African American Treatment During Reconstruction: Political Cartoons
8th grade, african american, civil war, max heinlein, political cartoons, reconstruction
This lesson is designed to give students an opportunity to form an opinion on how African-Americans were treated during Reconstruction. Students will look at political cartoons from the time period and analyze what those cartoons mean to them. Taking that information the students will create a political cartoon on
Leadership in African American Regiments and the Movies
8th grade, african american, civil war, movies, Phil Berndt
Phil's lesson will help students gain an understanding of what it took for African Americans to gain the right to fight for their freedom in the Civil War and the events which surrounded their admission into the Union army.
African American Political Participation
african american, april 2012, civil war, kerry wynn, politics, reconstruction
The African American Soldier during the U.S. Civil War
african american, civil war, mike meyer, soldier
Mike's lesson is designed to give students a personal connection to the impact African-American soldiers had on the Civil War including the state of Kansas. Students will use a variety of primary source documents and Internet to examine key elements of the topic.