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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Women in the Civil War
A collection of primary sources that explore women in the Civil War.
Texas Public Broadcasting
Texas Pbs: Texas Our Texas: Civil War and Reconstruction 1861 1870
An overview of how Texas fared in the Civil War and during Reconstruction. Includes links to related videos and lesson plans.
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Northern Draft Riots During the Civil War
This collection of primary sources explore northern draft riots that occurred during the Civil War.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Secession of the Southern States
This collection uses primary sources to explore the secession of southern states from the United States prior to the Civil War.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Reconstruction State by State
Select any US state to learn about how the Civil War affected the agriculture and economy of that state.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Battle of Gettysburg
This collection uses primary sources to explore the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War.
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Freedmen's Bureau
This collection uses primary sources to explore the history, successes, and failures of the Freedmen's Bureau during Reconstruction.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
This collection uses primary sources to explore Louisa May Alcott's novel, Little Women.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Reconstruction: Northerners in the South
A fascinating firsthand account from the perspective of a carpetbagger and Civil War veteran. This veteran describes the roles he played in the Reconstruction process, his efforts to fit into Southern society, and Southern attitudes...
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Blackface Minstrelsy in Modern America
This collection uses primary sources to explore blackface minstrelsy in modern America.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source: Patronage/populism: Politics of Gilded Age
This collection uses primary sources to explore the politics of the Gilded Age.
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: What Is Freedom?: Politics and Reconstruction [Pdf]
A lesson plan from the producers of the 16-episode PBS series "Freedom: A History of US" that guides students through an examination of the outcomes of the Civil War. Includes discussion prompts related to the effectiveness of...
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Fifteenth Amendment
This collection uses primary sources to explore the Fifteenth Amendment.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Fourteenth Amendment Part I
This video segment from The Supreme Court introduces viewers to the 14th amendment.
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Pbs Learning Media: The Fourteenth Amendment Part Ii
In this video segment from The Supreme Court, learn about the 1883 Supreme Court decision that marked the end of federal protections for individuals in states and the beginning of Jim Crow segregation.