The road to Emancipation was indeed stony! Enslaved people struggled to free …
The road to Emancipation was indeed stony! Enslaved people struggled to free themselves and loved ones, one person at a time.
This activity includes primary sources from the official records of the U.S. District Court at Boston that tell the story of William and Ellen Craft, a young couple from Macon, GA, who escaped to freedom in Boston in 1848. The two traveled together, Ellen as a White gentleman (she was the daughter of an African-American woman and a White master and passed as White), and William as her slave valet. They made their way to Boston, and lived in the home of Lewis Hayden, a former fugitive and abolition activist.
With the passing of the Fugitive Slave Act in September, 1850, the Crafts' respective owners employed the legal system to regain their escaped property. A U.S. Marshal was sent to the home of Lewis Hayden. Hayden refused to let the marshal in and threatened to ignite kegs of gunpowder; the Marshal left. Ellen and William fled to Britain, where they remained for 20 years. They eventually returned to the United States and settled back in Georgia.
In this activity, students will examine historic documents about these fugitives from slavery. Then, using the documents, they will construct historical narratives to tell their story. They can explore perspective and use standard elements of writing (plot, character, setting, conflict, impact). Thinking about essential questions/topics, they will begin their writing with a topic/opening sentence that sets out the main idea.
Jesse Owens broke not only running records but racial barriers, as well! …
Jesse Owens broke not only running records but racial barriers, as well! His running career began early in Ohio, and took him all the way to the Olympics.
Learn how Black women continue to lead the fight for suffrage rights, …
Learn how Black women continue to lead the fight for suffrage rights, 100 years after the passage of the 19th Amendment and 55 years after the Voting Rights Act, in this digital video from The Vote | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. Use this video when studying the women’s suffrage movement to explore the leadership role of African American women in the long struggle for voting rights and examine historic and contemporary efforts to suppress the African American vote.
Oral Proficiency Workplace Poster providing guidance for those wanting information about AFCTL …
Oral Proficiency Workplace Poster providing guidance for those wanting information about AFCTL and ILR levels adn their language functions with corresponding professions and positions along with examples of who is likely to function at each level.
This is an image of the original design of the Great Seal …
This is an image of the original design of the Great Seal of the United States, submitted just a few hours after the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. After undergoing numerous changes, the seal was officially adopted by the Continental Congress on June 20, 1782.
Indigenous people have been forming governments and building nations for hundreds of …
Indigenous people have been forming governments and building nations for hundreds of years. The formal treaties that were made between the first colonists and the First Peoples of America was nothing new to the native communities as they had already had treaties in place between other tribes.
Born in Dayton, Ohio in 1872 to former slaves from Kentucky, Paul …
Born in Dayton, Ohio in 1872 to former slaves from Kentucky, Paul Laurence Dunbar began writing poems at age 6, drawing from the stories his mother told him about plantation life. With his incredible body of work, Dunbar became the first African American poet to earn national distinction.
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