Lesson Plan
Library of Virginia

Virginia Memory: Henry Box Brown Escapes Slavery

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
How did Henry Box Brown escape from slavery? A lesson plan based on the true story of his escape, Henry's Freedom Box by Elden Livine.
Lesson Plan
US National Archives

Docsteach: Oh Freedom! Sought Under the Fugitive Slave Act

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity includes primary sources from the official records of the U.S. District Court at Boston that tell the story of William and Ellen Craft, a young couple from Macon, GA, who escaped to freedom in Boston in 1848. Students will...