Dred and Harriet Scott Activity
Overview
This activity foregrounds African American historical experiences in the history of the state of Minnesota. Students will navigate multiple historical websites and consult primary historical texts. By synthesizing these primary texts, they will identify a common theme related to Dred or Harriet Scott. Then students will analyze the historical importance of that theme in Minnesota history more broadly.
Attachments
The attachment for this resource is an assignment that situates the Dred and Harriet Scott case in broader Minnesota and US historical context.
About This Resource
The sample assignment included here was submitted by a participant in a one-day virtual workshop entitled, "Teaching the Global African Diaspora" for world history teachers hosted by the Alliance for Learning in World History. This was a draft documents that may subsequently have been revised in light of feedback and discussion during the event.
This resource was contributed by Jack Norton, Department of History and Political Science, Normandale Community College.