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What Was the Underground Railroad? Secret Stations and Guides
Explain that the Underground Railroad was a secret network of brave people who helped enslaved people find freedom.
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American Champions of Freedom and Civil Rights
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Learn about key historical figures who stood up against injustice to advance abolition, women's suffrage, and civil rights.
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K4-TOPIC-3.S4.3National Center for History in the Schools Standards · Kindergarten[Grades K-4] Identify ordinary people who have believed in the fundamental democratic values such as justice, truth, equality, the rights of the individual, and responsibility for the common good, and explain their significance. [Assess the importance of the individual in history]
K4-TOPIC-3.S4.4National Center for History in the Schools Standards · Kindergarten[Grades K-4] Identify historical figures who believed in the fundamental democratic values such as justice, truth, equality, the rights of the individual, and responsibility for the common good, and explain their significance in their historical context and today. [Assess the importance of the individual in history]