Were they heroes?

Here are your starting points:

Elizabeth Fry
William Davidson
William Cuffay

British Black history links.

The struggle for racial justice in the USA in the 1950s and 1960s

ENQUIRY 1

What was it like being Black and American in the 1950s and 1960s?

Links to websites that may help you with TASK C. These sites may be reliable but be careful. When using a site ask yourself:

• Will I understand this?



• Is it relevant?



• Can I trust it?

LINKS


Learnhistory -created by a British teacher


Encyclopaedia Britannica on lynching


Encyclopaedia Britannica on the Ku Klux Klan


Spartacus - created by a British teacher and recommended by the exam board


History Learning Site - created by a British teacher


Yale New Haven Teachers Institute - created by teachers in the USA


ThinkQuest - created by students

Domestic violence

Chiswick Women's Refuge

Case studies

A 19th century case study

1976 Domestic Violence Act

Witch crazy!

For links and film about the witch crazes please click here

Punishment in the 20th century

Click here to reach the National Archives site.

Changes in punishment 1750-1850

HOMEWORK 1

How and why did punishment change between 1750 and 1850?

You can see the whole programme on  YouTube, in 3 parts:

Part 1 - the Bloody Code
Part 2 - transportation and hulks
Part 3 - the end of the Bloody Code

Capital punishment

Timeshift