to celebrate the homecoming of the 369th Army infantry unit in 1919.; Format: image/photograph

Slave songs: This lesson plan allows students to learn more about the religious observances of slaves in the United States by presenting hymns from Slave Songs in the US digitized in the Documenting the American South Collection. This is a great lesson to introduce the intersection of religion and slavery in a US history or African American history class.; Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 Social Studies); By Meghan Mcglinn.

The African American experience in NC after Reconstruction: The documents included in this lesson come from The North Carolina Experience collection of Documenting the American South and specifically focus on African Americans and race relations in the early 20th century. The lesson juxtaposes accounts that relate to both the positive improvements of black society and arguments against advancement. Combined, these primary sources and the accompanying lesson plan could be used as a Document Based Question (DBQ) in an AP US history or African American history course.; Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 Social Studies); By Meghan Mcglinn.

Comparing proverbs: The lesson will feature comparisons of American and African proverbs.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Pat Chancer.

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