Texas Southern University
http://www.tsu.edu
Texas Southern University was formally chartared by the state of Texas on March 3, 1947. It was originally called the Texas State University for Negros. Its name was changed in 1951. TSU is the second largest Historically Black University in the nation. It has several nationally noted academic programs and research centers including the Tavis Smiley School of Communication and a NASA Research Center, among several others.
Jim Crow Laws in Texas
http://www.jimcrowhistory.org/scripts/jimcrow/insidesouth.cgi?state=Texas
Jim Crow is a term that refers to segregated laws established to systemically prohibit African-Americans from social, political and economic equality.
Texas State Library and Archive Commission
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/exhibits/forever/index.html
This website features those African-Americans who were elected to the political office in Texas in the 19th century.
Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia
http://www.ferris.edu/jimcrow/
This museum, which is housed at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan, has an extraordinary collection of Jim Crow memorabilia.
Remembering Jim Crow by American Radio Works http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/remembering/
This website features a series of documentaries on the Jim Crow system across American.
Remembering Jim Crow by American Radio Works http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/remembering/bitter.html
This website explains how the name Jim Crow became associated with American segregated laws.
The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/education.html
This website offers several resources that teachers can use in the classroom to explain the Jim Crow era.
Harvard University’s research center on African-Americans http://dubois.fas.harvard.edu/index.html
This website offers extensive research on African- American issues.
