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Exploring the church in the southern black community: Students explore the Documenting the American South Collection titled, the “Church in the Southern Black Community.” Beginning with a historian's interpretation of the primary sources that make up the collection, students search the collection for evidence to describe the experiences of African Americans living in the south during the Antebellum through the Reconstruction Period centering on their community churches. The activity culminates in student presentations of a digital scrap book.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 10–12 Social Studies); By Meghan Mcglinn.

Interracial "harmony" and the Great Awakening: The students will be introduced to two episodes in 19th-century American history, around the time of the Great Awakening, that show glimpses of some positive and negative consequences of interracial interaction in a religious context. The students will examine primary sources from the Documenting the American South collection to then be able to write a "sermon" from the perspective of a southern itinerant preacher during the Great Awakening arguing for or against religion as a cure for the social ill of racism and slavery.; Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Jamie Lathan.

Religion and slavery in the American South: Comparing perspectives: In this lesson plan, students consult a variety of primary sources from the Documenting the American South Collection to uncover the varied impacts of religion in the lives of slaves in the American South. They are encouraged to seek out multiple, and sometimes contradictory, perspectives of this history.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Social Studies); By Meghan Mcglinn.

Slave songs: In this lesson, students learn more about the religious observances of slaves in the United States by presenting hymns from Slave Songs in the US digitized in the Documenting the American South Collection. This is a great lesson to introduce the intersection of religion and slavery in a US history or African American history class.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Meghan Mcglinn.

Resources on the web

American Centuries: View from New England: A large American history library of full of primary resources, curricula, and interactive activities that will inspire students to learn about the 1700's, 1800's, and 1900's. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: Memorial Hall Museum

Colonial Williamsburg: This extensive website features access to the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library collections, primary source materials, videos of what life was like in the 18th century in Williamsburg, Va. and much more. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Future State: U.S. Department of State for Youth: This resource is designed to provide teachers and parents with educational resources for the inclusion of current events and world news in the classroom. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: Department of State

The Gateway to 21st Century Skills: Quick and easy access to educational resources found on various federal, state, university, non-profit, and commercial Internet sites. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: GEM Exchange

My Hero: This web site, in English and Spanish, features information about "heroes" around the world. Some of the people are famous and some are everyday people striving to make a difference in other peoples lives and working for important causes around the world.... (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: My Hero