April 8, 2021
The Delaware Historical Society is seeking innovative educators to develop and pilot comprehensive lesson plans and units utilizing archival collections. The project, Liberty in Our Grasp: Delaware’s Freedom Seekers Database, 1759-1864, is funded by the Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs and M&T Bank.
From May through November, educators will work with staff members of the Delaware Historical Society and the Hard History Project to create new classroom strategies for teaching the story of slavery in Delaware. Pilot participants will also model and provide feedback for the strategies they create, and will have an opportunity to share their classroom strategies with a national audience.