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"In Defense of My Race and Country": African-American Soldiers on Why They Are Fighting

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Why would an African-American slave fight in the Civil War? Read and analyze primary source documents to understand the ex-slave perspective on fighting in the Union Army. Everything to complete this lesson is included.

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Concepts
primary source analysis, primary sources, the emancipation proclamation, the united states civil war
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Additional Tags
civil war, emancipation proclamation, primary source analysis, union army, african-american soldiers, social studies
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Resource Details
Grade
8th - 10th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Instructional Strategies
Research
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