"Meanings of Freedom": Voices of Freedpeople worksheet
This worksheet contains quotations from freedpeople talking about different aspects of their lives, including land ownership, education, family, the law, and klan violence. Students are asked to interpret the statements and rephrase them in their own words. This worksheet can be used with the "Create a Magic Lantern Show" activity.
This worksheet aligns to Common Core Literacy Standards in History/Social Studies:
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RHSS.6-8.2. Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.
Creator | American Social History Project/Center for Media and Learning
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Item Type | Worksheet
Cite This document | American Social History Project/Center for Media and Learning, “"Meanings of Freedom": Voices of Freedpeople worksheet,” SHEC: Resources for Teachers, accessed March 19, 2024, https://shec.ashp.cuny.edu/items/show/1573.