After Reconstruction: Problems of African Americans in the South

In this lesson, students use the collection's Timeline of African American History, 1852-1925 to identify problems and issues facing African Americans immediately after Reconstruction. Working in small groups on assigned issues, students search the collection for documents that describe the problem and consider opposing points of view, and suggest a remedy for the problem. Students then present the results of their research in a simulated African American Congress, modeled on a congress documented in the collection's special presentation, Progress of a People.
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Subject(s): Social Studies
Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Computers for Students, Internet Connection
Instructional Time: 5 Hour(s)
Keywords: reconstruction, African American
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  WebQuest,  Assessment,  Image/Photograph,  Resource Collection
Instructional Design Framework(s): Writing to Learn, Cooperative Learning
Resource Collection: CPALMS Charter: Social Studies

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Type: Lesson Plan