Lesson Two:

-identify the actions that betrayed the goals of Reconstruction

THE DISAPPOINTMENTS OF RECONSTRUCTION

1. Analyze the following primary sources to understand the disappointment and betrayal of Reconstruction. Again, refer to your Photo Analysis Guide and review the following illustrations and links. Continue to take notes on your worksheet.

"The Lost Cause"	"Memphis Riot"	"Negro Expulsion from Railway Car"

2. Read a summary of the Supreme Court decision, Plessy v. Ferguson, that legalized segregation.

3. Read examples of Jim Crow laws.

4. Now it is time for you to arrive at your own conclusions. Consider the following questions:

Evaluate Reconstruction.

Did Reconstruction provide hope, accomplishments, and possibilities for a more perfect union in the future?

Was Reconstruction simply a disappointing failure?

5. Support your conclusion by selecting a primary source document from the Library of Congress.

Select a source that demonstrates your conclusion about Reconstruction. Copy and paste to a powerpoint slide #1.

Search any of the following sites on the Library of Congress site.:

African American Mosaic - Westward Expansion

African American Odyssey

The Progress of A People

African American Pamphlets (select Browse the Subject; select Freedmen)

Write a brief paragraph explaining your conclusions about Reconstruction and why you chose this document. Save to a powerpoint slide #2. Document your source - record the author/artist/source, title, and date. Copy and paste to your slide #2.