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Learning about the American Civil War and Reconstruction

Learning about the American Civil War and Reconstruction through videos, pictures, interactive websites, and readings (addresses CA standard 11.1.4). Includes multiple sites with more visual-based learning for students that are ELL or have learning challenges related to reading. Some of the diversity of this lesson is provided by a biography of Frederick Douglas, born a slave he became a prominent figure in American politics and the poetry of James Whitfield a free Black American.

Date Added to MERLOT:: September 6, 2022
Created by:: Christopher majcherek
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Civil War Interactive Poster (Reference Material)
The Civil War, National Park Service (Collection)
Civil War Photo Sleuth (Reference Material)
The Civil War Day by Day (Collection)
Richmond Daily Dispatch, 1860-1865 (Collection)
Crisis at Fort Sumter (Simulation)
Without Sanctuary (Assignment)
Primary Documents in American History: Civil War and Reconstruction, 1860-1877 (Reference Material)
Reconstruction: The Second Civil War (Presentation)
The History of Jim Crow (Tutorial)
"I, Too, Sing America": James M. Whitfield's America and Other Poems (Collection)
Doing As they Can: Slave Life in the American South (Presentation)
Frederick Douglass ()