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"We Came to Free the Slaves": John Brown on Trial Lesson Plan"We Came to Free the Slaves": John Brown on Trial Lesson Plan
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"We Came to Free the Slaves": John Brown on Trial

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Pupils explore the plight of John Brown to fight slavery. In this Brown vs. Board of Education lesson, students listen to a lecture regarding Brown's work to free slaves through rebellion. Pupils participate in classroom discussion regarding 3 provided questions.

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8th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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