Topic 3: Chapter 17 & 18

Monday, September 22
Class Discussion: Emancipation Proclamation
Moral Decision or War Strategy?

Tuesday, September 23
Class Discussion: Reconstruction
What were the overarching goals of the Reconstruction? 
Examining Reconstruction Plans

Wednesday, September 24
Examining Reconstruction Plans Part II
Discussing the gains for freedmen during reconstruction and the ways in which they were disenfranchised

Thursday, September 25
Reconstruction (continued) 
Debunking the myths regarding black political participation during Reconstruction

Monday, September 29
Rethinking Reconstruction Politics: The Curious Case of the Mississippians 

Tuesday, September 30 and Wednesday, October 1
The Emergence of Stereotypes
Film: Ethnic Notions