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Afro-Am Congress

After Reconstruction:
Problems of African Americans
in the South

Student Lesson

Section 2: Directions for Research

Select a problem faced by African Americans in the post-Reconstruction South.

Search African American Perspectives, 1818-1907 to learn more about your problem. Examine at least three primary sources from the collection before preparing your presentation. Search Tips will help you choose search words. Use the skills you have learned to analyze the sources. Answer the following study questions about your problem:

Study Questions

  • Who was involved with this problem? What was at stake?

  • How serious was this problem?

  • How did this problem affect African Americans in the South after Reconstruction?

  • What was one solution proposed for this problem?

  • What were some arguments for and against this proposed solution?

NOTE: Print these questions so that you can refer to them as you analyze the source documents. Use these questions to help organize your presentation for the model African American Congress.

When you have completed your research, prepare a five-minute presentation to the class about the problem and a proposed solution. The class will conduct a model African American Congress as it might have taken place after Reconstruction. See Brief History of African American Congresses to learn more about congresses. The Congress will choose solutions to be included in its report.

 

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