The Assassination of President Lincoln

Resources for an interdisciplinary lesson on the assassination of Abraham Lincoln it's lasting impact on our nation.

Playlist Items

Title	Packages	Type	Duration	Producer
The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln had a lasting impact on our country.		Video	1 min 8 sec
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln brought much uncertainty of how the nation would be reunited through Reconstruction; millions of freedmen were now in white society.		Video	1 min 35 sec
Comments: Drawing on students' knowledge of the Civil War, discuss the implications of Lincoln's assassination. How do they think people might have reacted? Consider the reactions of differently situated people (e.g., Northerners vs. Southerners, black vs. white, etc.).
Frederick Douglass spoke of Abraham Lincoln as a man best prepared to complete his mission on earth.		Video	1 min 1 sec
Comments: Listen to the words of Frederick Douglass and ask students to paraphrase and explain what he meant about the President. What image of Abraham Lincoln appears from his words?
An historian discussed the lasting legacy and impact of Abraham Lincoln.		Video	31 sec
Dramatic reading of poem ''O Captain! My Captain!,'' by Walt Whitman; Civil War; Drum-Taps; Abraham Lincoln.		Video	1 min 35 sec
Comments: Explain that Walt Whitman wrote this poem as an extended metaphor about the Civil War and President Abraham Lincoln. Provide students with copies of the poem so they can follow along with the reading. What picture of Lincoln is created by this poem? What images and devices does Whitman use to achieve this effect? Compare and contrast Whitman's tribute to Lincoln with that by Frederick Douglass.
Abraham Lincoln, 1860 photograph		Image	5 sec
Comments: Extension activity: Students write their own poems eulogizing Abraham Lincoln.

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