Blindy's Trip to the Archives
In Blindy's Trip to the Archives, educators, youth and scholars have an opportunity to join the BABES kids as they visit a special archive to research and interpret just a few of the many documents that help tell the stories that set the stage for Blindy and Benjy.
Blindy, who is a descendant of someone who traveled on the Underground Railroad, is the latest addition to BABES (Basic Awareness Beginning Education Studies) The Blindy story and curriculum helps children understand the importance of freedom, and how everyone—even children--can become involved in community building by helping to heal the wounds that have been caused by the process of depriving people of that freedom. This character takes advantage of a well-established program in all 50 states and five other countries to carry the messages of slavery, resistance and the UGRR. Primary sources and lessons help contextualize a historical based journey of escape from Louisiana to Canada in 13 states. Blindy’s Trip To The Archives curriculum, Southern States of the Mississippi, aids BABES educators, youth and scholars in joining the BABES kids as they visit a special archive to research and interpret some of the many documents from Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas and Missouri that help tell the stories that set the stage for Blindy. BABES kids visit the card catalogue, newspaper, rare book, legal document, map and computer rooms to view and engage 19th century newspapers, legal documents, narratives and maps related to slavery, resistance and the Underground Railroad. |
