Missouri Digital Heritage :: Education :: United States Colored Troops

Missouri State Archives
United States Colored Troops in Missouri:
Finding African American History at the Missouri State Archives

An interactive lesson plan with original documents

Lesson Plan

• Lesson Overview
  
  
• Original Documents
  • George W. Reynolds Enlistment Record
  • George W. Reynolds Descriptive List
    
    
• Worksheet
  • Learning From Primary Sources
    
    
• Histories
  • History of United States Colored Troops
  • Missouri's African American Troops
  • The Records: A Sense of History Preserved
    
    
• Guided Discussion Questions
  
  
• Optional Enrichment Exercises

For Educators

• Sites of Interest
  
  
• Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's Framework for Curriculum Development in Social Studies
  • Show-Me Standards and Social Studies Strands Targeted by USCT in Missouri