
Civil War | Finding Freedom | 8
American History Tellers
The Myths of the Civil War
Students are frustrated with the simple stories they got about the civil war and slavery in high school. They recognize that the history is a lot more complicated than they thought, and they feel deprived of it. My students across the board have a greater sense of pride in the nation,. There's a great admiration and respect, but also frustration, for the ways that reconstruction policies weren't honored.
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