Grade Range: 4-12Resource Type(s): Reference Materials, Primary SourceDate Posted: 1/22/2009
Through the use of downloadable images of the original documents and 4 brief videos using Lincoln's words to answer questions about the Civil War and the Emancipation Proclamation, students will learn how Abraham Lincoln struggled with the same questions that many Americans had about the causes and costs of the bloodiest struggle in American history. This online exhibition features a signed copy of the Emancipation Proclamation and 10 letters expressing Lincoln's views on emancipation and the conclusion of the Civil War.
Multimedia instruction, Museum education, Thematic approach
At six feet four inches tall, Lincoln towered over most of his contemporaries. He chose to stand ...
Black History, Black, Civil War, African American History Month, presidential, African-American History Month, political science, 19th Century, black history month, African American history, politics, African-American, executive branch, African American, February, presidency, 1800, civics, nineteenth century, slavery
Meet Robert Smalls, a man who was born a slave, but made a daring escape and went on to become a...
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