Lesson Plan: Juneteenth General Order

Juneteenth

Lesson Plan: Juneteenth General Order

Unknown

Lesson Plan

DocsTeach presents a lesson plan that aims to stimulate document analysis and discussion between students about the purpose of General Order No. 3 presented to the citizens of Galveston, Texas, by General Gordan Granger on June 19, 1865, or "Juneteenth"--also known as Freedom Day or Jubilee Day, celebrates and commemorates the emancipation of enslaved individuals in the United States. The lesson plan also promotes connections between the past and present by asking students to discuss whether or not they believe Juneteenth should be made a federal holiday. Components include: a primary source, activity suggestions, and discussion questions.

View Source Here

DocsTeach (Contributor: National Archives)

Rights Statement: Project Reconstruction curates links to primary and secondary sources from a wide variety of digital newspapers, museums, libraries, universities, historical societies and other governmental and nongovernmental websites. Use of said content is solely at your own risk. Consult each source’s original publisher for all rights and terms of use associated with their content.

Insensitive Language/Images: Some sources may include insensitive language or images that were created just before, during or after the Reconstruction Era. We try our best to include advisory “notes” in the description section of each source to inform site visitors about potentially insensitive material.

Fairness & Accuracy Statement: We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that seems inaccurate or doesn't look right, please contact us.