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February 1, 2011 at 7:04 a.m.
Christy Crawford

Mitch,

Thank you! My kids are currently mystified by great characters like --young OLAUDAH EQUIANO and the story of his kidnapping and autobiography...
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part1/1p276.html

--young inventor, abolitionist and "millionaire" JAMES FORTEN http://gardenofpraise.com/ibdfort.htm

--and ANTHONY JOHNSON, a FREE African-American who owned property in Virginia in the early 1600s
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part1/1narr3.html

The real-life stories of these characters make amazing kid documentaries! This year students kept the same amount of narration, but they put less text on each frame so the Ken Burns-esque zooms and pans are readily apparent. They are really proud of their work!

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