Create a Magic Lantern Show; Freed People in the Reconstruction South

Engage your scholars by having them create "magic lantern shows" inspired by the film Dr. Toer's Amazing Magic Lantern Show: A Different View of Emancipation. As they study the South's Reconstruction through primary sources, learners evaluate three historical understandings: what was done to, for, and by freed people. Next, groups create a presentation depicting one of the three perspectives.