Curatorial Resource Collection: The Civil War & Reconstruction by Mari Harden

Primary Source Document

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The Final Draft of the Emancipation Proclamation

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Frederick Douglass "What the Black Man Wants" (1865) highlights African American perspectives on freedom and citizenship

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Ken Burns' The Civil War Episode 1: The Cause-- A powerful introduction with first-hand accounts and visuals

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A visual breakdown of the loss of life, battles, geographic impact, etc.

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Civil War Battles that students can click on to explore.

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Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is a short, powerful cornerstone of the Civil War.

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Explains all that was endured during Reconstruction from the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to Black Codes

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Civil War Songs and Music showing the different instruments, culture, and morale.

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Covers slavery, states' rights, and sectional tension

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Ken Burns' Classroom Lessons from the Civil War

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Support your choice in the comments

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Compromises, Events, and People involved in the inevitable Civil War

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Discusses Sharecropping and how it kept Black Southerners impoverished