The breathtaking courage of Harriet Tubman – By Janell Hobson

https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-courage-of-harriet-tubman-janell-hobson

This is an incredible story of one woman and her quest to free herself, her family and many others from slavery in the United States of the nineteenth century. It raises so many good questions. What is slavery? What is a chattel slave? Why would governments in Europe and the US allow and sanction such behavior? Does slavery exist today and where? How can it be abolished? What is the secret of the bravery of this remarkable woman? I could go on and on, but I have 1200 other animated lessons to see and comment on!