The
Southern "Black Codes" of 1865-1866 - The end of the
Civil War marked the end of slavery for 4 million black Southerners.
But the war also left them landless and with little money to support
themselves. White Southerners, seeking to control the freedmen (former
slaves), devised special state law codes. Many Northerners saw these
codes as blatant attempts to restore slavery.
The
Role of President Lincoln in Reconstruction 1863-65: A Simulation
Activity - This lesson focuses on Lincoln’s role as president
during the Civil War. After reading a variety of primary sources written
by Lincoln or to him, students analyze under what provisions of the
Constitution he acted as president. They then try to imagine what
a week in the life of the President might have been like by writing
a diary as Lincoln or his secretary.<more>
After
Reconstruction: Problems of African Americans
in the South - When Reconstruction ended in 1877, African Americans
in the South faced many of the problems they had faced since Emancipation.
Some of these problems were getting worse, and new problems were gaining
importance.Brainstorm a list of new and intensifying problems African
Americans in the South faced after Reconstruction <more>
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