Memorials and Meaning: Connecting to the Past Students will explore the historical and cultural meaning of memorials, with a focus on works and structures eulogizing the American Civil War. http: //thirteen.org/edonline/lessons/memorials...
Who Was Cinque? This lesson plan focuses on Cinque, the leader of the 1839 Amistad revolt, drawing on a variety of documentary resources to examine how he was perceived by Americans on both sides of the debate over slavery.. http: //edsitement.neh.gov/lessonplans/cinque.html
Families In Bondage This two-part lesson plan draws on letters written by African Americans in slavery and by free blacks to loved ones still in bondage.. http: //edsitement.neh.gov/lessonplans/families_bon...
Cultural Change Examine some of the arguments used to win the vote for American women.. http: //edsitement.neh.gov/lessonplans/cultural_cha...
Regulating Freedom of Speech To trace the judicial review process within the Supreme Court from determination of facts through oral argument.. http: //edsitement.neh.gov/lessonplans/freedom_spee...