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Reconstruction Lesson Plan
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This lesson plan explores the lives of various people in Arkansas and the changes their lives went through at the beginning of the Reconstruction Era, and provides images of documents, transcriptions, and online links to primary and secondary resources focusing on the changing rights, racial tensions, and the elections in 1868. Two articles about 1868 racial riots in Conway County, Arkansas, offer students the opportunity contrast varying interpretations of an event, examine how several days with additional information can change a story, and compare it to other race riots in Arkansas and around the world. Students will also examine the …
Petition, Not Providing An Education For Black Students
Petition, Not Providing An Education For Black Students
Arkansas schools
These are court documents filed in a case regarding the education of African American children. Jim Nations, Monroe Binkley, and Mr. Russell, fathers of 10 African American children within School District No. 2, filed a petition against the district for not providing an education for their children. L.H. Walker, Tom Bottoms, and F.M. Graves, directors for school district number 2 provided a response denying the claims against the district.