Black History Month Educational Resources
In recognition of Black History Month, the Office of Cultural Education is offering educational resources for classroom teachers and educators from the collections, exhibits, and research of the New York State Archives, Library, and Museum.
Fifteenth Amendment: Educational Activities
This online guide includes several object-inquiry activities, from which teachers can choose those that best suit their students and classroom needs.
http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/fifteenth-amendment
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Address to the New York State Civil War Centennial Commission:
View information and download educator guides designed to provide strategies and resources for teaching about the Civil Rights movement and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/mlk-1962-address
Schuyler Flatts Burial Ground
In 2005, the discovery of human remains during construction in Colonie, NY, offered a unique view of slavery in rural colonial America. Learn more about the history of the Schuyler Flatts Burial Ground.
http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/research-collections/archaeology/bioarchaeology/research/schuyler-flatts-burial-ground
VIDEO: Evidence of Slavery and Freedom Buried Beneath the Floor
There is compelling evidence that the artifacts recovered from barrels burried beneath the floor of a home in Albany, NY, were placed there by enslaved African Americans living in the households. Join us for a discussion of these artifacts that provide a rare glimpse into the brutality of enslavement, and concurrent pursuit of freedom by the enslaved.
http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/education/videos/evidence-of-slavery-and-freedom
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