Videos and Lessons
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Underground Railroad Safe House in Beaver CountyLearn about the homes in Beaver County who provided shelter to people escaping slavery as part of the Underground Railroad. Ask your students to write directions on a map for an underground railroad conductor. They need to help the those escaping to freedom move to three different homes in New Brighton to stay ahead of the slave catcher.
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The Story of Richard Gardiner A Free Man EnslavedThis true story recounts the tragic circumstances that led to a free black resident of Bridgewater (in Beaver County) to be arrested and 'returned' to a slavery he had never experienced because of the Fugitive Slave Laws of the 1860s. Listen to his story then complete the lesson activity. Artistically illuminate posters for your classroom and school quotations from the Emancipation Proclamation or the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
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