Mar232009
VOICES OF STRUGGLE

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To view a photo slideshow of your students at Harpers Ferry in West Virginia, please visit the following webpage: www.cylc.org/jrnylc/pictures. Click on March 21-26, then click on slideshow three and click on slides 2, 6, 15, 21, 26, 29, 40, 45, 49 & 57. Enjoy!!!
 
Our students traveled to Harpers Ferry, which is located at the junction of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers. Now considered a national park, this beautiful area was the site of abolitionist John Brown's daring, and ultimately unsuccessful, raid on a federal armory in 1859. Along with park rangers dressed in historical garb, the scholars engaged in a variety of simulations that mimicked life in the United States during the years leading up to the Civil War. They scrubbed laundry on a wash board, participated in military drills and learned some fun folk dances. Our students also examined Brown's life story and discussed his leadership characteristics. Following that, they studied the challenges Brown faced and then debated his actions.  MS.BAY


3/23/09 EDUCATIONAL TOUR: Harpers Ferry - Site of a Civil War Rebellion
          
 
Leadership Group Meetings: Freedom and Responsibility 
  1. Choices and consequences
  2. Loyalties and the American Civil War 
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