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Lesson Plan 1: High School



This lesson will fulfill the following NCHS National History Standards:

Era 9: Postwar United States -- Standard 4: The struggle for racial and gender equality and the extension of civil liberties
Era 10: Contemporary United States -- Standard 4: Economic, social, and cultural developments in contemporary United States




Lesson Plan 2: High School



This lesson will fulfill the following NCHS National History Standards:

Era 5: Civil War and Reconstruction -- Standard 2B: the social experience of the war on the battlefield and homefront.
Era 8: The Great Depression and World War II -- Standard 3: the character of the war at home and abroad.


Lesson Plan 3: Middle School



This lesson will fulfill the following NCHS National History Standards:

Era 5: Civil War and Reconstruction -- Standard 3B: Describe the ways in which African Americans laid foundations for modern black communities during Reconstruction.


Lesson Plan 4: Elementary School



This lesson will fulfill the following NCHS National Standards for History:

Era 9: Postwar United States -- Standard 4: The struggle for racial and gender equality and for the extension of civil liberties




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