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This is a virtual field trip to visit different African-American history sites.
As you visit each site, record it on the Virtual Field Trip worksheet.
After you visit each place, click the home button 
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On this field trip, we're going to take a trip through time to learn about African American history.
Let's start with a dark time in history, the time of slavery. One group of brave people helped slaves escape on the Underground Railroad. Here are some of the sites of the Underground Railroad.
Abraham Lincoln was against slavery and did a lot to stop it. Here are some pictures from Lincoln's birthplace. Here is more information about Lincoln.
Now, we're moving on to the 1930s and Harlem, NY to learn about the Harlem Renaissance. Here is information about some great artists in this time:
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the most important figures in the civil rights movement. The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic site in Georgia includes:
In 1957, Little Rock High School was desegregated. It was one of the most important events in civil rights history.
The Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture is a great place to visit to learn about African–American history.