Today in class we read Frederick Douglass' Men of Color, To Arms! which is in CDW. We answered the questions on the analysis sheet as we explored how the Emancipation Proclamation was the impetus for Douglass' editorial and the impact of blacks being allowed to fight in the Civil War. We then watched and discussed "Bottom Rail on Top", another scene from Ken Burns' The Civil War that showed us the NY Draft Riots and the role of African-Americans in the War. We closed the first part of class by listening to Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and thinking about why the ideas he expressed were necessary for the Union in the fall of 1863.
During the 2nd part of class students performed their own reading of the Gettysburg Address that we then posted to Ken Burns' website learntheaddress.org. You can find our version HERE.
There is also an addition to the homework for the weekend. Students need to answer the analysis questions about the Gettysburg Address from the document analysis worksheet and read and annotate Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural (AR) in addition to the DH readings listed on the calendar.
