GOAL:
Role-play runaway slaves on the
Underground Railroad in 1832.
OBJECTIVES:
●Experience
through interactive performance the good will and struggles
that a slave may have encountered when seeking freedom on the
Underground Railroad.
●Learn about
the slave trade in past and present times.
●Encounter
bounty hunters, abolitionists, and safe houses.
●Learn about
the role of a conductor.
●Experience the
different forms of communication that were used in the
Underground Railroad.
●Learn about
actual events that occurred during the Underground Railroad. Learn about
actual events that occurred during the Underground Railroad. ●Learn about
the role Rhode Island and Rhode Islanders played in the
Underground Railroad.
CONCEPTS/TOPICS:
●Slave trade
●Bounty hunters
●Abolitionist
●Conductor
●Safe House
●Prejudice
●1832 American
Slaves
●Underground
Railroad
●North
Star
After completing this
lesson the aim is for students to be able to:
●Define what the Underground Railroad was.
●Discuss prejudice and how it affects people.
●Briefly explain the role of a conductor.
●Define the different types of communication that were
used in the Underground Railroad.
