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Boston Women: The Struggle for Freedom 1760 -1850
Fifth graders investigate the lives and various accomplishments of selected women of Boston.In this famous women writing instructional activity, 5th graders research biographical information. Students discuss the achievements of these...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Identity, Making of African American Identity: V. 1, 1500 1865
Forty seven primary sources-historical documents, literary texts, and visual images-that explore the issues facing African Americans as they struggled to carve out identity, work, artistic expression, and citizenship rights.
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Portrait of Phyllis Wheatley Writing.
See photos of a recently discovered letter written by Phillis Wheatley , the first published female black poet in America who was sold into slavery but later taught to read and write.