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A state-funded collaboration between the Delaware Department of Education and the University of Delaware Library providing online magazines, journals, encyclopedias and training for all Delaware K-12 public schools
Topic Overview:
In Context: U.S. History - Reconstruction
In Context: U.S. History - Commentary on 1865
Middle School Resources:
High School Resources:
Excerpt from Racism in Post-Emancipation America
"Racism was widespread after the U.S. Civil War and the end of slavery. African Americans struggled to gain a foothold in the United States with limited opportunities to find work or purchase land. Barriers to voting rights, discrimination, and segregation maintained a society that favored White over Black populations."
Suggested Readings:
"Rioters Burn a Freedmen's Bureau School for Black Children, 1866." Gale In Context: High School
1. When did Reconstruction occur?
2. What were some of the goals of Reconstruction?
3. What were the constitutional amendments that were passed during the Reconstruction era?
4. What was the purpose of each of these amendments?
5. What was the Freedmen's Bureau?
6. Name one problem that was faced by African Americans following the Civil War. Do you think the events that occurred during the Reconstruction era resolved this problem? Why or why not?
