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1865-1877

1865-1877. Civil War, Reconstruction, and Race. Loewen , Chapter 6. According to Loewen , how and why do U.S. history textbooks ignore the anti-racism of figures such as John Brown and Abraham Lincoln ? How do you think a figure like John Brown should be remembered? .

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1865-1877

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  1. 1865-1877 Civil War, Reconstruction, and Race

  2. Loewen, Chapter 6 • According to Loewen, how and why do U.S. history textbooks ignore the anti-racism of figures such as John Brown and Abraham Lincoln? • How do you think a figure like John Brown should be remembered?

  3. Reconstruction—Key Terms • Presidential Reconstruction, 1865-1867 • Black Codes • Radical Reconstruction • 13th Amendment • 14th Amendment • 15th Amendment • Freedmen’s Bureau • Sharecropping

  4. Andrew Johnson

  5. Responses to Reconstruction According to the two authors we read for today, how did Americans, particularly white Americans, respond to Reconstruction? • Hahn, “Continuing the War: White and Black Violence During Reconstruction,” p. 18 • Blight, “Ending the War: The Push for National Reconciliation,” p. 28

  6. Democratic Party political poster, 1866

  7. Democratic Party political poster, 1866

  8. Mississippi State Senate, c 1870

  9. Reading Primary Sources • Who wrote this source? • Why? • What is the perspective of the author? Can you see bias in the source? • What does the source tell us about when it was written? • How does the source connect to the secondary readings in the chapter?

  10. Reconstruction—Primary Sources Glance at the introduction on p. 2 then analyze your source: • Southern Song Opposing Reconstruction, p. 4 • Louisiana Black Codes, p. 6 • Johnson and Reconstruction, p. 7 • Stevens and Reconstruction, p. 8 • Lucy McMillan and White Violence, p. 13 • Father Abram Ryan, p. 14 • Francis Miles, p. 16

  11. For Wednesday… • As you read, think about each author’s argument. What is his or her main point? • Be able to summarize each argument in your blog post.

  12. Reading Secondary Sources • What are the key terms? • What is the author’s main argument(s)? • What evidence does she provide? • What connections can you make with other primary and secondary sources?

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