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Today’s Question:
What did African
Americans do during the
Civil War?
Agenda:
1. Read/discuss article/video clips
2. Become reporters and soldiers
3. Journal entry of an African American soldier
4. Movie: America the Story of Us
Vocab Words:
Emancipation: setting a person or group of people free
Flocked: a group of people coming to a place
Dignity: being worthy of honor or respect
Prejudice: feeling hostile or negative about a group of people
Dispelled: to make something disappear
Brigade: a small section of the army
Commandeering: taking control of; capturing
Confederate vs. Union
54th Massachusetts Regiment
Robert Smalls
Video Clip:
How did the Confederates react to African Americans
joining the Union Army?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbeJugoCuGY
Journal of an African American
soldier
Assignment: Imagine you are an African
American living during the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln has just issued the
Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves
and inviting African Americans to join the
Union army. Full of excitement, you decide
to enlist. Write a journal entry describing
your experiences in the Union army.