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The final lesson in the seven-resource Reconstruction Era collection examines the legacies of Reconstruction. Class members investigate why the period has been called an "unfinished revolution," "a splendid failure," and "the second American Revolution."
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reconstruction, the reconstruction era, civic duty, civil rights, the voting rights act, voting rights, media, media analysis, media bias, primary source analysis, primary source images, primary sources, democracy, american democracy, the united states civil war, civil war, injustice, justice, w.e.b. du bois, the civil rights movement, jim crow laws, black codes, sharecropping, the thirteenth amendment, the fourteenth amendment, social justice, the fifteenth amendment
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Instructional Ideas
- The resource may be used in the classroom or as a remote learning activity
- Pause the 13-minute video frequently to permit viewers to read the commentary on the screen, check for understanding, and ask questions
Classroom Considerations
- A video of Bryan Stevenson's "We Need to Talk About an Injustice" TED Talk is available on the internet
Pros
- Asks pupils to make connections between the Reconstruction era and the contemporary United States
- Challenges individuals to consider what responsibilities they have for helping to create a better society
Cons
- None