From the book Lies My Teacher Told Me, please read Chapter 5, “Gone With the Wind.”
Please include your 5 five things on Discussion Board.
Assignment #7 – Slavery and Reconstruction
Step 1: Watch – “Without Sanctuary” online
Step 2: Watch – “Birth of a Nation” online
Step 3: Read – “Gone With the Wind,” from Lies My
Teacher Told Me
Step 4: Complete the Discussion Board
Discussion Prompt:
Reconstruction is probably the least understood period in our
history. When one really begins to understand the promise of
what could have been, this period becomes even more
heartbreaking. We had a handful of idealistic men and women in
this country who believed they were presented with an
unprecedented opportunity to make this country a true
democracy for the very first time in our history–a place where
all people were created equal.
And for a time, they did.
And we must not diminish the efforts of these individuals simply
because Jim Crow began to dismantle their creation almost as
soon as they created it. If anything, once one knows the level of
violence these people faced for their convictions, their story
almost becomes that much more harrowing and poignant.
But it was racism and violence that ultimately caused the demise
of Reconstruction. The Ku Klux Klan rose to a great state of
prominence during this time period, and it was through their
efforts that virtually all of the progressive legislation put in place
during this time either came to an end or was reversed entirely.
The Klan used violence and fear as their political tools, and
lynchings became probably their most favored mode of torture
and fear-mongering.
Ultimately, violence put an end to Reconstruction.
Please watch the film from the website, Without Sanctuary, and
take a look at the other photographs in the containing website.
What are your thoughts on the issues central to this assignment?
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