1964 Civil Rights Act
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAcivil64.htm
This site provides the context surrounding the Civil Rights Act, the circumstances under which the law was passed, and the actual results of the law.
Civil Rights Timeline
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/civilrightstimeline1.html
An outline of the history of the Civil Rights Movement.
"My Daughter Married a Negro": Interracial Relationships in the United States as Portrayed in Popular Media, 1950-1975
http://www.uwlax.edu/urc/JUR-online/PDF/2005/magnusoncannady.pdf
A scholarly article (in PDF form) about how interracial relationships were depicted in the mainstream media during the 1960s, when the novel was set.
Bridging Feminism and Theology on the Back of the Black Madonna
http://www.trinitywallstreet.org/resources/article.php?id=204
This site reviews a speech given by Sue Monk Kidd on the topic of the Black Madonna.
What Was Jim Crow?
http://www.ferris.edu/news/jimcrow/what.htm
An explanation of the infamous anti-black Jim Crow laws that existed in the United States.
Black Madonnas
http://campus.udayton.edu/mary/meditations/blackmdn.html
Description of the history of Black Madonna images in art and explanations of these figures.
Anatomy of a Hive
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bees/
Interesting information about the different roles that bees play inside of a beehive, and clarification of myths about bees and honey creation.
Beekeeping Terms
http://www.hivetool.com/guide/beekeeping_terms.htm
Definitions of terms that relate to the process of beekeeping and honey creation.
Bee Biology and Society
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/Entomology/ythfacts/4h/beekeep/beebio&s.htm
Bee roles, stages of life, and their complex interactions inside the hive.
History of Beekeeping
http://www.main.org/cahbs/history.htm
A beekeeping history in ancient times, a discussion of beekeeping in literature, and advances in beekeeping.
