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Slave, Soldier, Settler One Pioneer's Story, The Life of Richard Pierpoint

Teacher's Notes:

This lesson activity looks at the life of Richard Pierpoint, an African and one of the first
non-Native settlers of Ontario. He is a reminder that Ontario from its earliest roots was a
multi-ethnic society. The activity can be used during Black History Month as a special project,
for multi-cultural studies or for a unit on pioneers. It is geared for a Formative Years level
class, but could be modified for later or earlier grades.

Frederick Douglass has been called the father of the civil rights movement. He rose through determination, brilliance, and eloquence to shape the American nation. He was an abolitionist, human rights and women's rights activist, orator, author, journalist, publisher, and social reformer.

Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
http://www.nps.gov/frdo/cedar.htm

Frederick Douglass was born into slavery on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in 1818, and was given the name Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey (Baly), after his mother Harriet Bailey. During the course of his remarkable life he escaped from slavery, became internationally renowned for his eloquence in the cause of liberty, and went on to serve the national government in several official capacities. Through his work he came into contact with many of the leaders of his times. His early work in the cause of freedom brought him into contact with a wide array of abolitionists and social reformers. As a major Stationmaster on the Underground Railroad he directly helped hundreds on their way to freedom through his adopted home city of Rochester, NY.

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