Civil War and Reconstruction Era (Teaching with Historic Places)

Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) uses historic places in National Parks and in the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places to enliven history, social studies, geography, civics, and other subjects. TwHP has created a variety of products and activities that help teachers bring historic places into the classroom.

For more lessons about African American History check out: African American History.

Here you’ll find place-based educational resources relating to African American history and culture from 1861 to 1877. Discover more resources at the Teaching with Historic Places homepage.