SS.912.AA.2.9

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Explain how early abolitionist movements advocated for the civil rights of Africans in America.

Clarifications

Clarification 1: Instruction includes leading advocates and arguments for civil rights (e.g., John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Rush).

Clarification 2: Instruction includes the abolitionist and anti-slavery organizations (e.g., Pennsylvania Abolition Society [PAS], New York Manumission Society [NYMS], Free African Society [FAS], Maryland Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery and the Relief of Free Negroes and Others Unlawfully Held in Bondage, Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery).

General Information
Subject Area: Social Studies
Grade: 912
Strand: African American History
Standard: Analyze events that involved or affected African descendants and changed the American economic, political and social landscapes between 1776-1865.
Date Adopted or Revised: 05/24
Status: State Board Approved

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This benchmark is part of these courses.
2100340: African-American History (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 - 2023, 2023 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current))
2100336: African-American History Honors (Specifically in versions: 2015 - 2022, 2022 - 2023, 2023 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current))

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