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Fourth graders read about Harriet Tubman and develop vocabulary lists.  For this Underground Railroad lesson, 4th graders find similarities and differences in primary and secondary sources, create a timeline and recognize important people in the underground railroad movement.

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the underground railroad, fugitive slaves

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4th
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English Language Arts
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