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Footsteps To Freedom Tour
FYI – info forwarded from Cheryl Brown, The Black Voice News, about a program for teachers and for people interested in taking part in a historical, educational experience.
The Black Voice Study Tour – Footsteps to Freedom VI
Co-sponsored by the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, National Park Service Network to Freedom
Follow the North Star – Along the Underground Railroad, July 27 – August 3, 2008
Last Call for Footsteps to Freedom Field Study Tour
The Black Voice Foundation’s Footsteps to Freedom Study Tour is back for its 11th year. On July 27th participants will arrive in Ohio to retrace the path that lead fugitive slaves into freedom by touring selected sites of the Underground Railroad. Co-sponsored by the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, National Park Service Network to Freedom, and San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, the journey will begin in Columbus, move through the lesser known parts the Underground Railroad into the states of Kentucky, Michigan, and New York, and arrive in the land known by fugitives as Canaan, or what we know as Canada. While on the tour, participants will receive the opportunity to talk with descendants of fugitive slaves and hear their stories about the Underground Railroad, visit the residences of former slaves and abolitionists, and learn all about the courageous 900 mile journey that fugitive slaves walked in search of freedom.
This year the Footsteps to Freedom program is honored to have Founder and President of the Frederick Douglass Family Foundation, Kenneth B. Morris Jr., who is a direct descendent of Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington, participate on the tour.
The tour will make stops including Dayton , Cincinnati , Oberlin, Detroit , Niagara Falls , Rochester , and other exciting and historical places along the way, offering participants the opportunity to become enlightened while celebrating the legacy of American freedom.
With the addition of these new sights and highly esteemed participants, this year’s tour promises an experience that is not to be missed. We invite all who are interested to come and take part in this historical, educational, life changing experience.
It’s not too late to register.
Due to the quick turnaround since the tour will begin on July 27, please call Cheryl Brown at the Black Voice News at 909-888-5040 for trip costs, additional information; email is cherylbrown@blackvoicenews.com.
Website: http://www.blackvoicenews.com/ugr/ugr_2004/index.php
For Educators -- Make History Come Alive in the Classroom
This trip is especially designed for teachers, as well as people who are interested in experiencing history where it happened. Teachers and curriculum builders gain first-hand knowledge of early American history by visiting and seeing historic sites where escaping slaves and abolitionists actually stayed. They will be able to bring this period alive for their students and help students to better understand the price of the freedom some have come to take for granted. At the end of the more than 900-mile journey that freedom seekers walked, participants will meet the descendants of many of the people who survived the dangerous trip.
Educational Outcomes:
1. Provide materials and resources for 5th, 7th and 8th grade and high school teachers of World and American history matched to standards in History/Social Science and Language Arts.
2. Participants who receive support from their districts provide professional development and share materials and resources with other educators at their schools.
3. Teachers will be able to implement Service Learning projects with their students as a result of the professional development they receive. Two follow-up meetings held at a SBCSS facility will be scheduled to facilitate and follow-up on project implementation with the participating teachers. Service Learning is data-proven instructional best practice that engages students in their schools and communities.
4. Meets the requirements of CA SB514.
For Credit: Contact the College of Extended Learning at California State University , San Bernardino or University of California , Riverside .
The Black Voice Study Tour – Footsteps to Freedom VI
Co-sponsored by the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, National Park Service Network to Freedom
Follow the North Star – Along the Underground Railroad, July 27 – August 3, 2008
Last Call for Footsteps to Freedom Field Study Tour
The Black Voice Foundation’s Footsteps to Freedom Study Tour is back for its 11th year. On July 27th participants will arrive in Ohio to retrace the path that lead fugitive slaves into freedom by touring selected sites of the Underground Railroad. Co-sponsored by the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, National Park Service Network to Freedom, and San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, the journey will begin in Columbus, move through the lesser known parts the Underground Railroad into the states of Kentucky, Michigan, and New York, and arrive in the land known by fugitives as Canaan, or what we know as Canada. While on the tour, participants will receive the opportunity to talk with descendants of fugitive slaves and hear their stories about the Underground Railroad, visit the residences of former slaves and abolitionists, and learn all about the courageous 900 mile journey that fugitive slaves walked in search of freedom.
This year the Footsteps to Freedom program is honored to have Founder and President of the Frederick Douglass Family Foundation, Kenneth B. Morris Jr., who is a direct descendent of Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington, participate on the tour.
The tour will make stops including Dayton , Cincinnati , Oberlin, Detroit , Niagara Falls , Rochester , and other exciting and historical places along the way, offering participants the opportunity to become enlightened while celebrating the legacy of American freedom.
With the addition of these new sights and highly esteemed participants, this year’s tour promises an experience that is not to be missed. We invite all who are interested to come and take part in this historical, educational, life changing experience.
It’s not too late to register.
Due to the quick turnaround since the tour will begin on July 27, please call Cheryl Brown at the Black Voice News at 909-888-5040 for trip costs, additional information; email is cherylbrown@blackvoicenews.com.
Website: http://www.blackvoicenews.com/ugr/ugr_2004/index.php
For Educators -- Make History Come Alive in the Classroom
This trip is especially designed for teachers, as well as people who are interested in experiencing history where it happened. Teachers and curriculum builders gain first-hand knowledge of early American history by visiting and seeing historic sites where escaping slaves and abolitionists actually stayed. They will be able to bring this period alive for their students and help students to better understand the price of the freedom some have come to take for granted. At the end of the more than 900-mile journey that freedom seekers walked, participants will meet the descendants of many of the people who survived the dangerous trip.
Educational Outcomes:
1. Provide materials and resources for 5th, 7th and 8th grade and high school teachers of World and American history matched to standards in History/Social Science and Language Arts.
2. Participants who receive support from their districts provide professional development and share materials and resources with other educators at their schools.
3. Teachers will be able to implement Service Learning projects with their students as a result of the professional development they receive. Two follow-up meetings held at a SBCSS facility will be scheduled to facilitate and follow-up on project implementation with the participating teachers. Service Learning is data-proven instructional best practice that engages students in their schools and communities.
4. Meets the requirements of CA SB514.
For Credit: Contact the College of Extended Learning at California State University , San Bernardino or University of California , Riverside .
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