We are thrilled to announce the return of a fantastic collaboration between The Paul Revere House
and many of the other fascinating historic sites in downtown Boston:

Struggle towards Freedom: Slavery and Abolition in Massachusetts

Saturdays, September 26, and October 3, 2009 from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
A workshop for 5th - 12th grade teachers
Flyer with Application Form (PDF)

Have you ever found yourself struggling to find ways to relate the history of slavery to your students' every day lives? Have you ever wanted to know specific ways to incorporate the history of local African Americans into your classroom? Are you looking for more examples of primary source documents to use in your lessons?

This fall the Paul Revere House is partnering with three other venerable Boston institutions (Old South Meeting House, Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston African American National Historic Site) to present a two day teacher workshop exploring the history of slavery and abolition in Massachusetts. "Struggle towards Freedom" will be held on consecutive Saturdays: September 26, and October 3, 2009.

In addition to staff from the host organizations, speakers will include Tom Lincoln, Director of the Royall House and Slave Quarters in Medford, MA, and Jen Turner, a doctoral candidate at UMass-Amherst, who has taught the history of slavery at UMass-Amherst and Bridgewater State College.

• To register send a $50 check payable to the Revere House to 19 North Sq., Boston, MA 02113. Include your name, grade, home and school addresses and phone numbers, and email address. Please indicate lunch preference for Oct. 3: chicken or vegetarian.
• Participants will receive 12 PDP's for attending and completing one lesson plan or one graduate credit (equal to 22.5 PDPs) from Framingham State College (credit pending) by paying an additional fee of $65 and completing a more extensive project.
• The deadline to register is September 18, 2009 and preference will be given to 5th - 12th grade teachers.

Flyer with Application Form (PDF)