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Samuel George Morton (1799-1851) was a successful physician, anatomy professor, and active member of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Morton is most remembered for his collection of human skulls. Although he was celebrated by his many admirers as a quintessential gentleman scholar, his life and work were more complex and conflicted. His infamous research into human races was both celebrated and rejected by some of the 19th century’s leading men of science.

In the 1930s the federal government created redlining maps for almost every major American city. Mapping Inequality lets you explore these maps and the history of racial and ethnic discrimination in housing policy. The areas considered as unworthy of investment included "Negroes," "Mexicans," "Orientals," or other types of foreigners. Class distinctions such as "upper class," "middle class," and "lower class," are also indicated in attempts to maintain regional distinctions.  

Hosted by The University of Texas at Austin, Immigration History is a website that provides a detailed timeline of immigration policies and practices in the U.S. The cite includes a concise background to immigration history as well as a detailed timeline. Lesson plans on various subtopics  are provided by university faculty.  Additional resources as well as a glossary are available. 

Race Deconstructed: Science and the Making of Difference, curated by Elizabeth Ott and Dawne Lucas, is an online version of a physical exhibition of that name that was initially presented at the Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,