MERLOT Materials

The 1,280 images in this collection have been selected from a wide range of sources, most of them dating from the period... see more

Higher Education was built to serve wealthy white men (Thelin, et al. 2021). It was not originally intended to educate... see more

A video clip of actress Alfre Woodard reading Sojourner Truth's Ain't I a Woman?

AP Archive is the film and video archive of The Associated Press, one of the largest and most trusted sources of... see more

Welcome to Arlington National Cemetery’s new education program! Discover the diverse history of the United States through... see more

This site allows the public to access over 150,000 primary sources that were previously dispersed in separate archives in... see more

Civil War Washington examines the U.S. national capital from multiple perspectives as a case study of social, political,... see more

This paper reports on a quantitative study that investigated the impact of ethnicity and gender on perceptions of online... see more

Freedom Now explores the relationship between northern do-gooders and Mississippi civil rights activists. According to... see more

Rose Zimbardo and Philip Zimbardo have created a series of essays that illuminate the character of mythical and real... see more

“How has Africa been made to mean?” For a long time, Africa has been depicted in the arts and media as a place of famine... see more

In the series Africultures, a short interview with world-renowned recording artists, Amadou et Mariam. This short... see more

Describing the African-American influence on American music in all of its glory and variety is an intimidating—if not... see more

This module, intended for use in introductory humanities courses, will be an interdisciplinary, comparative analysis of... see more

How many slaves work for you? There are 27 million slaves in the world today. Many of them contribute to the supply... see more

An enjoyable listening experience and impressive collection of YouTube Jazz Videoes (4-5 minutes in duration) created by... see more

The Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library at UNC (Chapel Hill) is presenting 1 document per day that is 150... see more

In honor of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the National Parks Service developed a website that offers access to... see more

We will consider a variety of arguments for and against the biological and / or social “reality” of race—taking into... see more

This lesson has students analyzing lynching postcards from the site withoutsanctuary.org. A simple writing prompt will... see more

A PBS series on Women, War and Peace available as podcasts online. The series, originally broadcasted on television,... see more

This digital collection presents primary sources from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries and the Wisconsin... see more

This is a collection of illustrated children's stories from many African cultures. It includes stories in English and a... see more

This guide is designed to offer readers the opportunity to reflect on the significance of racism in their own lives. Act... see more