Lessons Monday, February 19 What did black pastors say about education in 1855? Tuesday, February 20 How many different counties were blacks found in? Wednesday, February 21 What were the major occupations for blacks in California in the 1850s? Thursday, February 22 Why was the right to sit freely in street cars an important issue in the 1860s? Friday, February 23 What were the major contributions of William Alexander Leidesdorff? Monday, February 26 Where did black Californians serve during the Civil War? Tuesday, February 27 What was the relationship between the Emancipation Proclamation and the repeal of the right of testimony law? Wednesday, February 28 What are the lessons for current citizens from the strategies employed by California abolitionists in the 1850s and 1860s?
 
Wednesday, Feb. 14 Content standard: 4.3 5. Discuss how California became a state and how its new government differed from those during the Spanish and Mexican periods. Key Fact: Peter Lester was one of the most properous black businessmen during the Gold Rush era, with a boot shop and a clothing store along Clay Street near the waterfront. His partner was Mifflin Gibbs. Lester was attacked by a shoplifter, causing an uproar in the black community. How did the right of testimony law affect the case in which Lester was a witness? What also happened to Lester’s daughter? How did the vigiliante groups impact the safety of African-Americans? What action did Lester, Gibbs and 700 other African-Americans take? How did that impact the history of Canada? How did it change the landscape of downtown San Francisco? REFERENCE: Volume 1 Our Roots Run Deep: the Black Experience in California, Vols. 1-4 Chapter 9, Negro Rights Activities in Gold Rush California by Dr. Rudolph Lapp
Lessons Thursday, February 1 Why California mattered to the abolition issue? Friday, February 2 How could black Californians affect the course of slavery? Monday, February 5 What organizations did black Californians use to affect policy? Tuesday, February 6 What individuals led the anti-slavery movement? Wednesday, February 7 What impact did John Brown have on U.S. history? Thursday, February 8 Why did Mary Ellen Pleasant contact John Brown? Friday, February 9 How did Mexico and the United States deal with the slavery issue differently? Monday, February 12 How different was the role of Spanish-speaking blacks under Mexican rule from the role of English-speaking blacks under U.S. rule? Tuesday, February 13 Why was the right of testimony law important to California blacks? Wednesday, February 14 What happened to Peter Lester in his boot shop in downtown San Francisco? Thursday, February 15 Why did the right of habeas corpus help blacks who moved to California? Friday, February 16 What was the reaction to the first colored convention? http://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson1.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson1.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson1.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson2.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson2.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson3.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson3.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson4.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson4.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson5.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson5.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson6.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson6.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson6.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson7.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson7.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson8.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson8.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson9.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson9.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson10.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson10.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson11.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson11.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson12.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson12.htmlshapeimage_6_link_0shapeimage_6_link_1shapeimage_6_link_2shapeimage_6_link_3shapeimage_6_link_4shapeimage_6_link_5shapeimage_6_link_6shapeimage_6_link_7shapeimage_6_link_8shapeimage_6_link_9shapeimage_6_link_10shapeimage_6_link_11shapeimage_6_link_12shapeimage_6_link_13shapeimage_6_link_14shapeimage_6_link_15shapeimage_6_link_16shapeimage_6_link_17shapeimage_6_link_18shapeimage_6_link_19shapeimage_6_link_20shapeimage_6_link_21shapeimage_6_link_22shapeimage_6_link_23shapeimage_6_link_24shapeimage_6_link_25