Reconstruction & Industrial Development

Industrial Development explores the expansion of government, impact of capitalism on democracy and the impact of industrial growth. During this era, the accomplishments and limitations of women's suffrage and the Progressive Movement are examined.
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Sassafras Mountain | Carolina Snaps Robert Smalls | Carolina Snaps

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Robert Smalls | Carolina Snaps
Robert Smalls was a former slave and Civil War hero who made a significant impact on American history. Born into slavery in Beaufort, South Carolina in 1839, Smalls worked on the docks and was trained...
City of Columbia PowerPoint Presentation for Classroom Assignment | From The Sky Railroads | From the Sky

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Railroads | From the Sky
At the turn of the 19th century, North Americans predominantly traveled by wagons or boats, but a new age was on the horizon. Nicknamed “the iron horse”, steam engines became one of the crucial...
A Seat at the Table - Connect to Descendants | Reconstruction 360 A Seat at the Table

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A Seat at the Table
Many of the foods enjoyed by enslaved and freedpeople - and Americans today - originally came from Africa. In this video culinary historian Michael Twitty discusses the origins of African American...
A Seat at the Table - Connect to Descendants | Reconstruction 360 A Seat at the Table

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A Seat at the Table
Black Churches have often served as places to meet and organize, and during Reconstruction many religious leaders were elected to political office. In the Civil Rights movement of the 20th century...
A Seat at the Table - Connect to Descendants | Reconstruction 360 A Seat at the Table

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A Seat at the Table
In West Africa, elders are greatly respected and family groups often form the basis of society, but the institution of slavery tore African American families apart. Freedom meant that families...
A Seat at the Table - Connect to Descendants | Reconstruction 360 A Seat at the Table

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A Seat at the Table
Between 1820 and 1860, slave owners in the upper South sold nearly a million enslaved people to plantations in the lower South. After they gained their freedom, formerly enslaved people published...
A Seat at the Table - Connect to Descendants | Reconstruction 360 A Seat at the Table

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A Seat at the Table
Over time, Black Southerners developed their own forms of worship. They incorporated some African religious traditions and turned certain biblical stories to their own purposes, envisioning a God who...