RESOURCES:
Chapter 2: Industrialization and Immigration
Section 1: America Enters the Industrial Age
Alexander Graham Bell's Path to the Telephonehttp://jefferson.village.virginia.edu / albell / homepage.html
Detailed technical information and flowcharts, incorporating Bell's own sketches that trace the development of the telephone. Includes links to related sites.
The Life of Thomas A. Edison http://memory.loc.gov / ammem / edhtml / edbio.html
Biography of Thomas Edison from the Library of Congress.
John D. Rockefeller: A Photographic History http://www.financialhistory.org / MAGAZINE / photo-history.htm
Text and pictures chronicling the life of John D. Rockefeller.
Andrew Carnegie: A Tribute http://www.clpgh.org / exhibit / carnegie.html
Photos, text, audio and links about Andrew Carnegie.
The Robber Barons http://pbskids.org / bigapplehistory / business / topic8.html
An overview with pictures of several of the robber barons during the rise of big business.
Jan Ernest Matzeliger http://www.black-collegian.com / african / aaprofil.shtml#mat
A brief biography of Matzeliger and a discussion of his shoe-making invention.
1876 Centennial Exhibition http://www.bc.edu / bc_org / avp / cas / fnart / fa267 / 1876fair.html
A photo archive of the exhibition. Pictures can be enlarged to see detail.
Section 2: Immigration and Modern Urban Growth
Angel Island: Li Keng Wong's Story http://teacher.scholastic.com / activities / asian-american / angel_island / index.htm
Profile of a Chinese American woman whose family immigrated to the United States via Angel Island.
European Emigration: The Swedish Case http://www.americanwest.com / swedemigr / pages / emigra.htm
In-depth report on Swedish emigration to America in the late 19th century, with a link to the personal story of a mid-20th-century immigrant. Has links to a variety of sites on Sweden and U.S. immigration.
The Lower East Side Tenement Museum http://www.tenement.org / Virtual_Tour / index_virtual.html
A virtual tour of a New York tenement building.
1882 Chinese Exclusion Act http://www.civics-online.org / library / formatted / texts / chinese_act.html
The text of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
Angel Island History http://www.aiisf.org / history
A brief history of the port of entry.
What Happened at Ellis Island? http://www.historychannel.com / ellisisland / gateway / intro.html
A History Channel feature that describes what immigrants faced upon arriving at Ellis Island in the late 1800s.
Section 3: Discrimination Against African Americans
Chasing the Dream: History of Segregation http://www.cnn.com / fyi / interactive / specials / bhm / backgrounder / segregation.html
CNN special feature on the history of segregation. In-depth article that traces its history from the time of colonial slavery, to Jim Crow Laws, the Civil Rights Movement, and into the present day. Includes information on other Black History resources, lesson plans, and links.
Ida B. Wells Barnett http://www.lkwdpl.org / wihohio / barn-ida.htm
Biography of a courageous and forceful reformer.
"Jim Crow" Laws http://www.nps.gov / archive / malu / documents / jim_crow_laws.htm
A sampling of "Jim Crow" laws from different states around the country. From the National Park Service.
Segregation in America http://alt.tnt.tv / movies / tntoriginals / wallace / seg.home.html
Excellent information about the history of segregation in America, and a special focus of segregationist Governor George Wallace.
Section 4: The Labor Movement
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire http://www.ilr.cornell.edu / trianglefire /
Survivor interviews, photos and other primary sources on one of the most famous labor disasters.
Samuel Gompers http://www.kentlaw.edu / ilhs / gompers.htm
Biography of the first president of the American Federation of Labor.
Mary Harris "Mother" Jones (1830–1930) http://www.depts.drew.edu / wmst / corecourses / wmst111 / timeline_bios / MoJones.htm
A brief biographical sketch and time line on "Mother Jones" labor organizer.
1886, May 4: Haymarket Tragedy http://www.chipublib.org / 004chicago / disasters / haymarket_photos.html
Photos and information about the Chicago labor clash.
Section 5: Society and Mass Culture
Coney Island History http://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com / coasters / history / early_1900 / history_coney.shtml
History of Coney Island, birthplace of the American amusement park.
Bicycle History http://inventors.about.com / library / inventors / blbicycle.htm
Overview of bicycle history with links to sites covering the early-20th-century role of the bicycle in altering culture and lifestyles.
