The author, who has attended the NCSS annual conference for more than four decades, highlights key websites with outstanding resources from the most recent conference.

Teachers can use specific tools and strategies highlighted in this article to foster open, honest, and productive dialogues on race and identity in an educational setting.

African American history museums are valuable resources for challenging, complementing, or extending the information about Africa that students see in school and society.

Students can use the large Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database to conduct research and discover the scope of the slave trade over four centuries.

A study abroad program in Ghana helps preservice teachers gain new perspectives and develop culturally relevant educational practices.

The highlighted notable books illustrate the many ways that African American children's literature can be integrated into a range of units of study.

The author offers an in-depth review and analysis of two prominent African American history textbooks and offers guiding questions for teachers selecting textbooks to use in class.

The featured lesson examines the role that race played in the history of the United States and in the decision-making of President Lincoln during the Civil War.