The
Alabama Primary Sources is a pack of 20 primary source documents that are relevant to the history in Alabama. We have created a
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The Alabama Primary Sources will help your students build common core skills including:
• Analysis
• Critical Thinking
• Point of View
• Compare and Contrast
• Order of Events
• And Much More!
Perfect for gallery walks and literature circles! Great research and reference materials!
The
Alabama Primary Sources are:
1. Map of Mobile showing Fort Cond– in form of a 7-pointed star along the Mobile River – Alabama’s first permanent European settlement – 1725
2. Illustration depicting William Weatherford surrendering to General Andrew Jackson after the Battle of Horseshoe Bend – 1814
3. Photograph of the first inauguration of Jefferson Davis as President of the Confederate States of America at Montgomery, Alabama – February 1861
4. Painting of the Battle of Mobile Bay during the Civil War – August 1864
5. Photograph of federal troops occupying the Courthouse Square in Huntsville, Alabama – soldiers reportedly tore down the North Alabama College to construct their winter quarters – 1864
6. Photograph of Benjamin Sterling Turner, U.S. Congressman from Alabama – 1871
7. Photograph of members of the Alabama Reconstruction legislature on the steps of the Capitol in Montgomery – 1872
8. Photograph of "Old Main," the first building on Auburn University’s campus – served as a Confederate hospital during the Civil War – 1883
9. Photograph of a history class at Tuskegee University in Tuskegee – 1902
10. Photograph of the developing skyline of Birmingham – November 1915
11. Photograph of Tennessee Coal, Iron, and Railroad Company’s Ensley Works steel plant – helped make Birmingham a center for iron production in the early 20th century – February 1937
12. Photograph of a smelting furnace in a Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) chemical plant near Muscle Shoals – June 1942
13. Poster entitled "One of America’s Greatest Scientists" - referring to George Washington Carver – 1943
14. Poster urging support for the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II – 1943
15. Photograph of the Tuskegee Airmen – 1943
16. Photograph of a Washington, D.C., march in memory of African American children killed in the Birmingham church bombings – September 1963
17. Replica of handwritten notes regarding Alabama Governor George Wallace’s reaction to the integration of the University of Alabama – June 1963
18. Photograph of Saturn V rocket being assembled at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville – 1964
19. Photograph of participants in the Civil Rights Movement march from Selma to Montgomery – 1965
20. Photograph of President George Bush and his advisors – including Condoleezza Rice – preparing for his speech about the 9/11 terrorist attacks – September 11, 2001
Your students will:
• think critically and analytically, interpret events, and question various perspectives of history.
• participate in active learning by creating their own interpretations instead of memorizing facts and a writer’s interpretations.
• integrate and evaluate information provided in diverse media formats to deepen their understanding of historical events.
• experience a more relevant and meaningful learning experience.
Each primary resource is printed on sturdy 8.5" X 11" cardstock.