From Slavery to Freedom: Stories of Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington and Harriet Tubman
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
10:00-10:45 am
About the Program
In celebration of Black History Month, Lin-Wood Public School in Lincoln NH, in coordination with the Granite State Distance Learning Network (GSDLN), will be hosting a videoconference titled, "From Slavery to Freedom: Stories of Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, and Harriet Tubman".
It is very hard for today's students to imagine a time when people owned other people like property. By highlighting such slaves as Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Sojourner Truth, and Harriet Tubman, this videoconference will illustrate their courage, bravery, determination of spirit, mind, and body, and their absolute refusal to accept the bondage of slavery.
Join Dr. Frank Dobson as he discusses the dramatic, exciting, authoritative story of the experiences of these four African Americans from slavery to freedom to their continued struggle for equality. Dr. Frank Dobson will share stories of Sojourner Truth, former slave, abolitionist, preacher and advocate of women's rights; Frederick Douglass, publisher and leader who fought for the abolition of slavery and for racial equality; Booker T. Washington, born into slavery and dedicated himself to education, became a teacher, then founded Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute in 1881; and Harriet Tubman, who was born into slavery in Maryland, then freed herself, and after freeing herself from slavery, returned to Maryland to rescue about 300 other runaway slaves on the Underground Railroad.
A 15-20 minute interactive question and answer session with students will follow each presentation.
For more information: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/programs/a-a-history/Slavery2Freedom.htm
The Presenter
Dr. Frank Dobson, Director of Vanderbilt University Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center via Vanderbilt Virtual School.
Date - Time - Audience
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
10:00 – 10:45 am
Grades 4-12
Cost
Lin-Wood School District has arranged for this program for the listed date/time.
GSDLN Member Sites: Free
Non-member Sites: $ 105.00 Connection Fee paid to GSDLN
There is a limit of 10 connecting sites for each of the videoconference sessions so you will want to act on this announcement right away. When this program was offered last year through Vanderbilt Virtual School, it only took 5 days to fill all of their connecting site positions.
To Register
Register your videoconference site by contacting:
Richard Baker, Lin-Wood Public School
by email: rbaker@lin-wood.k12.nh.us
Technical
This program is open to all public and private schools and colleges who have access to two-way interactive video equipment (ISDN or IP). If you are unsure whether or not you have access to this type of equipment, or don’t understand these terms, you should be working with your school's technology coordinator. This session does not work with a web cam hooked up to a computer. Your equipment should be able to do H.323 (IP) or H.320 (ISDN) videoconference connections.