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Emancipation and Juneteenth, 1862–1865

9, 10, 11, 12

About This Lesson Plan Unit > The four lessons in this unit explore the avenues by which emancipation was enacted, providing a context for the federal holiday of Juneteenth. Students will read...

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Ana Lucia Araujo - "Humans in Shackles: An Atlantic History of Slavery"

World History

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Frederick Douglass: What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?

7, 8, 9, 10

About This Lesson Plan Unit > Over the course of five lessons, students will read, analyze, and gain a clear understanding of the speech Frederick Douglass delivered on July 5, 1852, in which he asked, “What, to the...

Lesson Plan

The History of the Supreme Court, 1787 to 1937

Government and Civics

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

About This Lesson Plan Unit > The five lessons in this unit illuminate pivotal moments in the US Supreme Court’s history from 1787 to 1937, including Marbury v. Madison , Dred Scott v. Sandford , and President Franklin D....

Lesson Plan

America in Song

Government and Civics

3, 4, 5

About This Lesson Plan Unit > The four lessons in this unit explore songs written by Americans about America in the nineteenth century. Students will read lyrics of four songs and brief essays placing those songs in...