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Slavery in Connecticut 1640-1848 Lesson Plan

Slavery in Connecticut 1640-1848 Lesson Plan

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Slavery in Connecticut 1640-1848

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Sixth graders explore ways to tie Afro-American history into the study of Connecticut. They compare Blacks in Connecticut with the different situations of Blacks in other parts of America. They study the period from 1848 to the present.

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