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The Veteran in a New Field

As we transition from the Civil War to Civil Rights, consider how the following painting represents some of the challenges faced by the USA after the conflict. Examples lesson plans are linked to here.


The Veteran in a New Field from Spiro Bolos

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Glory -- study guide

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Glory - Study Guide

Adapted from http://socialstudiesgi.wikispaces.com/

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The Peculiar Institution

Slavery: the Peculiar Institution from Spiro Bolos
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The Civil War

A Nation at War from Spiro Bolos
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Conflicting Views on Slavery

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"The Blessings of Slavery"?

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Consider the perspective of this author while you view the Currier and Ives chromolithograph, “A Cotton Plantation on the Mississippi”. Then consider the viewpoint of Frederick Douglass, as expressed in his Narrative.

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The Results of Abolitionism

Why were some Northerners so hostile to freeing the enslaved people of the South?

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A Cotton Plantation on the Mississippi

A Currier & Ives chromolithograph from 1884.

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Frederick Douglass Assignment due 2/8/13

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