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The Black Brigade of Cincinnati
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In this lesson and activity booklet, students learn about The Black Brigade of Cincinnati. The Black Brigade was a military unit of African American soldiers organized in 1862 during the Civil War when the city of Cincinnati, Ohio was in danger of being s

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Social Studies
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National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
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03/06/2023
Disposable People: Unfreedoms in Today's Society
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Students will enhance their understanding of contemporary injustices, or Unfreedoms,* and develop critical thinking as citizens of the global community.

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American History
Social Studies
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National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Date Added:
03/06/2023
Geography and Politics of Border States
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Students will use an 1861 map and the Emancipation Proclamation to learn where slavery ended, what states still allowed slavery, and what states did not allow slavery. Follow-up questions will promote higher-level learning by requiring students to recogni

Subject:
American History
Social Studies
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Lesson Plan
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National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Date Added:
03/06/2023
Geography and Politics of Border States
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Students will utilize maps, primary documents and charts to enhance their knowledge of thecauses of the Civil War, the politics of geography, and the demographic shifts in 19 th century America.

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American History
Social Studies
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Lesson Plan
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National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Date Added:
03/06/2023
Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
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This lesson plan will help students (1) Reveal stories of the Underground Railroad and its role in helping the enslaved; (2) Learn about Harriet Tubman, who helped 350 enslaved people to freedom; and (3) Discuss slavery and its dehumanizing effect on African Americans.

Subject:
American History
Social Studies
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Lesson Plan
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National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Date Added:
03/06/2023
Historic Decisions Guide: Moving Toward Freedom
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In this lesson we will explore the creative and ethical uses of making decisions that contribute or limit the oppression of former enslaved African Americans and answering the question: "What rights and opportunities should be afforded to African American

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Social Studies
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Lesson Plan
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National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Date Added:
03/06/2023
John Anderson's Slave Pen (4-8)
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The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center exhibits a slave pen once owned by John W. Anderson. Students will understand how many African Americans were considered property, void of human rights, by slave traders such as John W. Anderson.

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American History
Social Studies
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Lesson Plan
Provider:
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Date Added:
03/06/2023
John Anderson's Slave Pen (9-12)
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The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center exhibits a slave pen once owned by John W. Anderson. Students will understand how many African Americans were considered property, void of human rights, by slave traders such as John W. Anderson.

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American History
Social Studies
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Lesson Plan
Provider:
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Date Added:
03/06/2023
My RagGonNon
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A RagGonNon is textile art (quilt) created by Aminah-Brenda Lynn Robinson, displayed at The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. She made it over 30 years and is constructed out of different rags and tells a story of her and her family's past. In

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Social Studies
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National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Date Added:
03/06/2023
North Star
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This lesson plan is intended as an introduction to the North Star tour for grades 3 & 4. It will introduce your students to the role enslavement played in the United States during the time before the Civil War.

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American History
Social Studies
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Lesson Plan
Provider:
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Date Added:
03/06/2023
Reading Fearless Mary
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Meet Mary Fields, a trailblazer of the American West. She was formerly enslaved, tough-as-nails and eventually became the first African American woman stagecoach driver in 1895, when, in her 60s, she beat out all the cowboys who wanted the job by being th

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American History
Social Studies
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Lesson Plan
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National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Date Added:
03/06/2023
Reading Henry's Freedom Box
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Explore Henry’s journey of freedom from slavery. This is an inspiring portrait of one of the most notable stories of escapes to freedom during the era of the Underground Railroad.

Subject:
American History
Social Studies
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Lesson Plan
Provider:
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Date Added:
03/06/2023
Reading Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom
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Describes Harriet Tubman’s spiritual journey as she hears the voice of God guiding her to freedom on that very first trip to escape the brutality of slavery. This is a moving portrait of one of the most notable figures of the Underground Railroad.

Subject:
American History
Social Studies
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Lesson Plan
Provider:
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Date Added:
03/06/2023
Reading The People Could Fly
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Explore a notable African-American folktale re-imagined by Virginia Hamilton. This story, in which an old man, tired of the abuse he and others are suffering under the violence of slavery, reclaims his people’s magic and power and helps them to liberate t

Subject:
American History
Social Studies
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Date Added:
03/06/2023