The information provided by the websites below can provide endless opportunities for the acquisition of knowledge.
The internet, despite its faults and the challenges it proposes to provide access, objectivity and security, has in many ways fulfilled the dream of equity and full access to unimaginable stores of information from multiple perspectives to all people.
The websites below have been accessed by The Woozy and are in aid of lifelong education.
Uncle Tom's Cabin & American Culture: A Multi-Media Archive (University of Virginia)
This site was tremendously helpful to The Woozy in our investigation of the cultural significance of Harriet Beecher Stowe's, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" it provides all kinds of information and links to deepen the understanding of the novel in context to it's time and enduring significance.
Highlander Research and Education Center
The founding principle and guiding philosophy of Highlander is that the answers to the problems facing society lie in the experiences of ordinary people. Highlander teaches programs designed to build strong and successful social-change activism and community organizing.
History As A Weapon
History isn't what happened, but the stories of what happened and the lessons these stories include. History is just one tool and every tool is a weapon.
Paulo Freire Institute at UCLA
The Freire Institute at UCLA is one of over 10 international Freire based Organizations working to build and support networks of scholars, teachers, activists, artists and community members dedicated to social justice through education.
Civil Rights Movement Veterans
"This website is of, by, and for Veterans of the Southern Freedom Movement during the years 1951-1968. It is where we tell it like it was, the way we lived it. With a few minor exceptions, everything on this site was written or created by Movement activists who were direct participants in the events they chronicle."
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History is a nonprofit organization supporting the study and love of American history through a wide range of programs and resources for students, teachers, scholars, and history enthusiasts.
The RSA
The RSA is an enlightenment organization committed to finding innovative practical solutions to understand and enhance human capability.
Real Clear Politics
Founded in 2000, RealClearPolitics covers all aspects of the U.S. political process including policy, elections and government.
Khan Academy
The Khan Academy is a not-for-profit with the goal of changing education by providing a free world-class education to anyone anywhere.
Academic Earth
This site brings together many of the internet's great courses and academic instruction in one place.
Harlem Children's Zone
In the early 1990s, HCZ brought a range of support services to a single block. The idea was to address all the problems that poor families were facing. Today the Children's Zone serves 97 blocks with stunning academic success.
TED
Ted.com believes passionately in the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives and ultimately, the world. Ted is also a clearinghouse that offers free knowledge and inspiration from the world's most inspired thinkers.
Tribal Leadership
Tribal Leadership will help leaders of large and small businesses, and nonprofits learn how to take the people in their organization from adequate to outstanding.