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Article
University of Virginia

Divide and Conquer: The "Indian Experiment" at Hampton Institute

For Students 9th - 10th
An article about the inclusion of Native Americans in the student body at Hampton Institute, an African American training school which arose during Reconstruction.
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Handout
The History Cat

The History Cat: Carlisle Indian School

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains how Indian boarding schools came to be established, often with good intentions initially, and how native students were expected to dress and behave like white people, and were even punished for using their native language or...