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L5799 - Early Life  for African Americans in America & their Pursuit of Freedom & Equality

Early Life for African Americans in America & their Pursuit of Freedom & Equality
Item No. L5799

Early Life for African Americans in America & their Pursuit of Freedom & Equality

Series: Black Cultural History & Heritage
Item No: L5799
Length: 30 minutes
UPC: 709629057999
Copyright: 2025
CC: No
MARC Record: Yes
Language: ENGLISH
Grade Level: 6-12
Age Range: 12-18
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This program illuminates the incredible resilience and determination of African Americans in the early 1800s as they relentlessly pursued freedom and equality. Despite enduring unimaginable hardships under slavery, they resisted through acts of defiance, escape, and organized efforts in the abolitionist movement. From the Underground Railroad to freedom petitions and the powerful voices of Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman, African Americans were leaders in the fight for liberty. During the Civil War, their bravery reached new heights as over 180,000 African American men enlisted in the Union Army and Navy. By serving in regiments like the renowned 54th Massachusetts Infantry, they demonstrated their courage and unwavering commitment to securing freedom for themselves and future generations.