Class Summary 1/3/13 - 1/4/13

On Tuesday we got right into the swing of things, beginning where we left off. We were shown a picture of people standing in front of the National Archives, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by President Lincoln in 1863. It freed the slaves in territories that were in rebellion from the Union.  (I JUST SAW THE MOVIE ABRHAM LINCOLN SO IT LINKED PERFECTLY THOUGH I HAVE TO ADMIT I SLEPT FOR A TINY BIT IN THE MIDDLE THERE) While some people argued it didn't do very much, most people agreed that you should be able to believe and support what you want to. Today we started class by looking at a picture of the Robert Gould Shaw Memorial that is located in Boston. We were given a sheet and had to describe it and what we felt it portrayed and what emotions were in it.  Keep in mind this was before we knew anything about what we were looking at. Then we then discussed it and how it is Massachusetts 54th Regiment Memorial. The memorial recognizes and honors the first group of African Americans to fight in the Civil War. We then took notes on a Power Point of the 54th Regiment wrapped up class with a sad video on the battle the first African Americans fought in the Civil War.