Did Slaves Face Retaliation When They Filed a Freedom Suit?
2:00
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Freedom suit experts Dr. Kelly Kennington and Dr. David Konig explain the retaliation slaves might face when they filed a freedom suit.
Type of Video: Segment*
Unique Video ID: US History-70**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Use the video as part of your study of slavery and the Civil War.
- Use the video as part of a unit/activity where students research freedom suits and use the online database of records that is available through Washington University in St. Louis. The online records are available at http://digital.wustl.edu/legalencodingproject/.
- Have students learn more about freedom suits and evaluate the resolve it would have taken for a slave to file one.
*Segment videos are short excerpts edited from interviews or interactive programs that offer flexible and differentiated ways to use the rich content included in the full-length conversation.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
