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National Park Service: Chicago's Black Metropolis: Understanding History Through a Historic Place Lesson PlanNational Park Service: Chicago's Black Metropolis: Understanding History Through a Historic Place Lesson Plan
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9th - 10th
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National Park Service: Chicago's Black Metropolis: Understanding History Through a Historic Place

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Online lesson plan to teach the concept of historical understanding by studying how a community changes over time. In this case, we look at the South Side of Chicago and ask, What happened here? Why did this place change? How am I connected to this place?

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