Our exhibit, AUDACIOUS FREEDOM, is about ordinary people who lived extraordinary lives dedicated to the struggle for freedom.

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2 Our exhibit, AUDACIOUS FREEDOM, is abut rdinary peple wh lived extrardinary lives dedicated t the struggle fr freedm. These peple were African American men and wmen wh lived in Philadelphia rughly between the Revlutinary War and the American Civil War. Their lives were nt easy, but they wrked hard t create a better wrld fr themselves, their cmmunities, and peple like YOU wh are living tday. Can yu imagine what it was like t live during the time f slavery? D yu think yu wuld be brave enugh t fight fr yur freedm if it was taken away? Wuld yu be audacius? AUDACIOUS What des it mean? Definitin: Fearlessly bld r daring, especially in challenging the way things nrmally are. What ther wrds belw are similar t the wrd AUDACIOUS? Circle yur chices. Brave Uncertain Cwardly Valiant Risky Fearless Heric Weak Shy Revlutinary Curageus Hpeless D yu knw anyne in yur life wh is audacius? Why wuld yu describe his r her behavir as audacius? 1

3 That s Audacius! This exhibit will intrduce yu t lts f individuals and grups wh lived in Philadelphia between 1776 and Nw that yu knw what the wrd audacius means, as yu mve thrugh the exhibit, select a few f yur favrite audacius stries and recrd them here. is/are audacius because! is/are audacius because! is/are audacius because! Wait, When Did That Happen? The peple in this exhibit lived in Philadelphia between 1776 and 1876 that cvers a lt f histry! Give yurself a headstart draw a line frm each f the events belw t their crrect spt n the timeline The United States Celebrates its 100 th Birthday Gerge Washingtn mves t Philadelphia during his first term as President The Cnstitutin becmes the fficial guiding dcument f the United States f America Frederick Duglass makes his escape frm slavery, traveling frm Maryland t Delaware t Philadelphia t New Yrk The Declaratin f Independence explains why clnists want t be free frm British rule The City f Philadelphia is fficially chartered The Civil War ends and the 13 th Amendment declares slavery illegal in the United States A grup f clnists bard a ship and thrw its tea int Bstn Harbr t prtest unfair British rules. 2

4 FOUNDERS GALLERY Art can be a pwerful tl fr getting messages acrss art can be mre than just a pretty picture! Sme artists use their art t vice their pinins abut histry r current events. What s Ging On Here? The large painting in the Funders Gallery is based n a real ne, by an artist named Jhn Trumbull. The riginal is called Declaratin f Independence, July 4, Hwever, this versin f the painting has been changed t get a pint acrss. Use the questins belw t help yu lk clsely at this new painting and figure ut what its message is. What appears clsest t the frnt f the painting? What is happening in the backgrund? Wh stands ut mst? Which figures seem mst imprtant in the scene r t the creatr f this new painting? Hint! Use the bx belw t sketch the majr shapes in this painting. Describe sme f the actins yu see. Are bjects r peple standing still r d they seem t be in mtin? D any f the figures in this painting seem t be feeling emtins? What emtins? What d yu see that makes yu say that? What d yu ntice abut the clrs in this painting? Des the artist use clr in different ways in different areas f the painting? What s Yur Cnclusin? What is the message f this painting? I think 3

5 Stand Up! Yur psture is hw yu hld yur bdy. Sme peple slump and curve their shulders frward, maybe because they are tired. Other peple stand up very straight, chin up, perhaps because they are feeling prud. LOOK AROUND. There are many images f peple in this exhibit. As yu walk thrugh, ntice their psture. What are they ding with their heads, shulders, hands and ther bdy parts? What d yu think that tells yu abut wh they are and what they are feeling? Hint! Lk at the screens in the Funders Gallery. Try t d with yur bdy what he r she is ding with his r hers. Hw des it feel t hld yur bdy the way that they are hlding theirs? Bnus: Find infrmatin abut the peple whse psture yu are nticing in the galleries. Des this infrmatin add anything new t yur ideas abut their psture? What s the News? African Americans in Philadelphia and acrss the cuntry used (and still use) newspapers t share news imprtant t them and t vice pinins and try t create psitive change. In Philadelphia, these papers included: The Liberatr, The Freeman, and The Nrth Star. Hint! Yu can see examples n the screen in the Funders Gallery called The Black Press. If yu were ging t create yur wn newspaper what wuld it be called? What are a few headlines yur paper wuld have tday? 4

6 OBSERVE. LISTEN. THINK. RESPOND. TIMELINE GALLERY There is a screen in the center f the Timeline Gallery. Use yur finger t select ne f the ptins n the screen yu ll get t see a special presentatin n that tpic! As yu listen, see if yu can answer the questins belw. Hint! Yu ll get mre infrmatin - and sme audacius stries - if yu lk at the timeline that runs arund the rm! FAMILY / KINSHIP TIES / COMMUNITY Hw was family life different in the past? What kept African American peple and cmmunities tgether and grwing? RELIGION What were the spiritual and religius beliefs f African Americans at this time? What faiths did they practice and where did they g t wrship? CULTURE Where did Philadelphians f African descent cme frm back then? Hw is this similar t r different frm tday? LAW What were sme f the laws f the time? Wh suffered frm and wh benefitted frm these laws? WORK What are sme f the jbs that African Americans held? Were they the same fr men and wmen? POLITICS Wh were a few f the African American leaders in Philadelphia? What were the issues f the time? Hw did peple get their vices heard? SEARCH! Smewhere in this gallery, there is a picture f a burning building. Once yu find it, find the descriptin that explains it. What des this tell yu abut life in Philadelphia fr African Americans? SEARCH! Can yu find the panel n the 1793 Yellw Fever epidemic? What was the mistaken belief that Dr. Rush had? Hw did African Americans shw bravery during this health scare? BONUS: What ther examples f African American bravery can yu find? 5

7 CONVERSATIONS GALLERY Vices frm the Past! Ever wanted t interact with smene frm the past? Here s yur chance! Press the buttns beside each individual (ne buttn at a time!) t learn mre abut his r her life. Can Yu Find Me? Be n the lk-ut fr audacius stries t recrd n page 2! This persn LOVES baseball, but yu can t tell just by lking. Hint: This persn s initials are O.V.C. What else can yu find ut abut this persn s life? This persn is standing with a metrnme, a device very imprtant t careers in music. Hint. This persn s initials are E.T.G. PICK ne mre persn in this gallery. What d yu learn abut his r her life by listening t what he r she has t say? Arund the Wrld! LOOK in this gallery fr the map f the places African American Philadelphians traveled during their lifetimes. DISCUSS Where are a few f the places they went? D yu think it was easy r hard fr them t travel there? Why r why nt? Hint! Hw d yu think they gt frm place t place? What d yu knw abut the places they traveled? What kinds f experiences d yu think they had while traveling? 6

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