Rebuilding a Nation - Project directions
Reconstruction Introduction - Primary Source Analysis
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Lewis Thornton Powell aka "Lewis Payne" by Alexander Gardner is licensed under CC BY 2.0
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"Freedman's Bureau" by Bernard F. Reilly is in the public domain in the country of origin.
- Who does the Freedman's Bureau seem to be helping & hurting according to this image?
- What do you think the creator's purpose was for making this?
- What can you learn about American society during the post-Civil War era from looking at this?
- Do you think Lincoln is the President being referred to in this cartoon? Why or why not?