THE NATION CLASSROOM
American History as It Happened
RACE RELATIONS and CIVIL RIGHTS
MODULE ONE: 1865–1877
STUDENT PRACTICE ACTIVITY TWO
Compare and contrast: Examine the tactics used in Documents Three (“Education in the Late Rebel States”) and Four (“The Moral of the Memphis Riots”) by southern whites to oppress blacks. Explore the similarities and differences between the tactics in these three categories. (After you finish this activity, you can email it to your teacher.)
