Basil Biggs: True American Hero

PBS Learning Media
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PBS Learning Media
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Classroom Material
Keywords
Finding Your Roots Henry Louis Gates Jr. fyr14 wnet Slavery American Civil War Civil War Reconstruction U.S. History Anna Deavere Smith freedmen freed men and women Gettysburg The Battle at Gettysburg The Gettysburg Address Underground Railroad text-dependent questions evidence based questions
Subjects
History-Social Science
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
Audience
Classroom Teacher / Educator
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Basil Biggs: True American Hero

In this media gallery from Finding Your Roots, learn about the extraordinary life of Anna Deavere Smith’s ancestor Basil Biggs, a free man of color and a veterinarian who played major roles in the Battle of Gettysburg and the Underground Railroad.
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PBS Learning Media

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