Bold Act of Rebellion

PBS Learning Media
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PBS Learning Media
Resource Type
Classroom Material
Keywords
Finding Your Roots Henry Louis Gates Jr. fyr14 wnet Slavery U.S. History freedmen enslaved people slave revolt rebellious slave slave rebellion Anderson Cooper American Slavery text-dependent questions evidence based questions
Subjects
History-Social Science
Grade Levels
Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
Audience
Classroom Teacher / Educator
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Bold Act of Rebellion

Anderson Cooper finds out about a long-forgotten southern ancestor who was killed by a man he enslaved in this video from Finding Your Roots. Through census records, students learn about Burwell Boykin, the slaves he owned, and how one of them rebelled and murdered him.
Publisher
PBS Learning Media

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