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Reconstruction to Civil Rights Lesson Plan

Reconstruction to Civil Rights Lesson Plan

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Eighth graders complete a unit of lessons on the period of time from Reconstruction to the Civil Rights movement. They analyze and interpret political cartoons and editorials, conduct research on famous civil rights places, and complete writing assignments.

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reconstruction, the reconstruction era, the civil rights movement

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civil rights movement, reconstruction

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