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Introducing Our US History Curriculum Collection
Draw from this flexible curriculum collection as you plan any middle or high school US history course. Featuring units, C3-style inquiries, and case studies, the collection will help you explore themes of democracy and freedom with your students throughout the year.
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Racism
Changing Public Opinion in the North Mini-Lecture
This handout contain key points for a mini-lecture on the factors that caused white Northern public opinion to shift against Reconstruction.
Changing Public Opinion in the North Mini-Lecture (en español)
In Spanish, this handout contain key points for a mini-lecture on the factors that caused white Northern public opinion to shift against Reconstruction.
Part One: The World the War Made
Scholars discuss the effects that the changes brought about by the Civil War had on the identities of American citizens.
Changing Public Opinion in the North Note-Taking
This handout provides space for students to take notes as they listen your mini-lecture on shifting public opinion against Reconstruction.
Changing Public Opinion in the North Note-Taking (en español)
In Spanish, this handout provides space for students to take notes as they listen your mini-lecture on shifting public opinion against Reconstruction.
Wendell Phillips Speaks Out in Support of Reconstruction
This speech by abolitionist Wendell Phillips illustrate the shift in public opinion about Reconstruction in the North.
Wendell Phillips Speaks Out in Support of Reconstruction (en español)
In Spanish, this speech by abolitionist Wendell Phillips illustrate the shift in public opinion about Reconstruction in the North.
Part Six: The Legacies of Reconstruction
Scholars discuss the legacies of the Reconstruction era as part of Facing History & Ourselves’ work on the period.
"Of Course He Votes the Democratic Ticket" (1876)
A political cartoon by Thomas Nast from Harper’s Weekly depicts the intimidation techniques that the Democratic Party used to suppress the votes of Black Southerners in the election of 1876.
"Of Course He Votes the Democratic Ticket” (en español)
Wood engraving by Thomas Nast from Harper’s Weekly (1876)
Exploring Civil Rights and Migration: 18-week Curriculum Outline
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Recommended for 7th and 8th-grade, this outline provides an instructional pathway for middle school educators to teach an 18-week curriculum exploring membership, belonging, and the power of individual and collective choices.