Analyze the Civil War 1861-1865 from MULTIPLE perspectives — Union + Confederate + enslaved-people-becoming-free + USCT 180,000 + women + Indigenous-nations-on-both-sides + immigrant soldiers — covering major battles + Emancipation Proclamation + Gettysburg + Sherman's March + Appomattox + Lincoln assassination + Juneteenth
Exercise
Difficulty 3
~8 min
hist.g8.f.ex_22
Short Answer
Prompt
What did Frederick Douglass mean by 'he who would be free, themselves must strike the blow' in 'Men of Color, To Arms!' March 21 1863?
How it's presented
mode
text
Answer criteria
type
rubric
criteria
- Black men must take up arms for their own emancipation
- Refuses passive-beneficiary framing
- Cites recruitment for 54th Massachusetts OR USCT
- Connects to Du Bois 1935 'general strike of the enslaved' OR Berlin 1992
Hints
- Douglass's sons Lewis + Charles enlisted in 54th Massachusetts.
- Apply MG-13a Multi-Perspective-Encounter.
Misconceptions to watch
- Treating enslaved as passive recipients of emancipation
Used in lessons