• African-American History Theresa Mudrock has organized a wonderful gathering of links. A good place to start research.
• African-American History and Heritage SiteQuite a variety of links assembled by Gerri Gribi. Recently recommended by the NEA.
• African-American Mosaic Exhibition A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black History and Culture.
• Black History Hotlist Provided by Franklin Institute.
• Black History Hotlist Long list of sites providing information on African-American history. Wide variety of topics.
• Black History Treasure Hunt Try your hand at this quiz which comes with links to websites with more information.
• Britannica Guide to Black History Provides biographical sketches and many African Americans as well as other concerns significant to black history.
• Infoplease Black History Month Collection of links to biographies, time lines, events, etc. Also includes quizzes and puzzles.
• SpiritualsA gathering of information on the history, songs, and composers of spirituals. Searchable list of songs with lyrics.
• The Story of AfricaBased on BBC's scholarly program. Many links.
• Virtual History Tour These are links to places in Boston, including: Harriet Tubman Memorial, Memorial to the 54th Regiment, Abiel Smith School, and others.

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Civil War

• American Civil War Homepage Extensive, award-winning collection of links maintained and updated (often) by Dr. George H. Hoemann from the University of Tennessee.
• About.com's "Civil War Menu" Rich source of information evaluated by an actual human expert.
• Civil War Collection of links put together by Dakota State University.
• The History Channel Use their "key word" box to search for your topic, or type "American Civil War."
• Selected Civil War Photographs The Library of Congress American Memory site. Provides selected photographs, searchable by subject.

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Country Information

• NationMasterFascinating graphic comparisons of the world's countries. Links to national profiles, flags, various statistics. Searchable.
• Portals to the World Library of Congress provides "selective links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations" of the world.

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Geography

Geography World Teacher Brad Bowerman's large collection of geographical links.

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Government

• Ben's Guide Ben Franklin leads middle school kids to all sorts of government information.
• FirstGov "The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal."
• FirstGov for Kids Federal sites for kids all grouped by subject.
• Congress for Kids Uncle Sam leads you on an interactive tour of the federal government, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.
• Dirksen Center's "About Government" The Dirksen Congressional Center provides links to much information about U.S. government, including the branches of government,government documents, and politics.
• U.S. House of Representatives Not only can you find out who your Representative is, but you can write to that person via this site. Many links to current happenings, as well as to links to find bills or laws.
• U.S. Senate The official site. Similar to the U.S. House site.

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Maps

• Atlas Xpeditions Choose a location from pull-down menus, then select a type of map you�d like to see. Creator: National Geographic Society.
• Maps of the World To find maps using the interactive world map, go directly to one of the 7 Regional maps, or use the alphabetic index of countries.
• Outline Maps All maps are designed to print on one page. Quite a variety. Includes U.S. history.
• Outline State Maps Also has links to other state info.
• Panoramic Maps 1847-1929 Historical maps of cities provided by the Library of Congress.
• Reference Maps from the CIAIncludes world, continent, and regional maps, updated each year. Creator: Central Intelligence Agency.

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World History

• Ancient History The BBC covers Anglo Saxons, Egyptians, Greeks, Prehistory, Romans, and Vikings.
• Explore a Pyramid NEW LINK--Fall '08! An interactive National Geographic site where a �player� operates a robot to remotely explore an ancient pyramid.
• Footwear of the Middle Ages More than you ever wanted to know about medieval footwear. Fascinating!
• Holidays on the NetSearch for specific holiday links.
• ReligionsWorld Almanac for Kids provides a surprising amount of information on the major world religions.
• Religions of the World The BBC shares information on Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, and Sikhism.
• Religious Movements Professor at the University of Virginia provides all sorts of information on various religions.