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Henry Box Brown - Slavery Mini Document analysis

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Henry Box Brown was a fugitive slave in the 19th century. We did an activity where students had to try to fit inside a box roughly the same dimensions as his. Then we read the summary (found on wikipedia) and analyzed the image. We answered the questions and I had them write a short essay about it using the questions as their guide. They shared their answers and we held a discussion about how terrible slavery must have been if he would go to such great lengths to escape it! This resource does no

Subjects:

Black History Month, Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Grades:

3rd - 12th

Types:

Worksheets, DBQs, Handouts