To Kill a Mockingbird Research

Books
What Blood Won't Tell: A History of Race on Trial in America
This is a link to an excerpt from the book that focuses on the performance of purity.


Articles
Segregation (Jim Crow) by the Encyclopedia of Alabama
The Press and Lynchings of African Americans
Rape, Racism and the Myth of the Black Rapist by Angela Davis
Poverty in Alabama


Pictures - Library of Congress

African American girls and women, Alma Plantation. Library of Congress

The Library of Congress has a wealth of information and primary source materials such as photographs and interviews. Start here.

Audio
Life During the Great Depression - Interviews

Life in Alabama During the 1930's - Interviews

Video


You'll need to cite your sources. BibMe will help you do this easily. Watch the video and see how.


WebSites

The History of Jim Crow via kwout

Keywords: Jim Crow, Negro, Alabama, African-American, segregation, Great Depression, 1930's, lynching, perjury, rape, trials, injustice

Ms. K's Town Hall Meeting

Habitat and Needs of White-Tailed Deer

Fast Facts from National Geographic

Seasonal Habitat Requirements
Georgia Deer Facts
Controlling Deer Damage in Georgia
Key Words: habitat, environment, deer management, white tailed deer, hunting, facts, eating habits, living habits

Virtual Lab with Mr. Colavito

Circuit Construction Kit (AC DC), Virtual Lab - Circuits, Light Bulbs, Batteries - PhET via kwout

Kenneth and Mamie Clark's Doll Test

Kenneth and Mamie Clark

What is Colorism?

Definition: Colorism is a practice of discrimination by which those with lighter skin are treated more favorably than those with darker skin. In the African-American community, this traditionally played out via the paper bag test. Those lighter than the standard paper lunch bag were allowed entry into fraternities, sororities and other realms of black upper class life, while dark-skinned blacks were excluded. The Spike Lee film “School Daze” is an exploration of colorism. Source

In the 1940's Kenneth and Mamie Clark, a married psychologist team, conducted a test to study children's attitudes about race and how segregation affected their self esteem. Kenneth, who eventually became the first Black president of the American Psychological Association, and Mamie's study became evidence in Brown v. the Board of Education which outlawed segregated schools.

In 2007 Kiri Davis did the test again and you can see her results in her documentary film, A Girl Like Me.