Africans in America
America's journey through slavery is presented in four parts. For each era, you'll find a historical Narrative, a Resource Bank of images, documents, stories, biographies, and commentaries, and a Teacher's Guide for using the content of the Web site and television series in U.S. history courses.
The Terrible Transformation: Narrative | Resource Bank | Teacher's Guide
1450-1750
Revolution: Narrative | Resource Bank | Teacher's Guide
1750-1805
Brotherly Love: Narrative | Resource Bank | Teacher's Guide
1791-1831
Judgment Day: Narrative | Resource Bank | Teacher's Guide
1831-1865
Introduction | Resource Bank Index | Teacher's Guide Contents | Youth Activity Guide | The TV Series and Beyond
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Major funding for Africans in America is provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
National sponsorship is provided by Bankers Trust, the Fannie Mae Foundation, and McDonald's.
Additional funding is provided by the Ford Foundation, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation, Stratford Foundation, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers.
Major funding for the Africans in America Web site is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
The Africans in America Web site
is a production of WGBH Interactive for PBS Online.
