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Teaching Civil War Washington

This guide was created to support educators with teaching topics about Civil War Washington, DC

About the DC History Center

About this guide

The Teaching Civil War Washington libguide provides educators with resources and tools to support the teaching of Civil War Washington in their classrooms. Topics include the unique-to-DC Compensated Emancipation Act. Featured resources include objects from the collection, Washington History magazine articles, and additional primary and secondary resources

To learn more about other education resources the DC History Center offers, visit our Educator Resources page on our website. 

If you have any questions, feedback or need support accessing any of the highlighted resources please contact Education Manager Domonique Spear at education@dchistory.org.