This site is well-organized and comprehensive enough to be meaningful to any student. This site by Encarta offers specific information about the musicians, writers, and artists of this era, as well as links to related Encarta articles and websites. This site has three levels of quizzes made to be fun and educational. After taking the quiz, you receive a score, but not the correct answers. You must read the profiles on these historical African American figures to find the answers.
Profiles are brief, to the point, and have pictures.
There is a special section for teachers on how to make this a classroom supplement. There are lesson outlines included in the site. Students break into groups and take the roles of the major players in the Little Rock case, with the goal of understanding why and how the confrontation developed. It's a project that takes some planning, but it could have powerful results. Through the study of paintings, books, photography, and poetry, students will learn about the history of Black dance.