Chapter 2: Industrialization and Immigration
Section 1: America Enters the Industrial Age
Alexander Graham Bell's Path to the Telephonehttp://jefferson.village.virginia.edu / albell / homepage.html
Detailed technical information and flowcharts, incorporating Bell's own sketches that trace the development of the telephone. Includes links to related sites.
The Life of Thomas A. Edison http://memory.loc.gov / ammem / edhtml / edbio.html
Biography of Thomas Edison from the Library of Congress.
John D. Rockefeller: A Photographic History http://www.financialhistory.org / MAGAZINE / photo-history.htm
Text and pictures chronicling the life of John D. Rockefeller.
Andrew Carnegie: A Tribute http://www.clpgh.org / exhibit / carnegie.html
Photos, text, audio and links about Andrew Carnegie.
The Robber Barons http://pbskids.org / bigapplehistory / business / topic8.html
An overview with pictures of several of the robber barons during the rise of big business.
Jan Ernest Matzeliger http://www.black-collegian.com / african / aaprofil.shtml#mat
A brief biography of Matzeliger and a discussion of his shoe-making invention.
1876 Centennial Exhibition http://www.bc.edu / bc_org / avp / cas / fnart / fa267 / 1876fair.html
A photo archive of the exhibition. Pictures can be enlarged to see detail.
Section 2: Immigration and Modern Urban Growth
Angel Island: Li Keng Wong's Story http://teacher.scholastic.com / activities / asian-american / angel_island / index.htm
Profile of a Chinese American woman whose family immigrated to the United States via Angel Island.
European Emigration: The Swedish Case http://www.americanwest.com / swedemigr / pages / emigra.htm
In-depth report on Swedish emigration to America in the late 19th century, with a link to the personal story of a mid-20th-century immigrant. Has links to a variety of sites on Sweden and U.S. immigration.
The Lower East Side Tenement Museum http://www.tenement.org / Virtual_Tour / index_virtual.html
A virtual tour of a New York tenement building.
1882 Chinese Exclusion Act http://www.civics-online.org / library / formatted / texts / chinese_act.html
The text of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
Angel Island History http://www.aiisf.org / history
A brief history of the port of entry.
What Happened at Ellis Island? http://www.historychannel.com / ellisisland / gateway / intro.html
A History Channel feature that describes what immigrants faced upon arriving at Ellis Island in the late 1800s.
Section 3: Discrimination Against African Americans
Chasing the Dream: History of Segregation http://www.cnn.com / fyi / interactive / specials / bhm / backgrounder / segregation.html
CNN special feature on the history of segregation. In-depth article that traces its history from the time of colonial slavery, to Jim Crow Laws, the Civil Rights Movement, and into the present day. Includes information on other Black History resources, lesson plans, and links.
Ida B. Wells Barnett http://www.lkwdpl.org / wihohio / barn-ida.htm
Biography of a courageous and forceful reformer.
"Jim Crow" Laws http://www.nps.gov / archive / malu / documents / jim_crow_laws.htm
A sampling of "Jim Crow" laws from different states around the country. From the National Park Service.
Segregation in America http://alt.tnt.tv / movies / tntoriginals / wallace / seg.home.html
Excellent information about the history of segregation in America, and a special focus of segregationist Governor George Wallace.
Section 4: The Labor Movement
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire http://www.ilr.cornell.edu / trianglefire /
Survivor interviews, photos and other primary sources on one of the most famous labor disasters.
Samuel Gompers http://www.kentlaw.edu / ilhs / gompers.htm
Biography of the first president of the American Federation of Labor.
Mary Harris "Mother" Jones (1830–1930) http://www.depts.drew.edu / wmst / corecourses / wmst111 / timeline_bios / MoJones.htm
A brief biographical sketch and time line on "Mother Jones" labor organizer.
1886, May 4: Haymarket Tragedy http://www.chipublib.org / 004chicago / disasters / haymarket_photos.html
Photos and information about the Chicago labor clash.
Section 5: Society and Mass Culture
Coney Island History http://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com / coasters / history / early_1900 / history_coney.shtml
History of Coney Island, birthplace of the American amusement park.
Bicycle History http://inventors.about.com / library / inventors / blbicycle.htm
Overview of bicycle history with links to sites covering the early-20th-century role of the bicycle in altering culture and lifestyles.