In preparation for our next assessment, please read Chapter 16: "The Era of Reconstruction" in OpenStax. Start with the question: what were the major issues the USA (especially the South) had to grapple with immediately following the war?
Below are some slides that relate to the reading. Please bring your questions regarding either source to class.
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Note: this is NOT homework.
Kerry James Marshall: Heirlooms and Accessories from Smart Museum of Art on Vimeo.
Any/all of the following may be utilized (as long as they are cited) when you write your Douglass paper.
(examine primary source images here)
David Blight's FAN interview on January 25, 2019 and my notes (below):
Here is a link to a positive review of David Blight's biography of Frederick Douglass.
And Blight's commentary over a reading of the Narrative:
Finally, you may also use the PBS documentary, "The African Americans: The Age of Slavery" which can be found here.
After analyzing the dialogue in the following scene (see below), we will embark upon the task of Reconstruction: putting the North and South back together after the Civil War. How does the quote from Pvt. Trip relate to General William Tecumseh Sherman's Special Field Order No. 15?
Make sure you have viewed the film clip above before completing the worksheet below: