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Interpreting the Evidence

A Cheerful Outlook: Art Analysis

  • Documents in this Activity:
  • Historical Eras:

    Civil War and Reconstruction (1850 - 1877)

  • Thinking Skill:

    Historical Analysis & Interpretation

  • Grade Level:

    High School

  • Topics:

    African Americans
    Civil Rights

  • Primary Source Types:

    Image

  • Regions:

    Long Island
    New York State
    United States

  • Creator:

    NYS Archives Partnership Trust Education Team.

  1. Load A Cheerful Outlook, by William M. Davis (1829–1920) in Main Document Viewer