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ERIC Number: EJ450743
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
The Fight for Equal Rights: A Recruiting Poster for Black Soldiers in the Civil War.
Schamel, Wynell Burroughs; West, Jean
Social Education, v56 n2 p118-20 Feb 1992
Provides teaching activities based on a recruiting poster directed at African-American men during the U.S. Civil War. Includes a brief history of the experience of African-American Union troops. Discusses document analysis, creative writing activities, oral reports, and activities for further research. Focuses on problems of racial discrimination in pay and treatment of prisoners. (DK)
Descriptors: Black History, Blacks, Civil War (United States), Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Protection, History Instruction, Instructional Materials, Military Service, Racial Discrimination, Recruitment, Salary Wage Differentials, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Bureau of Colored Troops; Recruitment Materials