Uncle Sam Recruitment Poster Anedi (Student) Uncle Sam (which has the same initials as United States) is a common national personification of the federal government of the United States or the country in general. Since the early 19th century, Uncle Sam has been a popular…
Freedman’s Bureau Jayla (Student) The United States Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, commonly known as the Freedmen’s Bureau, was created by Congress in 1865 to assist in the political and social reconstruction of post-war Southern states and to help formerly enslaved people make…
Water Basin Jalani (Student) Water basins can be tracked to ancient times. Used throughout the entire world and made of many different types of metals, clays, and glasses (including porcelain), basins were and still are reliable items for personal hygiene, washing fruits and vegetables, carrying…
The Cow Bell Mei (student) A cowbell was worn around the necks of free roaming animals. Herders use it to keep track of the animals. The cowbells are handmade from iron, which is cold-hammered and folded on an anvil until it is cup-shaped. Small pieces…
Water Dipper Ava (Student) The water dipper would be found in households where there was no running water, it was used to dip water from the water bucket and was common for everyone to drink directly from it. The water dipper example of the way in which Jim Crow laws…
The Era of Reconstruction 1865-1877 by Kenneth M. Stampp Jeremiah (Student) In The Era Of Reconstruction, Stampp’s book showed that the period following the Civil War was marked not only by “devastation of the white south by the north but rather a clear-eyed and determined…