A Simulated Street Trial in the Old South.

Bennett, Paul W.

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ERIC Number: EJ324489

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1985

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A Simulated Street Trial in the Old South.

Bennett, Paul W.

OAH Magazine of History, v1 n2 p23-26 Fall 1985

This simulation for secondary students takes place in 1858 in Jackson, Mississippi. Harriet Beecher Stowe, the American abolitionist, has been apprehended. A street trial is convened to hear charges against her. Students role-play accusors and witnesses for the defense. (RM)

Descriptors: Black History, Black Studies, Civil War (United States), Lesson Plans, Role Playing, Secondary Education, Simulation, Slavery

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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