Black Women in the Civil War: Organizers, Relief Workers, and Intelligence Operatives

African American Experiences in the Union and Confederacy

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Evaluate the wartime roles and firsthand accounts of Black women including Harriet Tubman, Susie King Taylor, and Sojourner Truth.

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African American Experiences in the Union and Confederacy

9th Grade · Social Studies · US-NJ-SS

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Use primary source evidence to analyze and compare the diverse social, economic, and military experiences of Black Americans across Northern and Southern states before and during the Civil War.

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6.1.12.HistoryUP.4.bNew Jersey Social Studies Standards · 6th Grade

Use primary sources to compare and contrast the experiences of African Americans who lived in Union and Confederate states before and during the Civil War.