Iowa | Activity 4.3: Alexander Clark

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Great States Iowa state history Iowa history Alexander Clark famous Iowans African Americans Civil War African American soldiers colored regiments First Iowa Volunteers 60th Regiment Infantry Colored Troops black suffrage civil rights civil liberties classroom activity classroom activities activity activities curriculum planning curriculum development
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History-Social Science
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Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Post-Secondary
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Iowa | Activity 4.3: Alexander Clark

Students watch a short video about Alexander Clark, and learn the role he played in establishing Iowa’s first African-American army unit. They then write a persuasive letter, from Clark’s perspective, to an African-American family in Iowa, recruiting their eldest son to fight in the Civil War.
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