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Text discussing a primary source related to African American rights post-Reconstruction, with options for analysis.
Text document titled "Primary Source (Scaffolded)" discussing Reconstruction Amendments and related questions.
Text about a historical source by Frederick Douglass discussing principles of liberty, equality, and justice for African Americans.
Document titled "The Freedmen's Bureau Act of 1865," detailing themes of liberty and justice for African Americans.

Full Primary Source Set: The Lost Promise of Reconstruction

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Text discussing a primary source related to African American rights post-Reconstruction, with options for analysis.
General Order No. 3, June 19. 1865, U.S. Major General Gordon Granger

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Text document titled "Primary Source (Scaffolded)" discussing Reconstruction Amendments and related questions.
The Reconstruction Amendments: Thirteenth Amendment, 1865, Fourteenth Amendment, 1868, and Fifteenth Amendment, 1870

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Text about a historical source by Frederick Douglass discussing principles of liberty, equality, and justice for African Americans.
Frederick Douglass, What the Black Man Wants, 1865

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Document titled "The Freedmen's Bureau Act of 1865," detailing themes of liberty and justice for African Americans.
The Freedmen’s Bureau Act of 1865 

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Text discussing the Mississippi Constitution of 1890 and its implications for African Americans during Reconstruction.
An Act to Confer Civil Rights on Freedmen, and for other Purposes, 1865 (Mississippi Black Code)

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Textual content about the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and questions regarding its historical impact on liberty and justice.
Civil Rights Act of 1866

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Poster titled "Primary Source: Attacking the Freedmen's Bureau," discussing principles of liberty and justice for African Americans.
Attacking the Freedmen’s Bureau poster, 1866

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Document titled "Primary Source" discussing A.M.E. Pastor S. B. Williams' report on atrocities in North Carolina, 1869.
African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E) Pastor S. B. Williams Reports Atrocities to North Carolina Governor Holden, 1869

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Document titled "Primary Source" discussing Albion W. Tourgée's letter to Senator Joseph C. Abbott from May 24, 1870.
Albion W. Tourgée’s Letter to Senator Joseph C. Abbott, May 24, 1870

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Image of a historical document titled "The Union As It Was", discussing principles of justice for African Americans.
Image: Thomas Nast, “The Union As It Was”, 1874

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Document discussing Congressman Robert B. Elliott's 1874 speech on the Civil Rights Act and its historical context.
Congressman Robert B. Elliott’s Speech in Support of the Civil Rights Act, 1874

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Textual image featuring a primary source document about Congressman Rapier's speech on the Civil Rights Act, February 1875.
Congressman James T. Rapier’s Speech in Support of the Civil Rights Act, February 1875

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Text on a document titled "Primary Source" discussing the Civil Rights Act of 1875 and historical analysis questions.
Civil Rights Act, 1875 

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Textual content detailing a historical primary source question about liberty, equality, and justice for African Americans.
Strauder v. West Virginia, 1880

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Text on a document titled "Primary Source Civil Rights Cases, 1883" discussing historical analysis and questions.
Civil Rights Cases, 1883

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Text document titled "Primary Source" with a guiding question about the impact of Founding principles on African Americans.
Frederick Douglass, Speech on the Civil Rights Cases, 1883

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Text excerpt discussing the Louisiana Separate Car Act of 1890 and its implications for African Americans post-Reconstruction.
Louisiana Separate Car Act, 1890

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Text discussing the Mississippi Constitution of 1890 and its implications for African Americans during Reconstruction.
Mississippi Constitution, 1890

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Text on a page titled "Primary Source" discusses liberty, equality, and justice for African Americans after the Civil War.
Anna Julia Cooper, A Voice from the South, 1892

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Text from an educational resource discussing Frederick Douglass and principles of liberty and justice for African Americans.
Frederick Douglass, The Blessings of Liberty and Education, 1894

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Text on a document titled "Primary Source" discussing principles of liberty and justice for African Americans from 1865 to 1900.
Booker T. Washington, Atlanta Exposition Address, 1895

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A document titled "Primary Source" discussing Plessy v. Ferguson and questions about liberty and equality for African Americans.
Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896

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Text on a webpage discussing the impact of Founding principles on African Americans from 1866 to 1900.
Images from Historically Black Colleges and Universities, 1866-1900

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