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?
 
Friday, Feb. 16 Content standard: 8.9 Students analyze the early and steady attempts to abolish slavery and to realize the ideals of the Declaration of Independence. Key Fact: On Nov. 20, 1855, delegates from 17 counties in California gathered for the first meeting of the Colored Conveniton of California. Where had similar conventions been held? and when? Which Californians participated in similar meetings? What did the newspapers of the state say in advance of the convention? What were the biggest issues during the convention? Who were the officers of the State Executive Committee? How did the convention connect with the Underground Railroad? Read the speech of Revs. J.J. Moore and T.M.D. Ward on education for African-Americans which they wrote in 1855. Does the speech have relevance today?
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
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Monday, March 5 is a state learning holiday called Black American Day. According to the California Education Code, all California classrooms are required to spend the day learning about the contributions of African-Americans to American society.  The date was chosen because it is the birthday of Crispus Attucks, the first American to die in the American Revolution.
It’s a good time to schedule class projects or assembly programs to demonstrate how you have incorporated the primarcy source accounts of California history into your daily lessons.
Contact the curator John William Templeton at 415-240-3537mailto:johnwtempleton@californiablackhistory.com?subject=Gold%20Rush%20Abolitionistsshapeimage_8_link_0