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Underground Railroad/Quilts

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Students explore the Underground Railroad communication system.  In this cross curriculum fine arts and United States history Civil War lesson, students view several websites that feature quilts constructed by slaves during the Underground Railroad era. Students interpret messages by identifying common quilt symbols, then create their own quilt that is representative of the Underground Railroad communication system.

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symbolism, the underground railroad, fugitive slaves, slavery, the united states civil war

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american memory website, civil war, hidden messages in quilts, identifying quilt messages, slave communication, slavery, symbolism, underground railroad, english language arts
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Grade
2nd - 4th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
3 days
Instructional Strategies
Project-Based Learning
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