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Black Past

Black Past: Margaret Garner Incident (1856)

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief encyclopedia entry explores the Margaret Garner Incident, one of the most famous fugitive slave trials and the inspiration for Toni Morrison's book and film Beloved.
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Ma: Nathan and Mary Johnson Properties

For Students 9th - 10th
These buildings, now housing the New Bedford Historical Society, belonged to a free African-American couple active in the abolitionist movement and the Underground Railroad. They notably took in activist Frederick Douglass after his...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Booker T. Washington

For Students 9th - 10th
An African American educator and author. He was born into slavery at the community of Hale's Ford in Franklin County, Virginia. As a young man he made his way east from West Virginia to obtain schooling at Hampton in eastern Virginia at...
Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: What Was Harriet Tubman's Greatest Achievement?

For Students 4th - 6th
A learning module that includes twelve links to images, information, and activities about Harriet Tubman.