Underground Railroad Book Videos

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These Book Videos are short book-based video clips that can be used to enrich a unit on the Underground Railroad.

Elijah of Buxton Booktalk
(Grade 4-7)
Teaching Tip: Use this video to introduce students to Curtis's Newbery Honor-winning novel about a young boy living in a town of escaped and freed slaves in Buxton, Canada.

Elijah of Buxton Book Trailer
(Grade 4-7)
Teaching Tip: See the setting. Take your students to the town of Buxton, Canada and see how Elijah would have lived.

Christopher Paul Curtis Interview
Teaching Tip: Find out what inspired Curtis's novel, Elijah of Buxton, and how he researched and incorporated actual historical events into the book.

Ellen Levine Interview
Teaching Tip: Find out how Levine reacted to the true story of Henry "Box" Brown and got the idea for her book, Henry's Freedom Box.

Ellen Levine Reads Henry’s Freedom Box
Teaching Tip: Let the author of Henry's Freedom Box bring the book to life with her own read-aloud of the story.

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  Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis Elijah is the first child born into freedom in Buxton, Canada, a settlement of runaway slaves just over the border. But when a former slave steals money from Elijah's friend, who has been saving to buy his family out of captivity, Elijah embarks on a dangerous journey to America in pursuit of the thief, and he discovers first-hand the unimaginable horrors of the life his parents fled. "Show[s] an emotional range and a subtlety unusual in children's fiction. A fine, original novel from a gifted $6.95 Paperback Book | Grades 6-9

  
  Elijah of Buxton
  Grades 6-9 $6.95
  
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  	Rosa by Nikki Giovanni and Bryan Collier This award winning tribute to Rosa Parks tells the story of the fateful day in 1955 on a Montgomery bus and the subsequent birth of the Civil Rights movement it inspired. The lyrical text and brilliant illustrations emotionally and unforgettably capture the spirit of a life and a movement. $7.95 Paperback Book | Grades 3-5

  
  Rosa
  Grades 3-5 $7.95
  

More Underground Railroad Teaching Resources To give students an accurate and personal view of the practice of slavery and the brave people who helped slaves escape, visit Scholastic's online Student Activity The Underground Railroad: Escape From Slavery. Underground Railroad Books Elijah of Buxton Discussion Guide Henry's Freedom Box Lesson Plan Kadir Nelson's Primary Sources for Henry's Freedom Box Illustrations

A Conflict in Black and White
Brief history of the civil rights movement in America from 1955 to 1968.

Emigrate To Africa? A 1920s Debate
Should African-Americans emigrate to Africa? Two influential leaders of the 1920s had different point of view.

Equal Rights: Are We There Yet?
African-Americans were freed from slavery in 1865. But they were still not treated fairly in many parts of our country.