Instructional Video
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: America's History in the Making: Reconstructing a Nation

9th - 10th
This video delves into the challenges and opportunities that arose during the Reconstruction period following the Civil War and, in particular, re-unifying the states. [28:25]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Looking for Lincoln: The Road to Emancipation

9th - 10th
What changed Lincoln's mind about slavery? Examine President Abraham Lincoln's mixed motivations for issuing the Emancipation Proclamation. [4:38]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Massachusetts 54th: The Abolitionists

9th - 10th
Learn how with the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation the war merged with the abolitionist cause. The Proclamation had included an unexpected clause: at last, black men could enlist in the armed services of the United States. [2:52]
Audio
Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Rights Before Civil War Pt. 14: The Emancipation Proclamation

9th - 10th
Contrary to popular opinion, the Emancipation Proclamation didn't actually free all slaves.
Audio
Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Emancipation Proclamation Part 1

9th - 10th
Lincoln announces the Emancipation Proclamation.
Audio
Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Emancipation Proclamation Part 2

9th - 10th
Looks at the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Us History: The Civil War Part 2

6th - 8th
In this Crash Course video with John Green, we learn about how the Union won the Civil War and the part Abraham Lincoln played, military technology that impacted the outcome, the role of photography in fashioning public opinion, and...
Instructional Video
Tom Richey

Tom Richey: The Emancipation Proclamation

9th - 10th
Tom Richey presents a rich summary of the Civil War and Emancipation Proclamation in this video. [19:14]