Henry's Freedom Box Spider Map
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Black History Resources K-5
By Lauren Ayube
Teach students about an important African American in U.S. history and how they impacted later civil rights movements through stories, videos, and other lessons. Have students create a storyboard that shows why this person is significant. See the example below.
Storyboard Description
Create a spider map that illustrates some of the challenges Henry faced!
Storyboard Text
- Poorly Treated By His Enslaver
- Don't tear the tobacco leaf!
- Losing His Family
- Escaping To Freedom
- Welcome to Philadelphia, Henry!
- Henry's first enslaver was not hard on him. When he died, Henry and his family were sold to his son, who was mean and beat his workers when they made a mistake.
- When he was older, Henry's enslaver sold his wife and kids. Henry watched, heartbroken, as they got taken away. He knew he would never see them again.
- Henry endured a long, uncomfortable journey inside of a small wooden box. He traveled for many days until he finally reached freedom in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Henry's Challenges
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