Billie Holiday's Song "Strange Fruit" This comprehensive lesson uses Billy Holiday's song "Strange Fruit" as a discussion point for...		Nathan and Polly Johnson Nathan and Polly Johnson helped many slaves find their way to freedom in the 1800s -- including...
Defining Jazz Music These lessons and activities explore sound and how sound is defined in jazz.		54th Regiment Massachusetts Memorial The first African-American regiment ever commissioned in the United Stated is commemorated with...
54th Regiment Memorial This memorial sits across from the Massachusetts state house, and honors the first all black...		State Pier -- New Bedford, Massachusetts The site of a booming whaling industry in the 1800s and a place where many slaves first set...
Student Guide to Web Research Lesson 3: Learning to Read on the Web Deliver a lesson plan that will help you teach students to read on the Web, a skill that is...		Underground Railroad Map - New Bedford, MA This printable map will help students locate Underground Railroad sites in New Bedford,...
Student Guide to Web Research Learning to Read on the Web Lesson plan 3, about reading on the Web, in a series for middle-school students learning to use...		Women Following Washington's Army: Washington Hypotheses Hypothesize why Washington would and would not want women to follow his army. Use with the...
Web Research Lesson 3: Learning to Read on the Web Lesson plan 3, about reading on the Web, in a series for middle-school students learning to use...		Women Following Washington's Army Learn about the women who followed Washington's army. Practice writing hypotheses.
Friends Meetinghouse The Friends Meetinghouse in New Bedford, Massachusetts was the site of abolitionist activity in...		Chinese Working on the Railroad Read and questions about the contributions Chinese immigrants made to building the first...
Virtual Field Trip: Underground Railroad Take your students on a Virtual Field Trip through Underground Railroad sites in New Bedford,...		Abraham Lincoln: Of Two Minds Students read quotes from Lincoln that express his split feeling about ending slavery and they...
New Bedford, MA and the Underground Railroad Visit New Bedford, Massachusetts, which was an integral part of the Underground Railroad.		Kubla Khan The text of Samuel Coleridge's Kubla Khan.
Lewis Temple Lewis Temple, a man of color, invented the toggle harpoon in 1848. This device increased the...		Speak to Me in Iambic Review iambic pentameter with your students.