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Speeches Due Friday 6/13. Mr. Pieper. Research Your Own Topic Speeches on Friday. Choose a topic of your choice related to African Americans in the 19 th Century and/ or the Civil War. Come up with a research question Plan your thesis. Use three database sources or teacher-approved sources.
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Speeches Due Friday 6/13 Mr. Pieper
Research Your Own TopicSpeeches on Friday • Choose a topic of your choice related to African Americans in the 19th Century and/ or the Civil War. • Come up with a research question • Plan your thesis. • Use three database sources or teacher-approved sources. • Outline your talking points. • Deliver a 3-5 minute argumentative speech.
Suggested Topics • Lincoln’s Assassination • The Klu Klux Klan • Absurd Black Codes in the South • Was Reconstruction successful? • The Role of African Americans in the War • Solomon Northup’s Mysterious Death • Reconstruction and the present • Lincoln’s Stance on Slavery • Alternative outcomes of the Civil War • Civil War Technology • Weapons and Tactics • Role of media in the Civil War