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Slave Narratives and Primary Sources on Rights of Freed Slaves
From: Investigating US History
Grade Level: HS, College
Remote Ready: With Modifications
Time: 1 Class Period
Length of Reading: Pages
The Meaning of Emancipation in the Reconstruction
To begin, students look at political cartoons. Then students look at slave interviews conducted by WPA workers during the Depression and answer questions. This requires a little bit of searching because the Library of Congress Links have moved and the recording is broken. But we think it's still worthwhile. Next students read 10 primary sources on the debate over the rights of newly freed slaves and answer 3 overarching questions. Finally, students write an editorial assessing Reconstruction.
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Grade Level: HS, (College)
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Remote Ready: With Modifications
- Links to the reading assignments can easily be emailed or posted for students
- Paraphrase questions into your LMS so you can grade student’s written answers more easily
- Discussion can be had via typing on your LMS or over video conferencing
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