The American Colonist’s Library: A Treasure of Primary Sources
http://personal.pitnet.net/primarysources/
"An invaluable collection of historical works which contributed to the formation of American politics, culture, and ideals..."
The American Colonist’s Library is another site that offers quite a bit of information for the visitor. This site features the works of Benjamin Franklin, Sam Adams, George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and many more. One great aspect of this site is that it offers the visitor access to a list of the classical and medieval texts that served to influence the thinking and lives of the Founders, and the formation of American politics, cultures, and ideals.
Brown v. Board of Education Online Archives
http://www.lib.umich.edu/exhibits/brownarchive/index.html/
“Welcome to the University of Michigan Library’s Brown v. Board of Education Digital Archive. This archive contains documents and images which chronicle events surrounding this historically significant case up to the present.”
The emancipation of Southern slaves at the end of the Civil War presented the American judicial system with a new challenge: how to integrate African Americans into the social fabric. Since their freedom from bondage, African American citizens have constantly struggled against oppression. Their tools in this battle varied throughout the years. However, the twentieth century witnessed civil rights successes in the courtroom. Brown v. Board of Education Online Archives offers court summaries, Supreme Court decisions, text, court transcripts, and images. The material covers court cases beginning with Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) to Jennifer Gratz v. Lee Bollinger (2003). The information is accessible to a wide audience and highly reliable. Also, there are links that take the browser to various other civil rights websites.
Landmark Supreme Court Cases
http://www.landmarkcases.org/index.html
“This site was developed to provide teachers with a full range of resources and activities to support the teaching of landmark Supreme Court cases, helping students explore the key issues of each case.”
Diana Hess, Nancy McCullough, and Jennifer Brandsberg teamed up with Street Law and the Supreme Court Historical Society to create Landmark Supreme Court Cases. At this site, teachers and students can access primary documents, narratives, lesson plans, and reading activities. The material approaches the subject from multiple angles. The lessons on specific cases include multiple reading levels and are tailored to fit class sessions. If the instructor prefers teaching legal concepts, the site provides this material, as well. Some of the material is complex, and the website includes teaching strategies.
National Constitution Center (NCC)
http://www.constitutioncenter.org
"NCC was established to increase awareness and understanding of the U.S. Constitution, the constitution’s history, and the constitutions relevance to our daily lives…”
The one thing a visitor to this website will notice is the number of lesson plans available to educators in the area of constitutional subjects. To coincide with the lesson plans, there is an area of historical documents relating to constitutional history such as the Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, Bill of Rights, and Constitution. One good feature worth noting about this site is the Kids Corner section that contains activities, quizzes, and a glossary of terms.
Oyez: U. S. Supreme Court Multimedia
http://www.oyez.org/oyez/frontpage
“Today, The OYEZ Project provides access to more than 2000 hours of Supreme Court audio. All audio in the Court recorded since 1995 is included in the project. Before 1995, the audio collection is selective. It remains our aim to create a complete and authoritative archive of Supreme Court audio covering the entire span from October 1955 through the most recent release.”
For students and teachers wanting to research a specific case, Supreme Court justice, or simply find information on the highest court in America, Oyez: U.S. Supreme Court Multimedia provides an excellent starting point. This site has information on all of the Supreme Court justices, as well as transcriptions, audio recordings, and summaries of the decisions of the court. The virtual tour of the Supreme Court offers visitors a chance to view images of the building and the chambers in which these legal battles are fought. Finally, the website offers links to other sites that further instruct researchers on the workings and history of the U. S. Supreme Court.
Supreme Court Antitrust Debates
http://www.ripon.edu/faculty/bowenj/antitrust/INTRO.htm
“Welcome to the Supreme Court Antitrust Debates (SCADs), a collection of excerpts from 72 of the Court's antitrust opinions from 1895 through 1993.”
Created by John Bowen and associates at Ripon College, Supreme Court Antitrust Debates provides browsers with transcripts and guides for antitrust cases. The guides pose questions that link the various antitrust cases together, thus urging the browser to consider each case as a link in a long chain of legal actions against large, exploitative corporations like Standard Oil. Also, the website has biographies of the justices involved in these cases. Although not exhaustive, the snippets give the reader a general sense of how these justices were perceived. Finally, this website has links to websites containing antitrust rulings, glossaries, court opinions, and enforcement agencies.

