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Teens
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Join the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History to explore the Connecticut event that had a national impact on the rising tensions leading up to the Civil War.
Investigate the dramatic 1839 story of 53 Africans, who were kidnapped from their homeland, enslaved, and fought a legal battle in the U.S. that allowed them to return home.
In this scalable program, students will use a range of physical activities, reproduction artifacts, primary source documents, props, and illustrations to connect to the story.