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Freedman's Journal: "We Wish to Plead Our Own Cause"

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Learners examine selected passages from The Freedman's Journal. In this African American history lesson, students read and discuss excerpts from The Freedman's Journal. Learners investigate how the African American newspaper served...
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Creating an Ethnic Student Newspaper

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils examine the role of the Black Press. For this African American history lesson, students watch segments of a video titled, " Too Long to Have Others Spoken for Us." Pupils respond to discussion questions regarding each of the...