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Wikipedia: James Forten
Learn about the life of James Forten, who was a successful inventor, businessman, abolitionist and social activist in the early years of the United States.
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: Anthony Burns: The Defeat & Triumph of a Fugitive Slave
Discussion ideas and interdisicplinary connections are the most useful parts of this teachers' guide for Virigina Hamilton's biography of escaped slave, Anthony Burns. It includes a brief summary of the book and information about the...
Other
Public Art in Los Angeles: Biddy Mason's Place
Features part of an exhibit at the University of Southern California that provides a chronology of Biddy Mason's life.
Black Past
Black Past: Margaret Garner Incident (1856)
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.
Curated OER
Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Ma: Nathan and Mary Johnson Properties
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...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Booker T. Washington
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...
TES Global
Blendspace: What Was Harriet Tubman's Greatest Achievement?
A learning module that includes twelve links to images, information, and activities about Harriet Tubman.