| Commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people with BRI’s Juneteenth playlist
. We offer several resources related to this landmark holiday, including activities, essays, and lessons. There are also multiple Scholar Talk videos available discussing the abolition of slavery and emancipation of enslaved people, and the struggle for civil rights during Reconstruction.
With this playlist you and your students can explore the history surrounding this landmark holiday through stories of resistance, examining the long struggle that led to the end of slavery, and the complex story of Reconstruction, along with important figures such as Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, and President Abraham Lincoln. |
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Don’t forget to take advantage of BRI’s newest curriculum, Slavery and the Founding
! This resource explores the influence of slavery during the Founding period and the paradox of slavery's continuance into the early republic. It uses primary source analysis, discussion prompts, and student reflections to investigate this central question of how slavery existed despite the revolutionary principles of the Founding with the goal of facilitating understanding the history of the United States and the challenges of self-government.
Students will discuss topics like the resistance to slavery during the colonial era, the natural rights theory and how it influenced the foundation of the Declaration of Independence, how the country’s Founding principles relate to challenging slavery, and much more! |
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This lesson from BRI’s Plainest Demands of Justice curriculum
examines General Order No. 3, which officially enforced the Emancipation Proclamation for enslaved people in Texas and set them free. This order was delivered to the new freedmen by U.S. Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger. In this lesson, students will examine topics including the complexity of ending slavery and the potential for conflict between freedmen and landowners.
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