Resources
Research Websites
History of Immigration (Groups I, II, and III) Websites
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/index.htm
www.closeup.org/immigrat.htm#overview
www.bergen.org/AAST/projects/immigration
www.teacheroz.com/colonies.htm
www.suite101.com/article.cfm/5871/32260
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_slave_trade
www.liunet.edu/cwis/cwp/library/aaslavry.htm
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/awhhtml/awlaw3/slavery.html
www.africawithin.com/black_history/overview_chapter21.html
Websites for 1600-1874
www.closeup.org/immigrat.htm#overview
www.teacheroz.com/colonies.htm
www.suite101.com/article.cfm/5871/32260
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_slave_trade
www.liunet.edu/cwis/cwp/library/aaslavry.htm
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/awhhtml/awlaw3/slavery.html
Websites for 1875-1999
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/index.htm
www.closeup.org/immigrat.htm#overview
www.angel-island.com/history.html
Websites for 2000-2006
www.pbs.org/independentlens/newamericans/
www.closeup.org/immigrat.htm#overview
Current Immigration Laws and Policy (Group IV) Websites
www.uscis.gov/graphics/index.htm
Books and Articles:
1. Politics of Labor Expediency and the Birth of the Agricultural/ Guestworkers program by Cindy Hahamovitch Backgrounder 1999
2. Cast Down Your Bucket Where You Are. Black Americans on Immigration by Darryl Scott Backgrounder 1999
3. Decades if Mass Immigration. The Legacy of the 1965 Immigration Act. Backgrounder 1995
4. Tumulty, K. "Should They Stay Or Should They Go?" Time Magazine, April 10, 2006
Students, do not forget to check your school library or local library for information! A book can be a great historical resource and a magazine can provide the newest information about immigration right now.
Some presentation websites to consider:
To write a play:
http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/playindex.htm
To write a song:
http://www.robinfrederick.com/write.html
Websites to contact your United States Representative:
www.congress.org/congressorg/home/
www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
For Image Credits, please see Teacher Notes
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