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Text document titled "Primary Source (Scaffolded)" discussing Reconstruction Amendments and related questions.
Poster titled "Primary Source: Attacking the Freedmen's Bureau," discussing principles of liberty and justice for African Americans.
Text from a primary source document by Thomas Nast, with questions about liberty and justice for African Americans.
Textual content about the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and questions regarding its historical impact on liberty and justice.

The Promise of Reconstruction and the Rise of Jim Crow

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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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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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Text from a primary source document by Thomas Nast, with questions about liberty and justice for African Americans.
Image: “Is this a republican form of government? Is this protecting life, liberty, or property? Is this the equal protection of the laws?”, Thomas Nast, 1876

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

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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 discussing residential segregation in city zoning laws from 1910-1911 and its impact on African Americans.
Residential Segregation in City Zoning Laws, 1910-1911

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Text on a page discussing racial restrictive covenants in Chicago from 1924 to 1946, with educational objectives listed.
Racial Restrictive Covenants, Chicago, 1924-1946

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