Civil War: Face Jug | History Detectives

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visual art United States US research methods techniques sources documents original primary secondary investigate evidence evaluate analyze context corroborate hypothesis mystery question Civil War ceramic pottery jug Germantown PA Pennsylvania slave free African-American African American Africa 19th nineteenth century protective relic artifact culture society Edgefield District South Carolina Public Broadcasting System PBS Oregon Public Broadcasting OPB Lion Television History Detectives History Detectives Special Investigations series classroom resources educator teacher episode activities Face Jug
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Professional Development History-Social Science History The Arts
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Civil War: Face Jug | History Detectives

A ceramic jug found in Germantown, PA turns out to be an example of a significant 19th century protective relic and piece of art--a face jug--created by African American slaves and freedmen in the Edgefield District of South Carolina.
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