Demonstrate the ability to interpret primary and secondary sources and to compose an argument which uses them, as appropriate.

This module covers Reconstruction following the American Civil War and Rise of the New South. The Union has been restored and for a short period of time there is some effort to incorporate formerly enslaved and other African Americans into the body politic of the United States. Critically evaluate the challenges presented by the Reconstruction Period as well as the social, political, and economic consequences that this period had on whites and African Americans in the SouthDemonstrate the ability to interpret primary and secondary sources and to compose an argument which uses them, as appropriate, for supportAnalyze the relevancy of history in today’s worldWatch introduction lecture to this module, it is located above.Watch lectures “Why We Study History” and “Reconstruction”Read chapters 15 and 17 of Foner’s Give Me Liberty!Read the short article “Distinguish Between Primary and Secondary Sources (Links to an external site.)” “Charlotte Forten Teaches Freed Children in South Carolina, 1864” (Links to an external site.)Ida B. Wells-Barnett, “Lynch Law in America” (1900) (Links to an external site.)Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois on Black Progress (1895, 1903) (Links to an external site.)Watch this short (four minutes) introduction to the work of Ida B. Wells-Barnett.https://guides.library.ucsc.edu/primarysecondaryhttp://www.americanyawp.com/reader/reconstruction/charlotte-forten-teaches-freed-children-in-south-carolina-1864/https://www.americanyawp.com/reader/18-industrial-america/ida-b-wells-barnett-lynch-law-in-america-1900/http://www.americanyawp.com/reader/20-the-progressive-era/booker-t-washington-w-e-b-dubois-on-black-progress-1895-1903/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fygjGXnaV9w