American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) - Court actions, bills in Congress, and fights for free speech, reproductive rights, religious freedom.
Amnesty International - Upates on worldwide human rights abuses and ways in which those wanting to counter abuses can help.
Auschwitz History - From the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum. This site offers easy to read articles which chart the history of the rise of Nazism to the building of the death camp. Also included are: categories of prisoners, fate of children; life in the camp, medical experiments, and more. There are several photo galleries, and virtual tours of both Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau.
AwesomeStories.com - Human-based searches for stories of historic events, famous people, heroic exploits, legends, disasters, movies, current topics and general interest.
CIA World Fact Book - The Factbook provides a summary of the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military of 266 U.S.recognized countries, dependencies, and other areas in the world.
Encyclopedia of Chicago - The Encyclopedia of Chicago is a dynamic and unprecedented metropolitan history. Thousands of historical resources, including articles, photos, maps, broadsides and newspapers, related to Chicago's colorful and complex history are at your fingertips.
Euro AP Salon Wiki - This wiki is a resource for students doing Euro AP Salon assignment.
Holocaust Encyclopedia - Created by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, this online encyclopedia has articles on all aspects of the Holocaust: history, biographies; Third Reich, ghettos, Nazi camps; Mosaic of Victims, Resistance movements and the aftermath of the Holocaust, among many others. Included are links to personal testimonies of Holocaust survivors; photo galleries of artifacts and of historical events. The Education tab has materials for teachers to use in their classrooms.
National Public Radio - News and a variety of other programming. Search transcripts, book /music reviews and recent and past interviews.
Occupational Outlook Handbook - From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This online version is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. It is updated every two years.
OpenPhoto.net - Download images without violating copyright laws.
Poets.org - A database of poetry and poets.
Public Broadcasting Station (PBS) - Programming and air dates. A list of headings about shows on a particular topic.