LOUISIANA: A HISTORY - THE END OF RECONSTRUCTION
AND THE RISE OF JIM CROW
ROBYN VAUGHAN, Grades 6-8, SOCIAL STUDIES
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TIME ALLOTMENT:
Two 50-minute classes.

OVERVIEW:
Although the promise of change permeated Louisiana during Reconstruction, few lasting transformations took hold. The federal government had its own problems to deal with and granted Louisiana Democratic control of the state in exchange for voting for the Republican presidential candidate, Rutherford B. Hayes in the 1876 presidential election. This marked the end of the Reconstruction Era and without Republican or federal protection the rights black citizens were drastically restricted by what was known as the Jim Crow laws. Students will evaluate the events that took place-ending reconstruction in Louisiana and giving rise to the Jim Crow laws.

SUBJECT MATTER:
Social Studies, Louisiana History

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
The learner will:
• Discover that events in history have chronological relationships and patterns;
• Identify significant events that occurred ending Reconstruction in Louisiana;
• Evaluate the Jim Crow laws

STANDARDS:
Louisiana Social Studies Content Standards
http://www.doe.state.la.us/conn/standards1.php
H-1A-M1:  Describing chronological relationships and patterns;
H-1A-M2:  Demonstrating historical perspective through the political, social, and economic context in which an event or idea occurred;
H-1A-M3:  Analyzing the impact that specific individuals, ideas, events, and decisions had on the course of history; (1, 2, 3, 4)
H-1A-M4:  Analyzing historical data using primary and secondary sources; (1, 2, 3, 4)
H-1A-M5:  Identifying issues and problems from the past and evaluating alternative courses of action;
H-1A-M6:  Conducting research in efforts to answer historical questions;
H-1B-M13:  Comparing and evaluating various reconstruction plans of the post-Civil War era;
H-1D-M1:  Describing the contributions of people, events, movements, and ideas that have been significant in the history of Louisiana;
H-1D-M3:  Identifying and discussing the major conflicts in Louisiana’s past.

STUDENT MATERIALS:
• Focus For Media Interaction Worksheet : The End of Reconstruction
• Sequence Chart: The End of Reconstruction and the Rise of the Jim Crow Laws
• Tiles: The End of Reconstruction and the Rise of the Jim Crow Laws
• Worksheet: Jim Crow Laws

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