The Underground Railroad in Boone County: Teacher Kit
Grade Level 4-8, Subject: History, American History
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. ©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
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