====== The Underground Railroad in Boone County: Teacher Kit ======
**Grade Level 4-8, Subject: History, American History**
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**VIDEO: //Margaret Garner Controversy// (4:46),"The Age of Slavery (1800-1860): The African Americans-Many Rivers to Cross." In 1856, Garner escaped from Boone County, KY to Ohio but was apprehended. She killed her children rather than return them to slavery. (c)2013 PBS**
Learning Goals:
- To learn and understand the concept of The Underground Railroad. What it meant to those enslaved and those who helped to conduct
- To learn about the brave people who conducted the Underground Railroad and helped slaves head north towards freedom
- To understand the courage, fear and personal sacrifices of the enslaved who ran away
- To learn about the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and other laws concerning slavery
====More Information====
* [[https://bcp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/search/asset/25217/0|The Underground Railroad in Boone County Resource Page]]
* [[http://www.nps.gov/subjects/ugrr/education/upload/Junior-Ranger-Activity-Booklet.pdf|Discovering the Underground Railroad, Junior Ranger Activity Book]]- provided by the National Park Service
===Suggested Reading===