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ERIC Number: EJ638296
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0018-2745
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A Model for Teaching Secondary History: The Case of Fort Pillow.
Horton, Paul
History Teacher, v33 n2 p175-83 Feb 2000
Believes that all students should focus on the interpretation of documents in the secondary history curriculum. Describes a unit where students learn to interpret the events of the "battle" of Fort Pillow (Tennessee) that was the most controversial engagement of the Civil War. Provides background information on the battle of Fort Pillow. (CMK)
Descriptors: Civil War (United States), Controversial Issues (Course Content), Educational Strategies, Historic Sites, Historical Interpretation, History Instruction, Racial Bias, Secondary Education, Social Class, Social Studies, United States History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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