Teacher Resources Related to Freedom Before, During, and After the Civil War

1. Teacher Resources Related to FreedomBefore, During, and After the Civil War MISSION US: Flight to Freedom Professional Development Workshop October 27, 2011 Antoinette G. van Zelm, Historian

2. Teacher Resources Related to FreedomBefore, During, and After the Civil War • The Center for Historic Preservation • A Center of Excellence at Middle Tennessee State University, • established in 1984 • A research and public service institute committed to the preservation, protection, enhancement, and sensitive promotion of our historic environment

3. Teacher Resources Related to FreedomBefore, During, and After the Civil War Statewide Heritage Area Statewide Outreach Program Established in 2008 Mission: To Help Educators Empower Students through the Use of Primary Sources • Established in 1996 • Mission: To Tell the Whole Story of the Civil War and Reconstruction in Tennessee

4. What is Teaching with Primary Sources? • A program of the Library of Congress • Atool for educators that provides materials and strategies to use in the classroom

5. What does Teaching with Primary Sources do? • Helps educators engage students in inquiry through the use of primary sources

6. What does Teaching with Primary Sources do? • Promotes and facilitates the use of the primary sources available at the Library of Congress Web site (www.loc.gov)

7. Library of Congress Resources about the Underground Railroad • Library of Congress Home Page (www.loc.gov) • Click on Especially for…Kids & Families • Click on America’s Library • Search for “underground railroad” with quotation marks • Short biographies and descriptions of UGRR sites Portrait of Harriet Tubman. Courtesy of the Moorland-Springarn Research Center, Howard University.

8. Library of Congress Resources about the Underground Railroad • Library of Congress Home Page (www.loc.gov) • Scroll to bottom of page • Click on Today in History • Click on “archives” • Do an “exact matches” search on underground railroad • Let kids see what they can discover (63 hits) Songs of the Jubilee Singers from Fisk University [1881], courtesy of the Library of Congress.

9. Library of Congress Resources about the Underground Railroad • The African-American Experience in Ohio, 1850-1920(from the collections of the OH Historical Soc.) • From Slavery to Civil Rights: A Timeline of African-American History • African American Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship(online exhibition with a section on abolition) Broadside dated August 4, 1853, courtesy of the Ohio Historical Center Archives Library.

10. Visit the Teaching with Primary Sources Across Tennessee Web Site! • Lesson ideas & units • Tools for educators • Newsletters • Primary source sets • Links • Civil War Resources www.mtsu.edu/tps/

11. Teaching with Primary Sources across Tennessee Resources about Emancipation • Content essay on emancipation during and after the Civil War • Lesson plans on the Emancipation Proclamation (geared toward 8th graders) Emancipation [ca. 1865], courtesy of the Library of Congress.

12. Teaching with Primary Sources across Tennessee Resources about Post-Emancipation Period • Lesson Idea on Ex-Slave Narratives (focusing on Language Arts) • Lesson Plan on the Leadership and Impact of Booker T. Washington (focusing on English, poetry) [Booker T. Washington, half-length portrait, standing, against white background], [ca. 1917], courtesy of the Library of Congress.

13. Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area The Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area (TCWNHA) is one of 49 National Heritage Areas across the United States. A partnership unit of the National Park Service, the TCWNHA is the largest program administered by the Center for Historic Preservation .

14. Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area • What is the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area? • Tells “the whole story of America’s greatest challenge, 1860-1875” • Is the only heritage area to encompass an entire state • Assists communities with Civil War and Reconstruction-related projects • Focuses on Education and Interpretation • Works through partnerships (professional services and collaborative) Officer Farm, East TN Fisk University, Middle TN Fort Pillow State Park, West TN

15. Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area • Heritage Education Partnership Projects • Educators’ Workshops • Teacher In-Service Presentations • Emancipation/Reconstruction Trav. Exhibit • Heritage Center of Murfreesboro/Ruth. Co. • Interpretive Plans for Historic Sites • Audio tours of Battlefields • Tennessee Civil War Trails Program • Online Resources: www.tncivilwar.org • (Go to Research & Resources link at top, • then Heritage Education link; can download PDFs • of classroom activities) Above: Students at the Heritage Center Below: Classroom Activity

16. Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area 2011-2015: Civil War Sesquicentennial • Presents a great opportunity to get kids excited about the history of the Civil War • New publications, programs, events, and markers: What is your community doing? • TN Sesquicentennial Commission Web site: http://tnvacation.com/civil-war/ The Capture of the Twenty-sixth Tennessee Infantry Regiment’s Flag at the Battle of Stones River, from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, Courtesy of the Library of Congress.

17. Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area Tennessee’s Civil War Significance: Emancipation • Emancipation went hand-in-hand with Union occupation • Although TN was not included in the Emancipation Proclamation, it still influenced many slaves to leave their owners • Many enslaved Tennesseans took part in achieving their freedom • President Lincoln and others viewed wartime Tennessee as a rehearsal for Reconstruction • About 20,000 African American Tennesseans served in the USCT Canaan Baptist Church and Cemetery (organized 1867), Lauderdale County, Tennessee.

18. Tennessee Civil War National Heritage AreaResources about Emancipation • TCWNHA Web site (www.tncivilwar.org) • Put cursor on Research and Resources • Click on Heritage Education • Choose Character Cards and related activities to access emancipation-related activities for the classroom: Character Cards, Musical Memory, Document Detective, and Investigative Journalist • Choose Franklin’s Reconstruction Era Teachers Guide for more classroom and on-site activities “Teaching the Freedmen,” from J.T. Trowbridge, A Picture of the Desolated States (1868).

19. Tennessee Civil War National Heritage AreaResources about Emancipation • TCWNHA Web site (www.tncivilwar.org) • Put cursor on Tour the Heritage Area • Click on Civil War Trails & Tours • Click on Courage, Faith, and Commitment: Franklin’s African American Heritage Tour to download PDF of driving tour brochure • Click on National Park Service and other Historic Sites • Choose Ft. Donelson, go to For Teachers, and then download lesson plan on UGRR Courage, Faith, and Commitment: Franklin’s African American Heritage Tour .

20. Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Areaand Teaching with Primary Sources across Tennessee Contacts for Educational Programs Kira Duke, TPS Specialist kira.duke@mtsu.edu Stacey Graham, Research Professor and TPS project coordinator stacey.graham@mtsu.edu Antoinette van Zelm, Historian antoinette.vanzelm@mtsu.edu Jennifer Butt, Heritage Center Coordinator jennifer.butt@mtsu.edu